Some very belated updates!!!

Well I finally received notification that I had been selected as a PHO on December 4, 2008. All I have to say is they sure took their sweet ass time. As for assignments, well they weren't exactly what I had hoped for.

Base Assignment: Hurlburt Field, FL
COT Assignment: 09COT03 March 10- April 10

My initial thought was to decline the orders to Hurlburt Field. The closet place on my dream sheet to HF was Patrick AFB, FL in Cocoa Beach. But as for the rest:

McChord AFB, WA
Travis AFB, CA
Colorado (Petersen, USAFA...)
Patrick AFB, FL

Hickam AFB, HI
Aviano AB, Italy
Andersen AB, Guam
Germany
England

But after talking to Anthony and a few other people I decided to accept my orders to Hurlburt Field. Although, the general consensus was: "how the hell did you (meaning I) get orders to there when you had Travis on you dream sheet?" I don't know.

I am bummed about the March COT date, we were really shooting for January. And there were other people who applied the same time I did and got the January class. But I guess it happens for a reason. So I'll not complain and just be glad that I was picked in the first place.

I commissioned on January 12th at the Keesler Medical Center Emergency Room. Well, actually it was in the ambulance bay. Dr. Oliver Mayorga commissioned me. He also did Anthony's re-enlistment; kinda cool, huh. It took all of 5 minutes. I just had to sign a bunch of papers I've already signed, and that was it. Now we are waiting on orders. My new recruiter said he should get a copy via email in 2-3 weeks and he would send me a copy to my email. And in case you were wondering, my old recruiter went back to his old AFSC (job) and PCS'd (permanent change of station) to Nellis AFB, NV aka freakin' Las Vegas. So, I now have a new recruiter.

Anthony deployed on January 16th to Al Udeid, Qatar. It sucks not having him here. It's funny how you don't know how much you'll miss someone until they are gone. I hope these six months go by quickly. I'll have a lot to do once March rolls around, it's just the time between now and then that will seem to drag. He is on nights over there, so that means we are awake at the same time. It is a nine hour difference. He get's to make morale phone calls and can obviously send emails as well. He works 6 days and has 1 day off, so he probably wont make too many trips off base. I told him to take pics if/when he does go off base.

So I suppose that's about it for now... even if there were more to write, Aidyn is awake and I can hear him whining in his room.