A Pilot's Journey

Well, I had billet night about a week ago now so I know where I am going. I will start off with the bad news first. I did not get flight school. I knew that was a possibility when I came here, but it never really crossed my mind that I would not get it. I had excellent scores on my Aviation Selection Test Battery, I was high on the list for conduct status here at OCS and was in the top 25 for Academics. I know my PT test was lacking, but I have come a long way since that first test and have improved a lot. I am not sure why I did not get flight school, but I will not let that put a damper on things. I still have a couple of years to apply so I will go out into the field and do marine inspections for a while, then re-apply for flight school. At the same time, this is probably the best thing for me and my wife right now. I found out the night before billet night that we are going to have a baby. My wife is between 15 and 18 weeks pregnant. She waited to tell me because we had discussed it before I left that if she were to find out she was pregnant I did not want to know because it would just distract me. Turns out she found out the week after I left and kept it from me until just before billet night. This was definitely a good thing as I would probably not be here now if she had told me then. Even waiting that long I still wanted to leave as soon as I found out. I spoke with some of the officers here and decided that I would stick it out, plus I know that the benefits of staying are well worth the next 4 weeks of being apart. It is almost over and I will get to be with her again.
Some of you may wonder what I will do as far as flying goes since I did not get flight school, I will probably try to get my single commercial add on finished up, then start on all of my instructor certificates (or at least the CFI). I am also planning on getting involved with the Coast Guard Auxiliary to do some flying and keep current. Till next time, keep safe...