by Emileigh | Sep 4, 2019 | Family Care
To those of us in the military community, the term “core values” is a familiar one. We all know the core values of our branch of service, the ideals and standards by which we are to live and serve. Air Force doctrine defines core values as, “…a...
by Emileigh | Jul 15, 2018 | Career & Learning, Family Care
As of 24 June, I’ve officially been commissioned for a month. (It feels like much longer.) Right after graduation from OTS, Jacob and I threw our suitcases in the car and met our home goods at my first assignment in Idaho! We drove several days from Alabama to...
by Jacob | Feb 21, 2018 | Career & Learning, Family Care
When my wife, who was at that time my girlfriend, asked if I would be okay with her joining the Air Force, I thought about it for a minute… then gave her my full support. After that conversation, over the years of dating and then marriage, people have questioned me...
by Emileigh | Jun 24, 2017 | Family Care
Jacob is about to finish his first month of training as a chaplain candidate, the phase of Commissioned Officer Training (COT). While I’ll wait for him to come back and write his own post about that, I’m here to say our first time of being separated as a...
by Emileigh | Apr 24, 2017 | Family Care
Until this week, our most recent, good couple photos were from our wedding… three years ago. Yes, we were way behind. When the chance to go to a military ball hosted by the Veterans’ Associations at our local universities came up, Jacob and I took it!...