1st full week down, I-have-no-idea-how-many-more to go!

I am constantly finding myself surprised by how "out of the loop" I am regarding the pilot training process. Prior to this, Matt was an Civil Engineer Squadron Engineering Assistant, and I knew just about everything, right down to the acronyms, largely due to my 5 years' active duty experience in the same squadron (not, however, the same career field--I was a plumber...or, more officially, a Utilities Systems Craftsman).

These days, it is not at all uncommon for me to have nothing more than a general idea of what my husband is talking about.  Being as I am not at all visually-inclined when it comes to identifying things, most planes really do look the same to me, except for A-WACs [aircraft warning and control systems] and UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] (the former due to their large discs and the latter due to their size and the fact that UAVs were the only aircraft I was stationed with during my sole deployment to Pakistan).

(official AF pictures):

So when a neighbor asks me, "So, what does your husband want to fly?", I initially think I have already answered the question having stated that he is interested in the cargo or personnel planes, but then realizing she is asking about what particular model within that class...because she actually knows what they are.  Supposedly I will catch onto all the terminology "in no time".  So, each night I fish around for new information, and learned just this week that his top choice is the C-17:

(official AF picture):

He will be finding out in a couple of months if he is tracking for this bad boy, but I am really hazy on the timeline.  Possibly because he is as well, lol.  All I know for sure is that he has a wonderful week and a half under his belt, seems to be loving it, and is genuinely interested in even the academics--and that time is flying by.  :o)