Big Day Today

What a fantastic day today was!

I just heard from Blake and he's passed this test, which makes him MOSQ, or qualified to perform his MOS. He's still got another few weeks to go before graduation, but this was a big turning point in his training as he is fully qualified now.

Today was also the last PT test for training and he passed. No great surprise there as he's in the best shape of his life right now. He's weighing 180, which is about a 20 lb. drop from the pictures on the webpage.

Yesterday was the graduation day for the class that immediately preceeded him, so he's in the senior class now. This, I found out, is the class that's next in line for graduation. He's also very disappointed that he was not in that class, but since he's in line now, I'm sure he'll be satisfied. He's very excited at the prospect of coming to Ft. Hood and being close to everyone again.

Well, that's about all there is to report now. So we'll post more when we know more.

Almost Over

Blake has a few weeks left of training and he's more than ready to move on. Training is still going well. He's not finished with the this phase yet, but as of next week, that hurdle should also be past him. When he messaged us this week, he said that next week he would be MOSQ (fully qualified to perform in his MOS), he would take his last PT test, and would be the senior class. I had to ask what "senior class" was, and he says that his class will be in line as the next graduating class. Sounds like everything is still going very well to this point.

Thanks to everyone who has kept up with this from the start last October. It's been a big lift for him to hear everything that you've been saying and the encouragement you've given. He's very excited with the prospect of moving on from this phase on to his permanent duty station in the coming weeks. With the 10 days leave he has coming right out of training, he's planning on catching a flight to Hawaii to visit some of the men he trained with in Virginia. He's getting such fabulous opportunities. This is all very exciting.

We're coming up on another big test though. He can't tell us anything about the test, but Blake's pretty confident of his skills in this area. He still says he needs your prayers though, so keep them coming. He sounds just great and so positive and up beat. This has been a great thing for him, and he knows it.

Take care and we'll post more when we know more.