So Kyle passed his physical test to qualify for special ops! By the end of the summer he'll be on his way for training to be a pararescue jumper!
Bad news: he won't be leaving in about 2 weeks like planned (longer wait).
Good news: he'll be in Special Forces like he wants!
There were four special ops positions that he was testing for and he qualified for the highest one, pararescue jumper! Apparently only 5% of the people who actually qualify for special forces actually make it into pararescue. There is pararescue jumper, combat control, SERE, and combat weather specialist,.
After he's finished his training, he'll officially be able to wear the red beret. He's very proud of himself and I'm proud of him too. He's got one more test to take in a couple of months before he leaves for basic.
He's supposed to call his recruiter on Monday to *hopefully* have a new ship out date. All he's been told so far is that it'll be the end of the summer.
Until next time,
Frieda
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Congratulations to Kyle, Special Forces is no small feat.
ReplyDeleteMy son is a Royal Marine Commando in the UK (where I'm from originally) and those guys kick a$$...
My husband is a disabled OIF vet, we have some real challenges in dealing with his PTSD and TBI but I love him more than life itself :-)
Thank your husband for his service.
Domenica