That's right! Wyatt is done with Ranger School! Done with sleeping on rocks. Done with being cold and hungry. Done with not knowing current events (this whole oil spill was new news to him).
The day started pretty early. I think I got up around 4:30 am that day; one because of the time change I had to and two because I was so excited that I really couldn't sleep! Me being me I was one of the first people to arrive. As I was standing waiting at the entrance to the amphitheatre I could hear the Rangers below chanting and yelling. It kind of scared me at first but then just made me excited.
For those of you that have never been to a Ranger School Graduation, I will try my best to describe it. I would say it was like Auburn Sorority Bid Day with a mix of the Six Flags Batman Show. There were tents lined up selling mugs and T-shirts, Ranger mom this and Ranger Dad that. A masculine version of Heartstrings :) Lots of hugs, smiles and pictures being made. It was also just as hot as it always is on Bid Day!
The batman show comes in with this amazing demonstration that the Army Ranger Instructors conduct for all the guests. They demonstrate all the skills that the Ranger Students had learned over the course of the nine weeks. I was AMAZED with what they are able to do. They were jumping out of airplanes and blowing stuff up. I took some pictures but I don't know if they really do it justice.
The day started pretty early. I think I got up around 4:30 am that day; one because of the time change I had to and two because I was so excited that I really couldn't sleep! Me being me I was one of the first people to arrive. As I was standing waiting at the entrance to the amphitheatre I could hear the Rangers below chanting and yelling. It kind of scared me at first but then just made me excited.
For those of you that have never been to a Ranger School Graduation, I will try my best to describe it. I would say it was like Auburn Sorority Bid Day with a mix of the Six Flags Batman Show. There were tents lined up selling mugs and T-shirts, Ranger mom this and Ranger Dad that. A masculine version of Heartstrings :) Lots of hugs, smiles and pictures being made. It was also just as hot as it always is on Bid Day!
The batman show comes in with this amazing demonstration that the Army Ranger Instructors conduct for all the guests. They demonstrate all the skills that the Ranger Students had learned over the course of the nine weeks. I was AMAZED with what they are able to do. They were jumping out of airplanes and blowing stuff up. I took some pictures but I don't know if they really do it justice.
After the demonstration we were able to go down and pin the Ranger Tab on Wyatt's jacket! It was so wonderful to see how happy and relived he was that it was all done! It was the day that we all had been counting down to for 62 days! All that was left of that day was lots of eating and sleeping!
I am so glad to have him back!
RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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