I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share the silence when they are not and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Done Before It Started?

Currently, my job in the USAF will be a Biologist. Since my degree is in Biological Sciences, it fits quite nicely! But I am currently trying to get reassigned. I have to submit a detailed packet to the Air Force Biomedical Corps to see if I can work as an Aerospace Physiologist instead. Once my packet is received, I will have to go through many interviews before I'm accepted. Aerospace Physiology is more closely married to what my real passion is, medical and people. As an AP, I would teach classes to help pilots better understand what changes their bodies go through in flight. I would also run tests in centrifuges and hyperbaric chambers! If I ever decided to separate from the AF in the future, this job would be amazing on a resume, especially if I still want to pursue a Physician's Assistant route. The problem I'm facing is the packet itself. I have gathered all that is needed from me, including a resume, transcript, test scores, letters of recommendations, personal statements and even endured a very PROBING physical. The packet is due September 30th. The AF has not given me the results from the physical yet. I'm starting to pull my hair out! I can't submit my packet without everything needed. If I don't get the results in time, no submitting = no chance at a great career opportunity. I'm not trying to sound ungrateful here. I will still be a Biologist, and this will be a GREAT research and development kind of a career. Very grateful for the opportunity! But it would be nice to at least have a chance at something a little greater, and not be out of the running before it begins.