Ok, so my last post was from Snapfish where I uploaded all my photos. I wanted everyone to have access to them. If you wanted to order any you can order them directly from the link provided, or get in touch with me and I can get you some copies. Anyway, I wanted to go ahead and upload photos and tell you all a little bit about graduation. The first photo added here shows Matt and I after his graduation. On his sleeve he has his rank. He has two bars because he already has a degree. Graduates without college credit do not receive anything for their sleeves until they get a degree. On his chest he has a bar that holds three ribbons. He received an honor graduate ribbon, a beast week ribbon, and one other for graduating. I am used to looking at Matt like the photo shows here, but at first it was kinda weird to see him so skinny! He was sick a few weeks before graduation and lost alot of weight. On a side note he has begun to gain some of the weight back, because he was a little bit too skinny.
On Friday, graduation ceremonies took place. It was pretty amazing how 757 trainees move together, it was overwhelming and unbelievable. It gave me the chills! I am so proud to be an American and an Air Force Wife! The oath of enlistment was also chilling! I have heard it before the day that Matt left for BMT, but it was on a bigger scale with all 757 airmen reciting it! I hope to add it here later if I can figure out how to get it onto the computer from my iphone. (In the photo Matt is on the back row in the middle.)
Here's the family that got to attend graduation.
We are so proud of Matt! He loves being in the military for the most part and I am glad he has found a career that he can enjoy and challenge himself daily. He is glad to be doing something that makes a difference and is helping others.
Next, we have a pic of the Airmans Run. Thursday morning first thing the airman completed their mile and a half run as everyone watched. This was the first time we had seen Matt in 8 1/2 weeks. It was hard to find him at first because everyone looked the same, but we managed to find him!
The coin ceremony was after the Airmans Run. The coin ceremony is just that. Graduates recieve a graduation coin. Coins are a prestigious symbol of what trainees have acomplished. Matt also received another coin for being Honor Graduate. The honor graduates had a special ceremony just for them where the receive
d their coins. There were only 75 graduates that received the honor out of 757 airmen.
d their coins. There were only 75 graduates that received the honor out of 757 airmen. On Friday, graduation ceremonies took place. It was pretty amazing how 757 trainees move together, it was overwhelming and unbelievable. It gave me the chills! I am so proud to be an American and an Air Force Wife! The oath of enlistment was also chilling! I have heard it before the day that Matt left for BMT, but it was on a bigger scale with all 757 airmen reciting it! I hope to add it here later if I can figure out how to get it onto the computer from my iphone. (In the photo Matt is on the back row in the middle.)
Here's the family that got to attend graduation.
We are so proud of Matt! He loves being in the military for the most part and I am glad he has found a career that he can enjoy and challenge himself daily. He is glad to be doing something that makes a difference and is helping others.
