Back to school… (again)

Lt Tyler Hacken receives his HGU-56P

So flight school has officially begun.  I find it somewhat difficult to "take it all in".  Maybe because I have been waiting for so long just to get here.  I think this dream started 15 years ago when I was in ROTC at Texas A&M.  Now, at the ripe age of 34 (probably the oldest guy in my class) I'm getting fitted for my flight suit/harness, and my flight helmet.  It's really cool and anti-climatic all at the same time.  I'm actually sitting in the hallway outside a classroom right now typing out this post.  I just took my Aeromed exam.  I think I did o.k.  There were a few questions where I wasn't 100% confident but I'm pretty sure I did well enough to move on.  I hate to sound like I might be settling for mediocrity (because I'm not).  But, exams and tests in the Army usually turn into these big "dick-swinging" contests, and it just gets old after awhile.  

I think this afternoon we head back out to the airfield.  I've been so focused on studying I haven't even bothered to look at the schedule.  Next week we go is systems.  I also got my "stick-buddy" assignment yesterday.  Chris Fulton.  He's from Texas too, which is kind of cool.  Other than that, I don't know too much about him other than he was in the Navy and was an airplane mechanic.  *Update* - scored a 90 on the Aeromed exam (which is below average - awesome).  I've been told that this is one of the hardest tests in flight school though…. we'll see.