For us, the doorbell rang between 7:30 and 8:00 last night. Along with seven or eight other high-ranking members on staff, the General in charge of Headquarters came to congratulate Jim on being promoted.
He asked if we had any leftovers, then offered to help with homework {only if it was math}. He is a very kind man who impressed us by taking the time to make the stop at our little cottage in our little village.The list officially came out today, but he made the special visit to let our family know and celebrate a little early.
Jim thinks it has definitely been the toughest rank to make. Those who are promoted are evaluated on both a written test and a board score.
Last year, Jim scored higher than 83% of those eligible to test. I am in awe of how well he tests and how disciplined he is to study.
His board score {based on time in service, education, community service, time in grade, ratings and the endorsement of his General} was not quite enough to promote him.
He barely missed it. It was a huge disappointment.
Sometimes those disappointments make days like yesterday a little sweeter.
I'm SO proud. The boys are SO proud of their dad.
He won't get the pay raise or rank until the fall sometime. He now gets to wait his turn.
Of course, they will likely try to move him into a new job with more responsibilities.
They tend to do things like that.
For now, we are going to just enjoy it.
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Congratulations to Jim! That is awesome and exciting!
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