today marks don's first drill weekend with the army reserves. after he woke up at 3:30... got ready... and said his goodbyes i felt a sense of comfort seeing him back in his ACU's again. i have only known him to work for the army and to go to work in his army clothes so now that i rarely see that it is a slight comfort seeing it again on such an early morning.
what i expect this year from my husband in the reserves (i hold expectations for everyone in my life... it is who i am and i expect a lot from people in my life. not for my personal gain, but to encourage them to be a better them and to find their happiness in life):
1. i am certain my husband will make his E-6 this year without an issue. the job he is doing in the reserves is actually for E-6 and above yet he is still an E-5. they out him here because they know he is qualified to be promoted and should make it very soon :). i am so proud of him and his constant drive to push himself.
2. i would love to see my husband be happy about going to work for the army reserves. he lost his happiness in active duty which is what landed us out of it. had he loved his job still... we would currently be in GA so he could go to drill school and move on to Fort Sill where we would be for two years so he could be a drill sergeant. however, he told me he was done with active duty and he could no longer handle it. the poor leadership has really taken a toll on his passion to protect his country.
3. finally, i would love to see my husband become an officer. he i currently working on his degree so he can move up to a whole new level of the army. the retirement is better and the drill pay is slightly better. more importantly, it is something he will have such pride doing since he has spend so much time enlisted. he will certainly be an officer that actually knows what he is doing and one that can lead a group of soldiers to success.
i can't wait to see my husband prevail in the reserves and become more than he ever thought he could be when we met. i love that he has seen my drive to better myself and has taken some of that drive on his own.
more about his college education:
after much deliberation and a few serious life talks and some motivation from our amazing babysitter don has decided to major in criminal justice. he is starting at st. charles community college and then transferring to UMSL (a well known criminal justice program). our trusty sitter also received her bachelor's in criminal justice from UMSL and is so excited to assist don in his adventure into his full-time career as a civilian worker. he may not be protecting this country the way he has the past 7 years but he will be protecting someone, somewhere... always!
happy 2012 and many blessings to all!
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