Well, I made it to Field Training Unit 4 at Maxwell AFB. TD-0, check. TD-1, check. TD-2, check. TD-3, nope. At in-processing I weighed in at a hefty 210 lbs instead of the 208 lbs I should have been at. Actually, 208 is my maximum weight, I shouldn't have weighed anywhere near that. So, in light of my fatness, I was sent home on Training Day 3. Two years of hard work, losing 45+ lbs shot down due to 2 lbs.
Here is the bizarre thing. The day before I left, I weighed myself on my digital scale and came in at a whooping 206 lbs with clothes on. According to the Air Force and how they drop two pounds for clothes, I would have been at 204...4 pounds under my max weight. So, somewhere between home, SLC, and Maxwell AFB I gained 6 pounds.
Again, my dear wife and I are playing the waiting game. The wonderful cadre at the detachment went through the regulations, found the paragraph on page 134 where we could fight for me to obtain a waiver and go next year. The downside, it is about a two week wait. What am I waiting for? Well, if I get the waiver, I enter my POC (Professional Officer Course) years, continue ROTC, and head to field training next summer. Upside is that I do not have to go through Field Training Prep. for a third round. YAHOO! However, if I don't get the waiver, I'm officially done with AFROTC and the likelihood of me obtaining a commission in the USAF becomes extremely slim. I could try OTS but my chances would be probably less than 1%.
So, what am I doing now? Well, I'm working out like mad. I workout anywhere from 10-12 hours a week, run at a minimum of 10 miles a week, and doing cross training. I'm starting to swim again I will start throwing in some cycling into the whole mix. Needless to say, if I go to field training again next year, I will be a human rock ready to max the PFA or close to it. If I don't go to field training, than I plan to register for a half marathon for next April and I am contemplating doing a full marathon August of the same summer.
At any rate, I am enjoying being at home with my wife and doing more with her. Also, I got to spend more time with my in-laws, spend some time in Lake Powell, and I get to enjoy my summer. Though, I wish I was in Mississippi right now, for whatever reason, here I am. I'm also learning about Google+, working on making this upcoming year of Arnold Air Society rock, and just having fun.
