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~ Brittany's Dad
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Yesterday we got 3 calls from Brittany.
- She called about 11:30am to say she is on the plane in Denver, waiting for it to load and depart for San Antonio Texas.
- The next call came about 1:30 pm saying she just landed. She was still on the plane and is awaiting for the yelling to begin. She sounded really excited and ready to begin her new career.
- The last call came about 8:30pm. It was a scripted call. She said "I got to San Antonio fine. You will receive my address in the next 3 days. Good bye". The reason I could tell this was scripted is 1st off Brittany never shuts up. She cannot say anything that short. Secondly, she didn't say "Like". Every female under 25 says "like" somewhere in every sentence.
~ Brittany's Dad
- She called about 11:30am to say she is on the plane in Denver, waiting for it to load and depart for San Antonio Texas.
- The next call came about 1:30 pm saying she just landed. She was still on the plane and is awaiting for the yelling to begin. She sounded really excited and ready to begin her new career.
- The last call came about 8:30pm. It was a scripted call. She said "I got to San Antonio fine. You will receive my address in the next 3 days. Good bye". The reason I could tell this was scripted is 1st off Brittany never shuts up. She cannot say anything that short. Secondly, she didn't say "Like". Every female under 25 says "like" somewhere in every sentence.
~ Brittany's Dad
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Airport and leaving CO
Hi Everyone! (It is Brittany here)
As you know, I did not ship out yesterday like I was expecting. Booking a ship date only two weeks ago resulted in shipping out a day later because the flight was full. Luckily another Air Force recruit also booked in the last two weeks and is leaving with me today.
I am so thankful to have such a great support system here and Denver. Everyone who showed up to my Oath waited hours to watch just a short cermony. I am already looking forward to seeing my family and friends again and hearing from them in BMT.
I took full advantage of the extra day and slept most of the day. I took a four hour nap, met my mom and dad for a bit, had dinner with the other shippers (only Army is leaving today), then went back to bed by 9pm. We had a wake up today call at 4:30am and had to report for breakfast at 5am. After catching up on much needed sleep I feel very well rested and ready as I can be for basic training. At 6am we were being shuttled to the airport. My flight does not leave until 11:30am so right now I am hanging out at the USO with the other shippers. Almost everyone is sleeping on the couches trying to get that last nap before basic training. We should arrive in San Antonio around 2:30pm. I won't know what happens after we get there until the time comes. All we are told is to report to the USO and we may have time for dinner or we may just be on a bus straight to BMT.
I am so happy I chose the Air Force already as we get a little more freedom than the other branches. The Army recruits are so jealous that we can have a phone at BMT even if it means only making a 15 minute phone call a week. Also 8 1/2 weeks of basic training is starting to sound a lot better than the Army's 10 week boot camp. I lost a lot of the excitment yesterday after I was told I am not leaving for another day but it is slowly creeping back. I am not nervous yet...
Thank you all for your best wishes! I am so blessed to have so many people to support me and I cannot wait to keep you all updated on this adventure. I will even let you know what makes me cry at BMT ;-) as we all know everyone does! Next post should have my address, I cannot wait to hear from all of you!
As you know, I did not ship out yesterday like I was expecting. Booking a ship date only two weeks ago resulted in shipping out a day later because the flight was full. Luckily another Air Force recruit also booked in the last two weeks and is leaving with me today.
I am so thankful to have such a great support system here and Denver. Everyone who showed up to my Oath waited hours to watch just a short cermony. I am already looking forward to seeing my family and friends again and hearing from them in BMT.
I took full advantage of the extra day and slept most of the day. I took a four hour nap, met my mom and dad for a bit, had dinner with the other shippers (only Army is leaving today), then went back to bed by 9pm. We had a wake up today call at 4:30am and had to report for breakfast at 5am. After catching up on much needed sleep I feel very well rested and ready as I can be for basic training. At 6am we were being shuttled to the airport. My flight does not leave until 11:30am so right now I am hanging out at the USO with the other shippers. Almost everyone is sleeping on the couches trying to get that last nap before basic training. We should arrive in San Antonio around 2:30pm. I won't know what happens after we get there until the time comes. All we are told is to report to the USO and we may have time for dinner or we may just be on a bus straight to BMT.
I am so happy I chose the Air Force already as we get a little more freedom than the other branches. The Army recruits are so jealous that we can have a phone at BMT even if it means only making a 15 minute phone call a week. Also 8 1/2 weeks of basic training is starting to sound a lot better than the Army's 10 week boot camp. I lost a lot of the excitment yesterday after I was told I am not leaving for another day but it is slowly creeping back. I am not nervous yet...
Thank you all for your best wishes! I am so blessed to have so many people to support me and I cannot wait to keep you all updated on this adventure. I will even let you know what makes me cry at BMT ;-) as we all know everyone does! Next post should have my address, I cannot wait to hear from all of you!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
MEPS - The oath of Enlistment
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 ~
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 |
Monday, March 19, 2012
Night before boot camp
Hi Everyone!!
As you all know, I have enlisted in the United States Air Force. Tomorrow, March 20th is the day I "ship out" to Basic training (boot camp). I have had so many people curious in the process of joining the military and interested in what basic training will be like. Instead of writing you all a little bit about what is going on, I have decided to write my parents a detailed description and they will post on here for you follow. This is simply so everyone can join me on my journey and help so I am not writing the same story over and over.
Please still send letters and ask questions. I will of course write you all back.
Tonight is Monday and I'm staying at the hotel in Denver. I have a roommate that is joining the Army National Guard the only reason I'm not sleeping, besides the excitement is my roommate talks in her sleep. Of course I thought I would be the ine person that would be sleeping tonight, but I will be exhausted like everyone else. I am not really nervous, but very excited to start on my next adventure in life. It is almost midnight and we have a wake up call at 4:30, breakfast at 5 and then medical processing starting at 6. I actually swear in and (sell my soul) ;-) at 9am tomorrow, where some family and friends are coming to watch and support.
Look at for an address posted on here within the next few days! I miss you all and I will look forward to hearing from you!
Until next time...
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