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Comment by Chris on March 10, 2016 at 2:55pm

My son winged Friday 2/26/16 in Meridian.  Sounds like most of the day's events are similar for most wingings.  

We had sims at 8AM, followed by a squadron tour, 11AM slide show presentation/award ceremony by the XO.   He explained the SNA 2 yr. syllabus.  Some wingees were awarded bombing accuracy certificates.  Early lunch. 

Winging ceremony at 1PM.  Ended @ 2:30.  We had an early family dinner at 4PM at a nice restaurant in downtown Meridian. 

The winging class put on a party at an "antique" hangar at Key Field at 7.  We left @ 10:30.  I think the party ended @ 1AM.  We had 20 family members attending, so it was nice to see everyone.

My son is now stationed in his home town (after 10 yrs. of active duty service elsewhere) for the RAG VFA-106.

Comment by NYNancy on March 8, 2016 at 11:16pm

helenp, Congratulations to your DS. Our DS was winged in Corpus Christi in 2014, also P3/P8. It's been a couple of years, but I remember we arrived late on Wednesday. Our DS was done early on Thursday and spent the day with us, which was awesome. On Friday we got to the squadron early for a very informal meeting with the CO. Coffee and doughnuts were served and they did the soft winging. We took lots of pictures. We then toured the hanger where you could actually sit in the plane. You could also schedule a ride in the simulator. They were selling hats, coins, etc.

We had a few hours free and had lunch. After lunch our son got dressed in his uniform, wow lol, and we went to the officer's club for the winging. There were vendors there selling framed pictures of the planes and packages including photos and a video of the ceremony. Of course the ceremony was awesome. Afterwards most of the people moved to the seating area at the club for drinks and food. Again we had some time before we met up again. The last event was the one the wingers planned at a private Resturant/bar. So all the events, in our case, were on Friday.

Comment by CheriH on March 8, 2016 at 9:51pm

Barb, so sorry about the break-in.  Really stinks.  So, new jets:  F18's?  I'm curious. 

DS is happy not to go to Japan.  His wife has a job and a horse and they weren't really wanting that much change.  So they are happy to stay in lemoore.  The quick turnaround is due to the lag in training; some squadrons had to deploy without a full staff of pilots.  They warned them a couple of weeks before CQs that they would likely deploy quickly.  I think he's heading to the Stennis. 

helenp: My DS winged in Kingsville; I think there are many things common to wingings, but hopefully someone can give you info that winged in Corpus.  The actual ceremony is lovely and probably a couple of hours, but the accompanying activities can vary.  Congrats...it is a very moving and exciting time!

Comment by helenp on March 8, 2016 at 6:39pm

My DS is in Advanced at Corpus for P8 (or P3). He was given a Winging date in late June and was told it's 90%. We told some extended family who plan on coming. We made hotel reservations because they can be cancelled or changed, but we're holding off on airline tickets. Can someone tell me what to expect that day? What the itinerary is? My DS said it's an all day thing. I'd like to have a loose idea. 

Comment by Barb on March 8, 2016 at 11:47am

CheriH, oh my gosh!  That is a fast turnaround!  Is Japan in his future?  Congratulations and hugs to all of you!

My DS is in a squadron set for new jets and no deployment in the near future.  He's had a whirlwind few weeks--was on the east coast flying, then to Vegas for training, back home for his sister's wedding, and finally back to LeMoore.  His garage was broken into over Christmas holiday while he was back home so I'm crossing my fingers all was safe and sound when he got back this time.  

Comment by CheriH on March 7, 2016 at 7:22pm

DS got his squadron assignment...patching happens on Friday I think.  He leaves in 2 weeks or so to join up with the squadron that's already deployed.  It feels pretty strange that after all the waiting and training he is finally going to do what he's been waiting to do!  Guess it's time to figure out what to put in those shipping boxes! 

Comment by JudyM on March 4, 2016 at 10:16am

CheriH, great news on both counts. Congrats!

Comment by jsefamily on March 3, 2016 at 11:43pm

Wonderful news, CheriH!  Whew!

Comment by Barb on March 3, 2016 at 11:20pm

CheriH, congratulations!!!!  That is such a relief.  So glad for all of you.

Comment by CheriH on March 3, 2016 at 9:27pm

Hallelujah!  He did it!  He texted that he is back on land and heading home to Lemoore.  We will look forward to a phone call with details, but so grateful to know that he succeeded.  And the puppy is doing better.  I will sleep well tonite!

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