After Chief coming up on the Chief Warrant Officer 5 list back in April, he finally got promoted on November 1st! We had the ceremony at the Schofield Barracks Museum, and it was a complete downpour!
It never rains that hard here in Hawaii, except for on that day! Thank goodness we had a canopy to put up! Chief has worked so hard during his 23 years in the Army and 15 years as a warrant officer to get to this moment. Not many see CW5, and he deserved every dot!
As soon as it was over the sun came out, and it was beautiful! Standing in the rain did wreck my hair and makeup.
We had about 75 people show up, and 50 came down to the house for the reception afterward.
The big party was a few days later, and it was CRAZY fun! Everyone had way too much fun, believe me! I made 40 lbs of Kalua Pork & Cabbage, 5 lbs of Macaroni Salad, 10 Chocolate Haupia Pies, and lots of appetizers as well. We also had friends bring sides and appetizers as well, so we had lots of food. We had quite of bit of spirits to keep the night going as well, and that made for an interesting night! I think I will save those pictures for a different time!
We are all so proud of our Chief for his last promotion that he will ever have. We are also enjoying the preferred parking at the PX and Commissary! :)
You caught up on posts!! Good for you! Even though I read about it on Facebook, I always check for updates here too. The pics are great!! Congratulations Again!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to J on his promotion!!! Rainfall during significant events has traditionally become unpleasant for the average human. I think it's a blessing. Symbolically, it reminds me of a new beginning.
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Lucy
Thank you both! I am so proud of him! He is finding out that there are a lot of perks to W5!
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