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As a 25-year veteran (who would not trade any minute of a quarter century on active duty), I was remembering today that my father (a WW II and Korea vet) made it a point to tell me every single time we talked (usually over the phone, and often) that he was immensely proud of me.Update 5/19/24
He was granted 2 weeks of leave and came home yesterday. He has been doing well and learning a lot. His original Company was disbanded and he was absorbed into another Company and platoon. Although nervous about the change and how it would be, he did well and enjoys it. He is often nervous about having terrible leaders, but most have been great.
Following this leave, he will finish getting ready for his first deployment. A little nervous, but also looking forward to it. Hoping it is a great experience for him and makes some great memories.
Enjoying every minute together with him and the family.
Enjoy your time with your son, and maybe remind him from time to time that wherever he is, everything goes in cycles... one year, he'll have awesome leadership and maybe the next year, not so great. But it typically balances out, and most of us who've done careers in the military feel immense pride in what we've done and have truly loved and enjoyed the camaraderie and loyalty in the units in which we've served.