I'm 25 years old now and I've been on this earth for a quarter of a century. Feels so weird getting to this point.

Or just Brigadier if you're from the UK or the Commonwealth.

It's the lowest of the general ranks, but somehow it feels really really big compared to the others. Mostly because it is.

...I think I'm going to try and pace myself from here on out. mostly. i hope.

god i need a hug

I'm a Colonel now. Whenever I see the word "colonel," I think of this Tiktok video. https://www.tiktok.com/@terrymaize/video/7164832508960460078

after I had a nice soak in the hot tub, I saw that the front part of my fingernail came loose, and it fell off shortly after. It didn't hurt, but man it was scary.

My whistle rank went up to Gold. WOOHOO!

Great googly moogly it felt like it took forever to get from silver to gold

I'm Major Mike now. YAY ALLITERATION!

IT TANKMAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Yep, I got a B/P Rank of Captain now. The space between ranks is long enough now that getting the next one is something worth celebrating.

mental health took a hit. If you were wondering why I wasn't super-active, that's why. At least I got the Headspace app to help me meditate through it... though, my mental health lows are pretty freakin' scary. I need a hug.

Woohoo, I'm a lieutenant now!

In case it wasn't clear, the thing about the praporshchik rank being commie shit was a joke.