Justin made the Chief's board!

For all of my military challenged readers out there....bascially, it means that he passed the test to advance from E6 to E7 (E9 is the highest enlisted rank). He will now submit a package to the "Chief's Board" (think board of directors) and will face them and answer a bunch of questions....politics, yes. He then basically sits and waits to hear back. They base this advancement on a number of things including but not limited to, past evaluations, recommendations, and his service record. This is the "big jump" in the enlisted sector. It's I guess the most prestigious jump where they go from "blues" to "kackis". So, while it's not a "we'll die if he doesn't make it" situation, a few good thoughts sent his way would be nice. Most enlisted don't make chief till between 11-15 years, so the fact that he's up for it and passed board at 8 years is great! He took the test last year but didn't make board. I'm proud of him regardless! He's my sailor man! ;)

Bad side to all of this....if he DOES make Chief, he won't come home in August for BJ's wedding. That will be when he is going through initiation. :(

xoxox