Inside the belly of the beast

Inside the beast!  As you can see from exhibit A, my application package has been received and is about about to snake it's way through the flow chart.  Considering that I just turned this in to the USCG offices in Seattle on Friday last week and Monday was President's Day (all government offices closed), and that the paperwork has been received at the USCG Merchant Mariner National Maritime Center in West Virgina,  I feel lucky that things appear to be moving along well.  The red arrow indicates where I'm at in the process.

Exhibit A

 

As long as the little red arrow keeps moving to the right and down I'm happy.