Wednesday, January 13, 2016

A PCS is Upon Us

When Lieutenant Lovemuffin graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2014, he was all set to head to pilot training. He's been flying for YEARS and can't wait to train in Air Force planes.

... but then he was offered a slot at AFIT, the Air Force Institute of Technology. A free master's degree? Heck yeah! Dan will be graduating in March as a Master of Physics, and his ladies (Annabelle and I) are pretty proud of his hard work while writing his incredibly long thesis.

He is chomping at the bit to be in the air again, though. His old flying team teammates are finishing pilot training in waves, and he is just stuck in Ohio going to school... still. But it'll all be worth it!

In fact, it'll SOON be here... because we are moving to TEXAS! Sheppard Air Force Base, here we come!


We've actually known since before heading to AFIT. These were his original orders... but we didn't know if the Air Force would mess anything up. Dan received his official orders about a month ago, and he'll be flying down soon to look at houses. We'll leave Ohio at the end of March, and Dan is SO excited to start flying again!

He'll be at ENJJPT (Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training), where he will start out flying the T-6 and move on to the T-38 before finding out what aircraft he'll be flying for his career. We are so ready to be there!


    

15 comments:

  1. So exciting that you finally have orders and have a plan! I have a friend who graduated from Air Force in '09 and did the same timeline with the OH masters degree. He ended up going straight to Eglin once he finished his degree, and now he's out and working a great civilian job. Not a bad way to ride out your commitment! Hope you guys love Texas!

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  2. That is so exciting! We will have to meet up if you pass through KY on your way south!

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  3. How cool! I hope your move goes smoothly.

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  4. Yay!! So so excited for yall! I hope you love TX as much as I do! Parker started out in the T6 too!

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  5. That is so exciting! I am so happy for you both. I wish you all nothing but the best! Great work Dan!

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  6. That is so exciting! I am so happy for you both. I wish you all nothing but the best! Great work Dan!

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  7. Yay! Even if you kind of knew, it's still nice to know for sure. Hope the PCS goes well!

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  8. How exciting!!!! :) We loved our time in Texas and I hope this is a great and easy transition for you guys.

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  9. Woo! PCSing is always so exciting! Texas seems like a great place! I have half been hoping for it. Supposedly, you can get a ton of house for your money!

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  10. I am SO excited for you! As Alejandra said before, PCSing is always exciting, but I'm sure you're especially relieved that the orders came through the way you expected them. Until you have the physical orders in your hand, it's always a bit nerve-wracking!

    In addition to being excited, I'm also a tad jealous! Not sure if it's just being at AFIT (and knowing that it's so temporary), but I'm already looking forward to PCSing outta here.

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  11. Congrats to him! One of my dad's AF besties also had a Masters in Physics. He wound up teaching at the Academy for a few years.

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  12. That's so exciting! Congrats! I cannot wait until my husband and I get our next orders. It should be any week now :)

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  13. Congrats! I think it's military blogger PCS season :) Everywhere I read, people are posting about their PCS orders. Texas seems like a great place.

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  14. Yay! Congrats! Texas will be a fun change!

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  15. Congrats! That is awesome news! So much to do and see in Texas!

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