Sunday, August 11, 2019

First Qual: ALOFT

In the military, you work to get qualified in your area of expertise, as well as additional qualifications that help keep the ship ready to make mission at any time. 

Unlike in the Marine Corps, where there is a chaplain version of the FMF (Fleet Marine Force) qualification, the Navy does not have a chaplain version of the SWO (Surface Warfare Officer) qual.
That said, it does not mean I do not go for any qualifications. It means I go for ones that are non-weapons based.

In this case, I was asked to reenlist a sailor at the top of the main mast. To go up the mast (aloft), I got my aloft qual. We were really high up, but the weather was cooperative, the seas were calm and my instructors were supportive.


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