Intro.

I am sure if you all are reading this it is because you know all about what is going on in our lives!
Josh has finally decided to join the Army! When it comes down to it, he should have done it a long time ago, but he has lived the civilian life and now is one of the lucky ones who knows this life is not what is best for him.

He has not enlisted active duty. He is in the Army Reserves. This means that, long story short, they will send him to Basic training (on March 3rd), he will then go to AIT(advanced individualized training) for an electrical position and then he will come home (July 15thish)

When he comes home, the Army will pay for him to finish his degree at UTC (more than likely it will be in Exercise Science). He will also be involved in UTC's ROTC program.

When it is time to graduate, he will commission with the Army as an officer. This will be a quick paced time for us as we will more than likely between the summer months after that be relocated (on the Army's dollar of course :) ) to a permanent base somewhere. It could be anywhere from North Georgia to Japan...

After he returns this summer from all of his training and while he is in school, he will go to drill one weekend a month. This is just some physical fitness and other training the Reserves requires of you. Two weeks out of each summer Josh will go on a mission to do work somewhere also. This could be anywhere from Texas to Turkey. He will not work during this time.

We are extremely excited about all of this! It is very apparent that although we had more than we deserved in life, it didn't mean we were as happy as we could be.

I will use this blog daily, to update everyone on Josh and what is going on in our lives. While he is gone, I will post anything I've heard from him here.

At this point, he has attended one weekend drill.
He said it was boring and they didn't do much. He also mentioned how out of shape people were and even though he is older to be starting this journey, he HAS somehow been dubbed as "THE HULK" in his unit.

Stay Tuned for any updates.

I will post daily.
buhbye!!!!