Photos from Frocking Ceremony

Jay just completely suprised me by making sure I got photos of his ceremony this morning.  So here are some photos from the ceremony:

 Those who are in the tan tops, black pants (called peanut butters) are getting Frocked.

 This is Calsetta, he and Jay both served on the Nimitz (same division, were port buddies) and will also serve together on the IKE.

 Jay getting pinned.

 It's official now, he's a 2nd class!

A close up of the 4 who got Frocked today.  Big Congrats to all of them.

Congrats to Jay

For the last two months Jay's been away at a C school in Fl.  This time has seriously flown by.  We've had some ups and downs, but he's finally coming home.  The whole reason for doing this school was for what has just happened in the last hour.  Jay's rate is not one that is easy to advance in, he's taken the test (for those who don't know he has to take, pass and make a certian % to go up in rank) at least 6 times and missed the % mark by single digits every time.  So when he re-enlisted he signed up for something called the Star Program, basically goes to a C school (there are two choices) and then at the end of the school he goes up in rank.  Well he got accepted into the Star Program and as a result moved us here to Norfolk (where he'll be working in a few weeks) and then left for FL for the school portion. 

This morning he was frocked, meaning he went up in rank, and is now officially a 2nd Class Petty Officer (E5).  This is a huge blessing since the advancement rate dropped from 20% down to about 2% of those who took the test and passed made rank, and this is in the entire navy.  So now after 4 years he's made 2nd class and it has been nothing but tremendous blessings in our lives.  Congrats Jay, we are so proud of you and look forward to you coming home (tonight).