My husband's class is driving me crazy!
@youngsweetheart (772)
United States
August 12, 2008 9:31am CST
My husband recently started something called Airmen Leadership School. If you're not familiar with the military, basically ALS is a class that you have to take before you can promote past being an Airman to Staff Sergeant. It's a five week course and I have officially decided that it's hell on earth.
I even received a letter from one of the higher ups on his first day of class essentially thanking me for allowing my life to suck for the next five weeks. My friend thought this was hilarious - they'll send my hubby to a foreign country and I won't even hear from the anyone in the military the entire time he's gone, but they send him to school and I get an apologetic letter!
My husband's only starting his second week, and it's a nightmare. I have to handle everything in the house and the kids because he doesn't have the time with all his homework - AND I have to help him with his homework as well, because I want and NEED him to pass this class with flying colors!
I know it'll be worth it in the end, but right now I'm having evil thoughts about whoever thought up Airmen Leadership School! Does anyone else have a story to share about their spouse going throught something difficult at work that turned your life upside down?
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@missybal (4489)
• United States
19 Aug 08
My husband will be taking his ALS this October when he gets back from deployment. He was able to do it all from home, and not go away for classes, and I had to go through all three thick books with him, and I know your pain. I've been with him helping him study through getting his Associates and starting on his BA and all the military necessary exams. It's total self sacrifice. You feel at the end shouldn't I get a medal for all this. He gets all the credit, you hope to share the paycheck. Honestly the test is a lot easier than the classes. At least that's what they all say, and the one woman who my husband works with said she had no problems and to be blunt I didn't think she would have passed her first time taking it. Right now my husband's deployment is possibly going to be extended and the deadline that he is to take the ALS is going to be so close but he says he needs me to help him study and he's freaking out... so I'm freaking out...
For me I know it will not end any time soon. He hopes to be an officer someday. I still only have a high school diploma. If it wasn't for having a family business that I could pick up and fall back on at any time I'd be worried about myself. But I know it is far more important for us that I make sure he reaches all his goals, and that has become my goal.
Try to resist the evil thoughts, as difficult as it may be. I'm sure he will do fine.
@youngsweetheart (772)
• United States
19 Aug 08
It's nice to hear from another spouse who knows! I too only have a diploma, but fortunately for my husband (and not so fortunately for me), I was an excellent student - second in my class. And the things they do in ALS - writing, speeches, etc - are the things I excelled at. So I'm spending a lot of time "tutoring" my husband, double checking his work, helping him type it, teaching him how to use phrasing for the best impact - and I still have to take care of the kids and the house, because he doesn't have the time! I'm exhausted. I know it'll be worth it, but what a hard way to get there.
@missybal (4489)
• United States
19 Aug 08
At least we don't have kids yet... But yes he says the same thing that he has no time. I have stayed up nights typing reports for him so he could sleep because he had to go to work the next morning but I didn't. Only time I get a break is when he deploys but he still needs paperwork and he was up for Airman of the quarter and I had to get out him bullet reports and type the whole thing out and email it to him because the scanner was giving me problems and some problem with the fax overseas. Then I still have my own work to do, my desk is so cluttered with paperwork.
Thanks for the Best Response. Stay strong... Hope your husband appreciates what he's got. What is your husband's career field?
@youngsweetheart (772)
• United States
19 Aug 08
He's a mechanic on the KC 135's, a crew chief. He appreciates me...most of the time. If only I could get him to express it, lol.
Everything you do for your hubby, that's amazing. I don't know if I could do that much!
@snowy22315 (208831)
• United States
14 Aug 08
I dont have any experience with that but it sounds pretty difficult/ I hope you can make it until it he graduates. I guess you will be able to cope with it. Stay strong! I know you can do it.
@youngsweetheart (772)
• United States
14 Aug 08
Thanks for the encouragement, I need it, lol...only four more weeks to go!
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