Day 4
I am so thankful for the military. I never thought that the military would become such a close, personal part of my life when I married Rick. We had no intentions at all of the joining the military. Rick was finishing school right after we were married, and he graduated with his Bachelor's degree in February of 2009. This was the same month that we found out that Evan was on his way. Rick was unemployed from February through August, until he got a job as an internet support person for an internet company. Rick hated the job, and the pay wasn't good enough so I could stop working as a teacher.
Rick applied to get into the Air Force Officer Training School, but there were only 70-80 selected on a board of more than 1100 applicants, and I don't think Rick had the experience that they were looking for. All thoughts of military disappeared from our mind after that. Then in December, both of us approached each other and said the same thing, "I've been having a thought---maybe we should enlist?". We knew that it was the right thing for us to do. And so, Rick has been in the Air Force since March 2010. I am so proud of his sacrifice for our family. Rick is one of the kindest, most gentle-hearted person I know, and well, the military isn't exactly known for being that type of organization. Rick feels what he'd really like to do is to get into the OTS again, and feels he has a better shot at getting in this time, since he's enlisted instead of a civilian.
I am grateful for the military, all of the benefits we have, the home we live in, our ward and the job that Rick has so he can support Evan and I while I stay at home with him and our next little guy.
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