Today, 20 March, Brittany started her new adventure. She woke up at 4:30 am to get ready for breakfast, (normally that is when she went to sleep). They ate at 05:00 am, and had to be at MEPS at 06:00 am. She had to go through the last medical checks and were tested again for drug test. Her family and friends were at MEPS to watch the swearing in ceremony. Even though she lacked sleep, she looked really good and ready to start her new journey.
Her swearing in was suppose to be at 09:00 am, but as normally with the military, it was the "Hurry up and wait" game. She wasn't in the 09:00 am group. So she waited for the next group at 10:00 am, but as luck would have it, she wasn't in that group either. She finally was notified that hers would be at 11:00 am. At 11:00 they were bought into the briefing room to go over her contract information. After signing all the paperwork, she (and the others) went to the ceremony room to be sworn in.
After swearing in, she was notified that she wouldn't ship off that day since the airline flight was already full. So luckily for her, she was allowed one more day in the hotel, and could catch up on her much needed sleep. Mom & Dad took her to lunch for Vietnamese food, and she almost went to sleep at the restaurant because of the lack of sleep. After lunch, Mom & Dad took her back to the hotel and she crashed. We took home all the items that she didn't need in BMT (Ipad, Iphone, hair straighten, and all the other needless stuff that women tend to pack and don't need).
She woke up at 6:30 pm and asked if we wanted to go and eat. Because she was still tired, we only went for a quick meal at Burger King. Because she was still tired, we took her back to the hotel and gave her our last goodbye. I had mixed emotions, not being able to see her for 8weeks will be hard, but I know the path she is taking is the best way for her to get to her goal of becoming a Physicians Assistant (PA). My other emotion was from my wallet. Not slipping her money for various things will make my wallet really, really happy. Woo-hoo!
Here are some pictures from today's ceremony.
~ Posted by Brittany's Dad ~
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| Ceremony Room |
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| Ceremony Room |
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| Signing her life away, the contract is signed |
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| Brittany receives her 1st orders from Peyton: DO NOT LEAVE! |
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| The oath of Enlistment |
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| Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened |
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| The two sisters, Brittany and Peyton |
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| The U.S. Air Force flag. |
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| Peyton and Brittany |
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| Brittany's adopted family, she loves Peyton, Cameron, and Carter |
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| Brittany, Mom, and Dad |
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