Adam's Technical Sergeant Promotion!!

Adam got promoted... finally! I wanted to blog about it when it happened, but the guys at the security desk took away my camera before we could enter the building where the promotion ceremony happened. They did have the military camera there, and Adam just sent me the pictures of his special day!!

Around the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010, Adam was spending a lot of time on the computer and listening to his training material every day driving to and from work. He was determined to make Tech on his second try. He tested in March 2010, and in June 2010, he found out that he had made it! Not only did he pass, he earned the top score of everyone testing in his career field. Awesome!!! However, because he had such a short time in service/grade, his line number for promotion was very large. So large, in fact, that he would be tacking on his Tech stripes with the very last of the group for that year. Lame-o! He had worked so hard, but those Staff Sergeants who'd spent 10-, 12-, 15- years failing their Tech tests and finally passed (because their time in grade numbers were finally high enough) got the first line numbers. Anyways, 13 months after finding out he passed, Adam had his Technical Sergeant promotion ceremony on June 30, 2011, at the NPC in Glons, Belgium. Yay!!!

I still don't know all of the guys' names that were there, but Major  Estrada was the presiding officer, Sergeant Hughes narrated (?) the ceremony, and Sergeant Maynard and I got to 'tack on' Adam's new stripes (aka: punch him in the shoulder! =).

We had just received our shipment of goods the Friday before, so the kids and I actually had some nice clothes to wear. Adam gave me a beautiful bouquet of roses for all my help while he was studying for his test. After the ceremony, we ate cake from Schinnen. What a great day!

Adam, congratulations on your promotion. You earned it and absolutely deserve it. I admire you for the service you provide your country, and for everything you do for our family. You are amazing, and I love you, and I love spending 'forever' with you!!!

Here are the pictures of Adam's Technical Promotion Ceremony!

Major Estrada and Staff Sergeant Adam Schumacher entering the room

Technical Sergeant Adam Schumacher putting on his new jacket with 5 stripes!

Wife Beth Schumacher and Technical Sergeant Maynard 'tacking on' Adam's new stripes! =)

After the ceremony: Major Estrada, Tech Sergeant Maynard, Little Rachael Ann, Tech Sergeant Adam Schumacher, Little Zachary Schumacher, and Spouse Beth Schumacher

'Goofy' Schumacher being goofy after eating blue icing=)

Rachael being, well, Rachael! =)