A quick midweek trip down to Georgia for me to witness Caleb's graduation from BOLC - the Basic Officer Leadership Course. This marks the end of his introduction to real military life here at Fort Moore.
What's next?
Well, it all depends.
Eventually he will be stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. But he's hoping to do Ranger School here in Georgia before that. Those plans are in doubt now because of a badly sprained ankle over Christmas break.
So ... only God knows.
(Fortunately, we trust Him.)
Sadly, Melissa couldn't get away from commitments to Sarah's show choir this week (not to mention a classroom of 1st graders), so I am traveling alone. On the bright side, it has given me some great father/son time.
I flew into Atlanta yesterday evening. Caleb drove nearly 2 hours to get me and we stopped for some Chik-fil-A on the way back to his apartment. A rather uneventful trip.
The graduation ceremony was scheduled for 9:00 am this morning, but Caleb had to be there early, of course. We gave his friend Alex a ride.
Alex is a sort of military exchange student and heads back to his home country of Greece tomorrow.
The graduation was held at The Maneuver Center on base. Some interesting statues out front.
When the big moment arrived, Caleb gritted his teeth and walked across stage, hiding his limp. (And then limped all the more the rest of the day!)
He's made some good friends here.
Later in the afternoon, Caleb showed me the Army's tank collection. This building houses armored equipment from the early 1900s to present, originating everywhere from Israel to Nazi Germany. Fascinating!
Some of these things weigh up to an impressive 95 tons.
Caleb has been training on the latest version of this tank, an Abram. He has his driver's license now. 😉
It was a truly great day. I'm proud of this guy. He's worked hard.
So glad I could be here. Heading back to Indiana in the morning.
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