ROTC
Last Wednesday Jesse had his first day in ROTC at BYU. 5:30 am workout and drill team practice has been the biggest thing, though. He is working so hard in the physical training and is doing awesome learning all the gun moves for drill. Even though he wakes up before I get to see him, I am so proud of him. He is doing so awesome! The other day he came home with his uniforms and guess what? I was like ten times more excited than he was. He even has little work out shorts and shirts that match all the other cadets. I love my man in a uniform :) He won't try them on for me and let me take pictures though... rude huh?
Anywho, tonight we went to a new cadet meeting. It was nice they invited the spouses too so we could learn what our husbands are getting into for the next few years (and for life, really). Everyone was calling people sir and a lot of acronyms were used, confusing me of course, but we did get a lot of information. The few other wives there talked with the colonel's wife about what it'll be like when our husbands are actually in the Air Force. It was very informative and made me super excited. Some things she said that stuck out to me were:
"You may have a job and a family, but your main duty is to support your husband 100%."
"My most important advice is to always be an example of our church."
"Although are kids had a hard time leaving friends, they grew so much closer to each other because every where we went they knew they had a friend."
"If no matter what, your husband has to provide for your family, why not let him do something he absolutely loves?"
"You have to be independent and know your husband won't always be there to fix the washer for you."
"Our family has been extremely blessed because of the experiences God gave us."
"Enjoy the journey. Don't worry about the next place you will move to, just enjoy where you are living now."
I really appreciated all the advice she gave us. I know military life is going to be difficult and lonely at times, but it is also going to be extremely rewarding. We are going to experience things we never would without the Air Force.
When we got in the car to go home Jesse said, "I am really, really excited. And I am so lucky to be married to you and have you support me. Some of those guys I talked to aren't sure why they are doing ROTC but I do. It's for you. And I am going to work extremely hard to get where I want."
It was cute. I love him lots.
Anyway. As weird as this sounds, I am thankful for tonight and for the people I talked to. And especially for Jesse for choosing such an awesome career that I know he'll be happy doing. (I say that now but wait til he has been gone for 6 months and I want him home... who know's how happy I'll be then...)
Good thing we have a few years before any of this serious stuff happens because quite frankly, I'm not ready.
Anywho, tonight we went to a new cadet meeting. It was nice they invited the spouses too so we could learn what our husbands are getting into for the next few years (and for life, really). Everyone was calling people sir and a lot of acronyms were used, confusing me of course, but we did get a lot of information. The few other wives there talked with the colonel's wife about what it'll be like when our husbands are actually in the Air Force. It was very informative and made me super excited. Some things she said that stuck out to me were:
"You may have a job and a family, but your main duty is to support your husband 100%."
"My most important advice is to always be an example of our church."
"Although are kids had a hard time leaving friends, they grew so much closer to each other because every where we went they knew they had a friend."
"If no matter what, your husband has to provide for your family, why not let him do something he absolutely loves?"
"You have to be independent and know your husband won't always be there to fix the washer for you."
"Our family has been extremely blessed because of the experiences God gave us."
"Enjoy the journey. Don't worry about the next place you will move to, just enjoy where you are living now."
I really appreciated all the advice she gave us. I know military life is going to be difficult and lonely at times, but it is also going to be extremely rewarding. We are going to experience things we never would without the Air Force.
When we got in the car to go home Jesse said, "I am really, really excited. And I am so lucky to be married to you and have you support me. Some of those guys I talked to aren't sure why they are doing ROTC but I do. It's for you. And I am going to work extremely hard to get where I want."
It was cute. I love him lots.
Anyway. As weird as this sounds, I am thankful for tonight and for the people I talked to. And especially for Jesse for choosing such an awesome career that I know he'll be happy doing. (I say that now but wait til he has been gone for 6 months and I want him home... who know's how happy I'll be then...)
Good thing we have a few years before any of this serious stuff happens because quite frankly, I'm not ready.
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