Fourth son passed his physical for the Guard today, but a couple of days ago he heard that there were problems with his score on the written part of the testing. Being homeschooled puts him in a different category from those who graduated from accredited schools, so his numbers have to be brought up. He'll have 3 weeks to cram, and then can take one of the tests again. Maybe partly it's because he graduated 4 years ago and could have benefited from studying. That would've been wise, but he tends to be impulsive, doing whatever he wants 'in the moment,' which in this case wasn't a smart thing to do.
Bottom line. He didn't get sworn in. Fine with us---gives his dad and me time to acclimate ourselves to what's going on. He'll still leave on January 6th, but until he's signed on the dotted line, so to speak, there's still room for us to adjust.
I think I exhaled for the first time since Sunday when he got back from the physical. Much better.
Thanks for your sweet comments regarding all of it. :)
