Matts Schooling

Matt is going into block 4 (each section in class is considered a block and he has a block test at the end of each). He is trying to graduate the top of his class and so far is on track to do so. I'm proud of how much work he is putting into school.

He is trying to get used to his schedule- they put him on Swing shift so his classes start at 5pm and end at midnight. Several days a week he has meetings so he generally gets to bed around 1 and sometimes later. His roommate has dayshift and gets up around 6am with alarms blazing and everything. So Matts sleep is generally inturrupted (his roomie has actually woken him up to ask him to make his bed because he is running late!)

He is currently in phase 2. Each phase gives him more freedoms. Phase one he has to stay on base and in his uniform all the time. Phase two allows him to go off base in uniform and wear his civilian clothes on base. Phase 3 allows him to go off base in his civilian clothes as well. He'll graduate to phase three soon after Thanksgiving.

For Thanksgiving he'll get Thursday through Sunday off. I'll be visiting over that weekend and hopefully we'll get to enjoy something for his birthday on the 28th.

Graduation is set for January 11th with a ceremony and everything. If you want to come, let me know so I can plan on you being there. I know he'd love to have friends and family show up!

And the Verdict is...

Korea.

Matt has been assigned to an unaccompanied tour of Korea for 1 year. More later, after I stop crying.