I am attending Old Dominion University to study Mechanical Engineering Technology as well as to get a commission into the United States Navy. Thermal Applications is important to achieving these goals because it is an important steppingstone to acquiring a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, in addition to its very relevant material to the types of work that I may be working on in the future both in the Navy and as an Engineer. The study of the material in Thermal Applications will teach me necessary steps in order to solve engineering problems that have the possibility to be very beneficial to my future. Overall, I think the study of Thermal Applications will be beneficial to my future.