Pima
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I think it is great that he wants the AFA for the best educational opportunities available combined with his desire to serve.
I do know an AFA officer who got his stars and never flew a day in his life. It happens!
The real roller coaster is different than the hugging and screaming "what the Hades?"
You will feel elated one moment when they get the nom., and then feel anxiety ridden, when you read someone else got an LOA, while he didn't. You will feel elated when the next nom comes in and anxiety ridden to see that the "Official Class of 15" list is up and some kids from your state have been apptd. while you wait to hear. Anxiety ridden because you have been hit with applying for a Dodmerb waiver, and elated when you get the waiver. It becomes even more nerve racking if you have to wait to the mass mailing in mid-march. Then, just when you think the roller coaster ride is over, they go out and play a sport which they get injured in 4 weeks before I-Day. If that wasn't enough, the emotions go rampant when it is the day you kiss them goodbye knowing that it will be silent for days on end, wondering how are they doing. Happy that they are getting their dream, sad because you know it is the end of an important chapter in your life.
This yr is not a sprint it is a marathon. You will cover every emotion, and then some you didn't think you had.
For you as parents, if you imbibe, buy your favorite liquor and have it in your house at all times, because you will need that and this site more than you ever thought humanly possible.
If you have yet to notice, many, many posters are parents that went through the process yrs ago and have never left. CC, Luigi, Fencersmother, flygirl, and myself all started at the exact same time, our children now are passed the halfway marker. Our DS was the odd man out, he personally selected ROTC over attending the AFA, thus I am the odd duck too.
Like I said before there is no silly question, and this forum has probably seen or heard every possible scenario that exists.
I do know an AFA officer who got his stars and never flew a day in his life. It happens!
The real roller coaster is different than the hugging and screaming "what the Hades?"
You will feel elated one moment when they get the nom., and then feel anxiety ridden, when you read someone else got an LOA, while he didn't. You will feel elated when the next nom comes in and anxiety ridden to see that the "Official Class of 15" list is up and some kids from your state have been apptd. while you wait to hear. Anxiety ridden because you have been hit with applying for a Dodmerb waiver, and elated when you get the waiver. It becomes even more nerve racking if you have to wait to the mass mailing in mid-march. Then, just when you think the roller coaster ride is over, they go out and play a sport which they get injured in 4 weeks before I-Day. If that wasn't enough, the emotions go rampant when it is the day you kiss them goodbye knowing that it will be silent for days on end, wondering how are they doing. Happy that they are getting their dream, sad because you know it is the end of an important chapter in your life.
This yr is not a sprint it is a marathon. You will cover every emotion, and then some you didn't think you had.
For you as parents, if you imbibe, buy your favorite liquor and have it in your house at all times, because you will need that and this site more than you ever thought humanly possible.
If you have yet to notice, many, many posters are parents that went through the process yrs ago and have never left. CC, Luigi, Fencersmother, flygirl, and myself all started at the exact same time, our children now are passed the halfway marker. Our DS was the odd man out, he personally selected ROTC over attending the AFA, thus I am the odd duck too.
Like I said before there is no silly question, and this forum has probably seen or heard every possible scenario that exists.
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