09/05/2026
Any day now. 💙🇺🇸
Those three words have been running through my mind constantly.
Any day now, my son could find out where his first duty station will be.
Fellow military moms and dads — do you remember where your child’s first duty station was? And how did your heart handle finding out? ❤️
I watched him train for two years for this. I watched him work incredibly hard, push himself, change his life, and prepare for the day he would finally leave for the Air Force.
And right before he left for BMT, he gave me a memory I don’t think I’ll ever forget.
I got to run five miles with my son on a trail.
I remember running beside him and thinking, I’m running next to a future Airman.
It’s difficult to explain what that felt like as his mom. I had watched him work toward this moment for two years, and there I was, running beside the young man I raised, knowing that in just a few days I would have to let him go.
The pride I felt during those five miles is something I don’t think I’ll ever be able to put completely into words. ❤️
Then I watched him leave for BMT.
I counted down the days until I could see him again. I watched him graduate and become a United States Airman. Then came Tech School.
And now we’re waiting for the next piece of his Air Force journey.
Where will he go? How far away will he be? What will his life look like there?
As his mom, part of me is so excited for him. I want him to see the world, experience things I never could have given him, grow in his career, and build a life he’s proud of.
And then there’s the mom part of me quietly thinking…
Please don’t let him be too far away. ❤️
That’s something I’m learning about being an Air Force mom.
You can spend years encouraging them to chase their dreams. You can raise them to be independent. You can stand on the sidelines cheering while they accomplish everything they worked so hard for…
and still wish you could keep them just a little closer.
So now I wait. And pray. 🙏
Wherever those orders eventually send my son, there will be one incredibly proud mom back home cheering him on every mile of the way. 💙🇺🇸
Aim High, Airman. Mom loves you. ❤️🇺🇸