Thursday, July 14, 2011

So, here's the deal.

  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.

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