State of the Blog at the Beginning of 2023
Here is the annual blog post detailing the state of the blog as of the beginning of 2023.
Financial Report
Blog Profit = $135 loss!
As you probably realize, I pay for this and make no money from it, which is undoubtedly what has allowed me to keep doing this.
Blog Traffic
As of 12/33/22, we have just over 1,371,000 page views. Here is the blog traffic as measured by page views since I started it in 2015. See a pattern? In 2022, we topped out at over 319,000 views.

Top Posts of 2022
Here are the top 5 posts/pages of 2022, excluding promotion board results or anything which is clearly old news:
- Joel Schofer’s Promo Prep
- How Much Do You Get Paid as a Navy Doctor?
- LCDR Fitreps – Language for Writing Your Block 41
- Joel Schofer’s Fitrep Prep
- CV, Military Bio, and Letter of Intent Templates
Top 5 Videos Watched in 2022
- FY23 Promotion Boards – What are They Looking At and How Can You Get Ready?
- Personal Finance for the Military Physician – A 2022 Update
- Throwback Thursday Classic Post – Basic Anatomy of a FITREP
- Fitreps in 18 Minutes
- Throwback Thursday Classic Post – How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR)
Top 10 Posts/Pages of All Time
- Joel Schofer’s Promo Prep
- LCDR Fitreps – Language for Writing Your Block 41
- Useful Documents
- Joel Schofer’s Fitrep Prep
- CV, Military Bio, and Letter of Intent Templates
- Useful Links
- Joel Schofer’s Finance Guide
- How Much Do You Get Paid as a Navy Doctor?
- What are AQDs and How Do You Get Them?
- About Me