Recent content by VaMom2013

Thank you all for the great information and advice! Hornet, I'm going to forward the information in your posts to him because those are the facts he needs to be concerned with. I'm confident he'll do what he needs to do to get where he needs to be. Please trust that I'm not an overbearing...

All very true!!

Bullet, this is a "cut and paste" from the Air Force Times article that Stealth is talking about. Safer, more modern ejection seat for Talon The T-38 Talon, one of the Air Force's advanced jet trainers for nearly 50 years, is getting a new ejection seat. "The ejection seat in the T-38...

It did require a subscription so I purchased a .99 day pass to read the article and email it to him. Bullet, I can honestly say I asked the same question. Why did you let yourself get so big?? He loves crossfit and loves the gym. I honestly believe he was so bored on casual that weight...

Thank you Stealth!! That is exactly what I was looking for and I knew someone here could direct me to the answer. My son has been asking up his chain of command for days and surprisingly, noone he's asked seems to know the answer. (Don't we have any buff pilots out there... LOL!) Anyway...

Does anyone know what the weight restrictions are to fly to T38? While my son was on casual after USAFA for close to a year, he spent a ton of time at the gym! He weighed about 225 at graduation but has pushed that up to about 245 lbs. It's pretty much all muscle with only 18% body fat. He...

Hard to believe I just booked my hotel for what will be our LAST Parents Weekend! Seems like yesterday I was a blubbering mom on I Day watching my son board the bus. Trust me... time flies! So just a reminder since we all know they fill up fast.... it's time to book those hotels!

Thanks! Thanks for the input. I think I'll check out Carol's site and see what she has to offer. After all.... that 21st birthday is a major milestone!

My son is a couple weeks away from his 21st birthday!! I've ordered cakes in the past but I'm totally drawing a blank on who I've used. Any ideas on the best service for cadet cake delivery?? Thanks!

EXCELLENT POST from someone who's been there. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings Derek! Some young doolie is going to remember this post and its going to help carry him/her through one of those tough nights that they lay in bed and question everything! Good job!

Windy... and dry as a bone!! My son was happy that I had added plenty of Chapstick and Blistex to his toiletries for BCT. He said it was a "must have"!

EXCELLENT post Mike! It truly is a family decision! Personally, I'm thrilled that I was there to watch my son begin this journey. I don't think I've ever felt as proud as I did the moment I watched him walk up those stairs. Was I heartbroken??? Yes... but like most parents I was able to...

I just want to say that these past few days of the Mailbox Stalkers has been truly heartbreaking. I don't have a kid in this race, but I've been to drawn to this thread for weeks by your pure excitment and anticipation. I think you all had a ton of people out here who would check back...

Bill, thanks for sharing your story. I enjoyed reading it and I'm sure the new parents will appreciate it. And trust me, its a good thing I didn't find that private room on I Day or I might not have let him go... lol! Like you, we manage to see quite a bit of Mike through this adventure. I'm...

Wow... just my opinion of course but that was rather rude. This board will be full of "moot questions" for the next 3 months. I hope our goal is to help them, not insult them. Just a thought.