I've completed all the training I'm going to have for a while at work at the beginning of November. I can now work all the positions in the tower (except the Watch Supervisor) and train new controllers. I've come to the conclusion that Air Traffic Control is one of those "you had to have been there!" jobs. One of my buddies just came up two Saturdays ago and during the two and a half hours he was there, we talked to zero aircraft. He left out shear boredom. The job isn't usually that slow, but the weekend isn't the best time to see any action.
I started classes at Liberty University again October 11th. I'm working on a BS in Religion. Liberty does a lot to work with military members. The entire degree is online, they accept a lot of military technical training, and provide some vouchers for books. I've noticed a lot of bashing on Liberty by liberal and media (almost the same thing) folks lately. They seem to have an issue with schools requiring students to maintain a moral code. I don't really care what they think of the school. I've completed over 70 credits and have about 50 to go. It's wierd to be getting to the point where I can only handle one class at a time. I've never been this far in college before - I usually quit long before this.
Right now I'm taking New Testament Survey and Evangelism 101. They are both pretty interesting. We've only gotten through the gospels so far in the survey course. I really enjoy it because I honestly have no idea how the timeline of Jesus' ministry worked and where in the world he was in any given chapter. He moved around a lot!
The Evangelism class is really great, too. I guess I just like studying the bible indepth and earning a degree doing it. I really wonder how God will use me once I finish it (or in the mean time!).
