Bulgarian navy research ship bound for Antarctica - Day 34 - Chief Petty Officer Evgeni Michev Combined His Childhood Dream of Becoming a Military Man with His Love for the Sea

ATLANTIC OCEAN, 29.01.2023
My childhood dream was to become a military man. I combined it with my love for the sea and decided to become a ship navigator, Chief Petty Officer Evgeni Michev, a cadet at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna, told BTA. He was one of the 23 cadets who had a training practice with the Bulgarian military research/survey vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (NAVAL RSV 421) from Varna to Cartagena (Spain) in the period between December 27 and January 7.

First of all, a Navy officer must be well prepared and physically and mentally stable, Evgeni believes. Challenges in the Navy are not that big, but you can't snap your fingers and go out in your free time like ordinary students - we have evening checks, and everything is under strict order, he also shares about the inherent discipline.

Although he already had a few sailings under his belt before he boarded the Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii, he has not sailed for a longer period than 3-4 days and enjoys the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge from the lecturers from the Naval Academy who accompanied the cadets, as well as from the ship's officers.
BTA Photo/Konstantin Karagyozov