As fall rolled along we made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas. We became more and more anxious about where we would be come spring. To help break up the waiting game we decided to use my travel benefits.
The first week of 1994 we flew first class (free) to Washington DC. We stayed at a partner hotel for very little and everything to see in DC was free. You have to remember we were still poor college students. Being the way I am, I had every minute planned out. We saw all the Smithsonian's, Museums, and Memorials. I had even arranged a special White House tour through our Senator.
Finally our waiting payed off. The morning we were scheduled to tour the Pentagon we recieved a phone call. John's Commander tracked us down to our hotel. He was calling to give us the good news. John had gotten his first pick and first choice. He was going to be an active duty Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer. We still didn't know our first duty station but we did breathe a big sigh of relief.
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