I'm Certified!!!

This past week was one of the hardest weeks of the four. It was 5 days of just straight power points and lectures. I wasn't sure that it was ever going to end. We had to learn so much information, plus we had to review for the final exam. There were so many things this final week that I was afraid I was gonna forget because we had such a short time to retain it. I have never been a person that does a lot of studying. This was no different. There was only one night out of the entire 4 weeks that I came home and studied. Is that something to brag about? No. But, it just goes to show, paying attention in class makes a huge difference. It seemed everyone else was there to make friends, be buddies, have a lunch pal, etc. Me, I went there to learn and that's what I did. There were two women in the class that aggravated me more than most of the inmates I deal with. They were both older and just plain B$#@es. Is that mean to say? Of course it is but the truth hurts. They were the ones that pretended to know everything about everything the entire four weeks. They hated me. Which is fine. I didn't like either of them either. The other day the oldest one asked me something and I gave her an answer. She then asked me what unit I work at and my response to her was, "the it ain't none of your business unit." She got ticked off and said that was rude. Really? I thought it was the sweetest comment I could say. Either way, neither of them liked the fact that I never studied, yet I was always answering questions. So when it came time for testing I was sure they were both gonna make higher than I did because of all the studying they did. The testing session came and went and I was the 4th one done out of 21. Is that a good thing? Not necessarily. But I was pretty confident that I passed. After it was all said and done, we lost 2 people who didn't pass the test. I ended up getting an 86. The highest score was a 92. I definitely gave myself a pat on the back for that one. After the test was completed we had to have graduation. Since I wasn't sure whether I was gonna pass or not, I didn't invite anyone to the ceremony lol. My Sgt. told me that he was gonna come. That meant a great deal to me cause I have never worked for someone that cared about the employees like the 2 Sgt's I work for. They have been supportive in everything that has gone on and even with the things I'm trying to accomplish outside the DOC. There were also 2 other Administrative people from Nash that came to the graduation. It really meant a lot to me to see them showing support for the officers that complete training. Now that training is over I have a full week off. I don't go back in to work till next Friday. I'm gonna make the best of it and just try and make up for some of that lost sleep. But I can now walk back in that facility next Friday and hold my head high and say that I am now a North Carolina Department of Corrections, Certified Correctional Officer.