First Flight

Unlike my once-deployed Staff Sergeant husband, I am just an Air Force cadet. I only have a year left until I commission as an officer, and I found out last semester that I will be a Biologist! With respect to my degree, it is a dream career that I can't wait to embark on. Six months ago my husband and I sat down to make a preference sheet, which is a list possible initial duty stations. Our top three choices were all in Florida and our last choice was Ohio. We waited very impatiently until last week when we received an e-mail from the Air Force about our first station. I opened and scanned it quickly until I found what I needed. My heart sank. We, of course, were assigned to our last choice, Dayton, Ohio. At first, I could tell the husband was slightly disappointed as the dreams of white beaches and palm trees slipped away. But as we discussed it, we had a renewed sense of excitement! We are finally leaving the nest that is Oklahoma and heading out on an adventure together as a family. We are realizing that this may be the location where our first child is born, where we start our first careers, and where we truly set out on our own. We quickly did some research and discovered Dayton is only one hour away from Cincinnati and Indianapolis and five hours from Chicago and Pittsburgh, and most importantly, still a day's drive from home. Hopefully, if Dayton doesn't keep us busy, the surrounding cities will! Here's to our first flight out of the nest!