For a week or so I have been trying to get to skill level 20 and Captain on Halo 3. Closer and closer I would get and most of you know how slow that can be. I had been stuck on Lieutenant Grade 2 for a week and a half now. I have no problem getting experience points mind you but getting my skill level up has been a problem. It always seemed like the people that I was playing with from my friends list had a skill level of 28 or more in Team Slayer which brought in people we had no business playing so that wasn't working well. Another part of the problem was the fact that I can't stand Oddball and Crazy King on Lone-wolves. Luckily for me it always seems that I get stuck with those game types too so that helps....a lot. Either way, frustration was beginning to set in and my skill level wasn't moving up. Most of my friends have had no problems moving up so far. I guess because of my lack of play time and everyone always wanting to play custom or social matches instead of ranked matches had made earning the skill points a little harder.

Wednesday I was determined to get this level so I informed my friends that I was at level 15 and that we are playing ranked team slayer and I'm getting up to level 20 so I can jump up to Captain. Well, through thick and thin and some ups and many downs I finally made it to level 20 and Captain Grade 2! Woohoo! I'm pretty sure I'll never make it to level 30 but crazier things have happened.