Effective April 1, 2010, Senior Airman Allison Morris of the 133rd Air National Guard Logistics Readiness Squadron is promoted to the level of SSgt. She acknowledges and swears to uphold the duties and responsibilities consummate with her rank. We think she's kick ass.
Or something like that.
I haven't read the official order, but I doubt it will read quite like that. However, while I haven't had my official promotion ceremony yet, my promotion is official and I'm a STAFF SERGEANT! No longer will I cow-tow to obnoxious NCO's and do menial grunt work. Actually, I will most likely still do both of those things but I will get paid better to do them and that's all we can really ask for, right?
Today was my "Outstanding Airman of the Year for the State of MN" awards ceremony. While there are many things I have disliked about this award: the increased pressure, the spotlight, dry cleaning my dress blues, wear my dress blues, worrying worrying worrying; today was special. Pictures to follow but it was really wonderful to see all the hardware (i.e the big wigs) lining up to reward me and a few nco's for simply working hard. That is cool. Go Air Force. It was really cool to have my dad and supervisors there. For a crappy year where every move feels cemented in failure, this was a neat day. Plus, I got a kick ass medal: the Minnesota Commendation Medal. Wikipedia doesn't have a picture of it but believe me, it adds a nice touch to the fruit salad.
AND I GOT PROMOTED! My commander handed me a folder with all of the individual letters that constituted my awards package. In it was a handwritten note. "Dear SSgt Morris"...
she had me at hello.
PLUS, I think I have figured out "The Next Step". Stay tuned, preferably with baited breath to hear how this mid western, red headed, SSGT (!), pulls herself out of the muck yet again and finds a way out of this place.
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