Talk about Army Strong!

Billy called yesterday and told me he passed his final PT test for AIT! WHOO HOO! But that's not the only good news. He passed in his best times yet. He did his 2 mile run in 16 minutes. He did 50 push ups and 48 sit ups. That's a major improvement from where he was back in April. So, they weigh him and he's back up over his weight limit. But remember he did that the whole time before basic. In order to make sure he's still within his body fat percentages, they tape him (measure his neck and stomach). He has to be under 25% and he was at 18%. So, he's golden!! He was extremely proud of himself. He knows he still has a ways to go, but for now that was a great PT test. (and no, this won't be his last PT test... he'll have to do it all over again once he gets to his unit.)
Also, he said he was disappointed in his grades for the academic part. He was hoping to get top of the class in order to get some promotion points. But his grade average of 98% wasn't good enough. Really? I think a 98 is pretty darn awesome, but there were some people who got 99.9% - nerds.
But anyway, AIT is kinda sorta drawing to a close now. They have the rest of this week of classes. Next week is something they call "Warrior Week" and it just sounds like a big party. They have a paint gun war. And he was talking about being put into a Humvee and they roll it over. On purpose. When he told me this I suggested he tell his Sgts that he's already had some experience with rolling over in his Jeep a few times back 20 years ago. Yeah, not so much. He's actually really looking forward to being a part of a 'real/fake' accident. This coming from the man who hates roller coasters. If I didn't know his voice better than my own, I would think I was talking to the wrong person sometimes. Geez!
So after "Warrior Week" they have one more week of classroom stuff - which he thinks is going to be a bunch of meetings and "how to" sessions about where to go and what to do once they report to their first duty station. Then there is a half a week of graduation practice and that's it. DONE!
And in three weeks time, I'll be on my way to Virginia to get my darling husband. I can't wait to see him!!!
The kids are super excited about having their daddy home as well. Emma's already asked him to come eat lunch with them at school in his uniform. Too cute. She's a little bit proud of her daddy. Well, they all are. The girls have pictures of him in the front of their school binders. And Will never stops talking about his Army Strong Daddy!
Three weeks.