makakona
05-31-2006, 10:19 AM
i've typed this post three times on my bloody cell and it gets deleted each time... hopefully this one sticks!
so, some of you already know this either because you know my family, have emailed with me, or are just smarter than the average bear... i am the wife of a california highway patrolman. and have been for less than two weeks. :smile: my husband graduated ctc iv-05 with nellie and res-q, which explains why i've never had any commentary past application and academy processes.
some of you officers who have been around a while and worked out of san diego probably know my family. my father-in-law was ctc iii-68, i think, and a 63xx. he broke-in in barstow, where his dad was barstow pd, but spent the rest of his time in san diego, sans his sergeant stint in sla. he was known as "ese uno" in sd and when he died he was s-1 in sd and in the top five in the state. he never promoted past sergeant initially because he wanted to keep his six kids in one place, but eventually because he loved his job too much. our cousin is also in border division, ctc ii-94 and 13xxx.
it is nice to have my husband home. however hard break-in may be, at least he gets to come home each day! we only saw each other a half dozen or so times during the academy, so i am loving having him back, as are our kids. he's jealous of res-q's vacation... our vacation was spent unloading the 3000 pounds of household goods we already had and directing the military movers as to where we could store away the other 8000. we're going from 2400 square feet to 650-ish, so my work is cut out for me! we made it to disneyland twice, did a lot of unpacking, and my husband detoxed by eating lots of healthy home-cooked meals.
we're in la, at his first choice. odds were good that he'd end up in la anyway, so he was smart enough to just prioritize the la offices at the top of his list. he is excited about his new area, though he feels like somewhat of an impostor in his uniform.
i have met nellie and res-q, who was my husband's quadmate. while i only shook hands with nellie, i feel confident enough to give res-q my stamp of approval. according to my husband, he was a great leader and a good friend. our family went through a trying time towards the end and res-q was great about helping as he could. because of that and this board, i feel secure in concurring that he was a great leader and friend. i believe he has a picture of the three of us that he has my permission to post, if he so desires.
the worst point of the academy was an accident involving our youngest daughter, who was 15 months at the time. she was initially unconscious and came to for a brief amount of time. on the way to the hospital, her heart stopped and she went into a coma. her glasgow coma scores, for anyone who knows that stuff were four and then up to eight and holding, which indicated a significant risk to mortality and severe brain damage. we received great cooperation and support from the staff office and instructors and my husband was on the first plane out, skipping his restriction weekend and ai report for grade. i'm thrilled to report that baby came out of it just fine and no worse for the wear. it's mom's heart that's still a bit faint!
i never experienced some of the "significant other" dramatics that others seemed to. i don't know if it was because i had kids or he was prior military, but i always knew that he could be somewhere far worse and i had my own job to do here at home. it really just wasn't that bad on us and not because i loved my husband less, as someone told me, haha. and in the end, any hiccups were all worth it because he is happy and accomplished something he's built his life towards.
my youngest no longer calls the telephone daddy... she remembers who the real deal is now. :smile:
so, some of you already know this either because you know my family, have emailed with me, or are just smarter than the average bear... i am the wife of a california highway patrolman. and have been for less than two weeks. :smile: my husband graduated ctc iv-05 with nellie and res-q, which explains why i've never had any commentary past application and academy processes.
some of you officers who have been around a while and worked out of san diego probably know my family. my father-in-law was ctc iii-68, i think, and a 63xx. he broke-in in barstow, where his dad was barstow pd, but spent the rest of his time in san diego, sans his sergeant stint in sla. he was known as "ese uno" in sd and when he died he was s-1 in sd and in the top five in the state. he never promoted past sergeant initially because he wanted to keep his six kids in one place, but eventually because he loved his job too much. our cousin is also in border division, ctc ii-94 and 13xxx.
it is nice to have my husband home. however hard break-in may be, at least he gets to come home each day! we only saw each other a half dozen or so times during the academy, so i am loving having him back, as are our kids. he's jealous of res-q's vacation... our vacation was spent unloading the 3000 pounds of household goods we already had and directing the military movers as to where we could store away the other 8000. we're going from 2400 square feet to 650-ish, so my work is cut out for me! we made it to disneyland twice, did a lot of unpacking, and my husband detoxed by eating lots of healthy home-cooked meals.
we're in la, at his first choice. odds were good that he'd end up in la anyway, so he was smart enough to just prioritize the la offices at the top of his list. he is excited about his new area, though he feels like somewhat of an impostor in his uniform.
i have met nellie and res-q, who was my husband's quadmate. while i only shook hands with nellie, i feel confident enough to give res-q my stamp of approval. according to my husband, he was a great leader and a good friend. our family went through a trying time towards the end and res-q was great about helping as he could. because of that and this board, i feel secure in concurring that he was a great leader and friend. i believe he has a picture of the three of us that he has my permission to post, if he so desires.
the worst point of the academy was an accident involving our youngest daughter, who was 15 months at the time. she was initially unconscious and came to for a brief amount of time. on the way to the hospital, her heart stopped and she went into a coma. her glasgow coma scores, for anyone who knows that stuff were four and then up to eight and holding, which indicated a significant risk to mortality and severe brain damage. we received great cooperation and support from the staff office and instructors and my husband was on the first plane out, skipping his restriction weekend and ai report for grade. i'm thrilled to report that baby came out of it just fine and no worse for the wear. it's mom's heart that's still a bit faint!
i never experienced some of the "significant other" dramatics that others seemed to. i don't know if it was because i had kids or he was prior military, but i always knew that he could be somewhere far worse and i had my own job to do here at home. it really just wasn't that bad on us and not because i loved my husband less, as someone told me, haha. and in the end, any hiccups were all worth it because he is happy and accomplished something he's built his life towards.
my youngest no longer calls the telephone daddy... she remembers who the real deal is now. :smile: