"In the Army National Guard, YOU CAN!"

Dad has to be at the potium.
Riley's Aunt Merilyn and Mom and Dad
Grandma Gray
Some guy who acted really intimidating.

Last Friday we swore our lives away to "The Man". Private Riley Gray is in the Army National Guard! It's been a long journey to get here as we started to enter into the Navy last Fall and now here we are in another branch. Until he leaves for Boot camp he will be doing weekends( one weekend a month) at Gowen Field here in Boise. He leaves November 9th for his 10 week boot camp in South Carolina then heads to San Antonio Texas for 17 weeks at Fort Sam. while he trains for his position as medical corman. Then he gets to come home, go to school for free and become a Captain in the ROTC prgram at BSU. The Army deployment is every 5 years for 1 year. They are heading out this September so he will miss the deployment and they will only have abou 3 months left when he gets back from training. There will be a slight possibility he may go for those 3 months but we are praying for the best! I am an expensive diabetic and I am so glad Riley is willing to do anything for my dumb supplies and to take care of our family and get an education. He is amazing and I love him a whole heap!!! Today he is supposed to be running and 8 1/2 minute mile. We'll see how that goes. He looks SO good in his uniform by the way. Pictures of that to come.

And so it begins!!