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@OldRetSWO is your son the CHENG?
Si@OldRetSWO is your son the CHENG?
I’m a late comer reading through all these while I wait for my child’s possible appointment but we’ve lived in Dover ( both on and off base ) for 20 yrs very nice sea hope they enjoyed their time hereMy twin sons entered USAFA in June, 2008 in the class of 2012 ("Hap!" "Never Falter, Never Fail {not to be confused with "Epic Falter, Epic Fail} ).
Twin A: Went to Laughlin (with PIMA's son!) and is now a pilot, flying a C130J Super Herc!! His wife is a 2013 grad and they expect their first child in May. They own a nice house near Dyess AFB. He has been in Brazil this past fall and was to go to "the Sandbox" in January but has had his orders changed and will still be away, but not to... there.
Twin B: had his UPT at Vance, is married (to his sister's college roommate), has a son 14 months and another child due in March. He flies a C5M Super Galaxy and has been to every continent except Antarctica (I think - I'm not privvy to all his info). He LOVES flying that huge plane, and it is GIGANTIC. He is out of Dover AFB. His base housing is nicer than any house we have ever lived in! Beautiful!
Note: both sons fly their airframe of choice, they didn't "settle" for the heavies, they requested them. Both sons also say that going to USAFA was the best decision!
Will be happy to answer any questions I can
It was actually during his first semester of college. To be honest, we didn't even know he'd applied for the scholarship until after he got it.@cb7893 looking at your date of joining this forum, It seems you would have joined when your DS was going thru application process ( ROTC or SA). Thank you for your contribution.
Thanks for sending me to the dictionary! 30 points will be awarded and should show up in your account tonight.gerund
She is a junior right now, getting ready for showtime coming fall..It was actually during his first semester of college. To be honest, we didn't even know he'd applied for the scholarship until after he got it.
Other than a brother who flew in Vietnam, we had no direct experience with any of this stuff, so SAF was the only place to get questions answered and to compare my son's experience with that of other cadets.
If I recall you have a DD who will be in AROTC. I'm sure she'll have a great experience and I wish her the best of luck!
Again I wish her all the best and hope you become an old timer like me. If the military is slightly out of your element, as it was for me, this is a great place to get your questions answered without the eye roll.She is a junior right now, getting ready for showtime coming fall..
Again I wish her all the best and hope you become an old timer like me. If the military is slightly out of your element, as it was for me, this is a great place to get your questions answered without the eye roll.
Congrats, Stealth and even more so for your son #1!Digging up this old gem of a thread to let you all know that son #1 got a call from his commander this morning to let him know he was selected for promotion to Major. The official list isn’t out, yet, but the commanders are given the news early to call each officer to let them know. Now we wait to see his line number and the promotion schedule to figure out when we have to fly out to New Mexico for the promotion ceremony.
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...because you can't see the eye roll! And because there isn't an *eye roll* emoji reaction. I'm SURE I've gotten it! In fact, I am pretty sure I have *eye rolled* myself!
This is a GREAT thread for non-military!!
There are worse places to be. Been to The Original Pancake House yet? Get the Dutch Baby.Back from the dead. Figured I'd drop in and say hello; glad to see some familiar faces still around. Commissioned from Penn State DEC 2017, branched into the US Ordnance Corps.
Spent a year in Korea (before all the COVID craziness went down). Got promoted to 1LT back in OCT 2019. Currently stuck at Fort Jackson as a Basic Training Platoon Leader at the beheast of my glorious branch manager ... trying to sneak into ARSOF sustainment without my branch manager watching
Back from the dead. Figured I'd drop in and say hello; glad to see some familiar faces still around. Commissioned from Penn State DEC 2017, branched into the US Ordnance Corps.
Spent a year in Korea (before all the COVID craziness went down). Got promoted to 1LT back in OCT 2019. Currently stuck at Fort Jackson as a Basic Training Platoon Leader at the beheast of my glorious branch manager ... trying to sneak into ARSOF sustainment without my branch manager watching
Definitely so ... but I'll say TRADOC isn't too far from the bottom hahaThere are worse places to be. Been to The Original Pancake House yet? Get the Dutch Baby.
Good to see you're progressing. I still remember when you were trying to figure out what to wear and what to say the night before you drove to your PMS interview.