A Milestone...

Well, tomorrow, 13 Oct 12, Stephanie will go to her first drill. Since she has not gone to BMT yet, she is in a training flight. Here she will learn stuff that she will learn in BMT prior to going, like how to fold clothes in her clothing drawer, how to march, how to salute, etc... Plus she will get to do a PT (physical training).

I have talked to her and even though she is excited, she is still a little nervous as to what to expect. I tried to reiterate that she will be just fine, and to just try to soak in as much as possible and to learn as much as possible, as it will come in handy once she ships off to BMT. I personally wish that they would have had one I these for me when I joined, but when I went in, it was swear in one day, ship off the next.

I know in the bottom of my heart, that she will do great, and enjoy herself once the final butterflies have disappeared. :). It's just a matter of saying your Sirs and Ma'am's. She will probably be tossing and turning tonight in anticipation of tomorrow's fun and anticipation of the unknown. I'm looking forward to getting a debriefing tomorrow evening of what she did throughout the day and what she thought of it. I'm going to try my best, once they show her how to fold her clothes, to fold out clothes in the same way. I figure if she gets three months of practice with it, it should come like second nature to her. This could help when she goes off to BMT within the barter system with fellow bunk mates. If anyone has been through BMT, you know how handy this can be. While I was in BMT, I was great at shining boots. So in exchange for shining boots, fellow flight members would do one of my duties that thy excelled at. This is a great trait to have. Enough about me though.

If anyone out there is a praying person, please keep Steph in your prayers, that God will give her peace of mind and to calm to nerves down.

The girls an I are extremely proud of you! Keep up the hard work that you have done to get you to this point! We know that you will do extremely well! Don't worry about the girls this weekend, I have some fun and surprises in store for the weekend. Just do us proud and do your best this weekend. It's time to pour your heart and soul into this country by serving her in the greatest military that this world has and will ever see!