today is a new chapter in dougs life. he begins work as a civilian. to most of us, this is nothing that seems that monumental, we've all done it before. but this is his first job outside of the military in 14 years. as he deals with new hire paperwork, orientation, pay and labor laws, benefit choices, i'm sure his head is spinning. where he used to be told what to do, he now has choices. he gets paid if he works overtime. he gets to grow his hair some (he is very excited about that). he can wear a different outfit every day. if he doesn't like his job, he can always look for another one. he has a new type of freedom.
in light of the headline news right now, i think it's important to recognize what he's done so far. right out of high school he joined the air force. he made it through basic training, has been stationed overseas, been on deployments, been considered "mission essential" when everyone else got to stay home, was distinguished graduate in his NCO class, and helped many with his medical training. during all of this he has managed to take courses online and receive two associate degrees and now is almost finished with his bachelors. i am very proud of the time that my hunee served his country.
that being said, i am also glad that he was given this opportunity to get out. we now have more "control" of our lives, where we want to live, our jobs, etc. he may still join the reserves, so i can't say there are no more deployments in our lives, but we are definitely excited about the new road ahead of us.
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