Our son John chose a military career for himself. He did well, and continues doing well. John started with The Green Mountain Boys, the Air National Guard component stationed at the Burlington, VT airport. After a while he transferred to NEADS at Griffith Air Force Base in Rome, NY.
NEADS is the northeast component of NORAD. NORAD (NORth American Air Defense) are the people who watch the radar screens for signs of foreign invasion. In extreme times, such as 9/11, NEADS assumed control of the entire US airspace. The point is that NEADS has a steady peacetime mission, not subject to war/peace boom/bust cycles.
Yesterday, John called to tell his parents that he has been promoted to First Sergeant. As I understand it, First Sergeant is the highest rank he can attain within his NEADS unit. He has about 300 enlisted men to shepard.
Parents are always pleased and proud to see their offspring succeed. That's certainly true in this case.
John, your Mom and Dad are very proud of you.
Good reason to be proud parents!
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