An Update

So, it's been a while since I've posted on here. We've been pretty busy.

Steven just finished Joint Fires Observer Class (JFO) and passed! So proud of him! It was the last cycle of the class here on the island, and we knew if he didn't pass he would be sent to Oklahoma for 2 weeks. They were talking about sending him to Oklahoma for 2 weeks for the class, but then said, oops, never mind, it's on island! YAY!!

Since he finished and passed this course he was moved to a battery! And now has an actual job! He is very excited about this, as I am too, because we are just one step closer to 1st LT and him going forward in his career! I have gotten to know the FRG leaders in all batteries and they are all great! I think 3-7 is VERY lucky in the FRG leader department! I went to a farewell coffee for one of the ladies last night and it was full of lovely ladies whose husbands work side by side in 3-7! So many laughs, and lots of Margaritas were enjoyed! Next thing you know it's 10pm! You know it's a good time when you lose track of time! Another big thing is that Steven is no longer the Junior Officer (JO), which makes him VERY happy! He was getting so discouraged about being the JO and hating it, but it is something that EVERY officer has to do, at some point, so I just had to remind him that he was suppose to be there for a reason, and that it won't last long, and that everyone has been JO before!

Steven is stuck at the Brigade all night! Even though today was a DONSA (Day of No Scheduled Activity) he had to go in at 9am and will be there until 9am tomorrow! BOO! Then we have an Easter party tomorrow for the Battalion, it should be fun, I think Steven said the guys from on battery are going to be the bunny, and there will be tons of food, and Easter Egg Hunts for all the kids! And after that, I'm sure Steven'll come home and PASS OUT! Which is ok with me, since he'll have been up for way more than 24 hours! Yuck!

They are going to be super busy training and stuff. Always preparing for a deployment, never sure when it'll happen. We've got some dates for training off island for him, but nothing is set in stone, so we're not going to tell people until closer to the dates, so as not to worry family and friends. I hope everyone understands the need for privacy and safety in that. I'm going to link ya'll to some stuff that will help you better understand the need for not telling everyone, everything.

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