Yesterday we flew to San Antonio to see Drew graduate from the USAF Basic Training and become an Airman rather than a trainee. It was a pair of action-packed days, getting through the airports, getting rental cars and hotels. Finding our way around San Antonio. Thank heavens for St. Garmin (the GPS navigator on our phones).
Our first intro was at 7:00 am this morning which meant starting our day at 5:30 am! Some vacation! :) They took about an hour and explained what our air men had been doing and listed the Honor graduates from each flight group. Drew was one of them and his Flight was the men's Warrior Flight as well (which means they were the top performers during their boot camp experience.)
Finally we walked over to the barracks (in way to far below freezing temperatures) to watch the coin ceremony where each graduating airman receives his coin(s)
Drew is being recognized for being in Honor status during training at the Coin Ceremony.
Drew received two coins: the one on the right for becoming an Airman, which he must keep in his left pocket at all times, and the other for Honor status.
After the ceremony we took a few pictures, went to the BX, ate and spent the afternoon together. All of the trainees were restricted to the base so our activities were limited but it was so much fun to see Drew and spend time with him.
By the way, we are not as chubby as it looks in these pictures. We are wearing nearly every stitch of Arizona clothing that we could gather for warmth. I know that I was wearing at least 6 layers and I could have used another 6. But I wasn't the one standing at attention or marching in that cold weather.
Here are the coins all lined up prior to the presentation. The men's flight on the left and the women's flight on the right.
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