Mission Prep: Forgotten?

I think to myself, “It’s a good thing I didn’t get into the military. Why? I didn’t listen to the words in the song of my last post, Jumping Ship.

As a simulation expert and having lived and learned from two special people representing the 2nd and 3rd Marine Battalions I feel as though I failed, but did I?

When I jumped ship starboard side, did I do so in faith knowing it would be good? Or, had I failed to take note the ship was docked and I could walk off port side?

Maybe jumping ship was just a dream, maybe it was a simulation, “A model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training” (Lioce et al., 2020, p. 44). And if so, as I believe, then I was prepping for a mission. “Yes, that was it!

[Looking at the countdown on my phone] In three days, four hours and 21 minutes I would set sail. In my heart, I knew my journey would provide me valuable information.

I wonder how Florence Nightingale felt when she set sail for Crimea?

Reflecting on the Evidence

1. Create your own story on how you would prepare for battle.
2. Using Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy create and answer your own question using the above story.

References

Armstrong, P. (2010). Bloom’s Taxonomy. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved Monday, September 9, 2024 from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/

Beck, M.S. (2024, June 6). How did you disembark? [Photograph].

Beck, M.S. (2024, September 5). Jumping ship. Time Traveling Nurse. https://timetravelingnurse.blog/2024/09/05/jumping-ship/

Lioce L. (Ed.), Lopreiato J. (Founding Ed.), Downing D., Chang T.P., Robertson J.M., Anderson M., Diaz D.A., and Spain A.E. (Assoc. Eds.) and the Terminology and Concepts Working Group (2020), Healthcare Simulation Dictionary –Second Edition. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2020. AHRQ Publication No. 20-0019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23970/simulationv2.

Marines. (n.d.). 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. Retrieved September 11, 2024 from https://www.2ndmardiv.marines.mil/Units/2nd-Reconnaissance-BN/

Marine. (n.d.). 3rd Marine Raider Battalion. Retrieved September 11, 2024 from https://www.marsoc.marines.mil/Units/3d-Marine-Raider-Battalion/

Port and Starboard. (August 16, 2024). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_starboard

The Britannica Dictionary. (2024). Disembark. In The Britannica Dictionary. https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/disembark

The National Archives. (2016). Florence Nightingale. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/florence-nightingale/#:~:text=It%20took%20Florence%20and%20her,and%20Elizabeth%20(Betsy)%20Davis

Special Thanks

Delores Bunting, my friend, editor and reviewer for Mission Prep: Forgotten?

Anna Schwartz Howell, my daughter, reviewer and editor for Mission Prep: Forgotten?