He's a member of the Civil Air Patrol at the PDK Airport in Atlanta and this summer he went to Boot Camp for two weeks. Now, to any other person (including me)... that would be complete torture. But as for Jonathan, he had the greatest time - learning different drills and commands, rescue missions, getting in shape, challenging himself and his team, Army obstacle courses, making friends, etc. In fact, he was actually sad to leave! haha But he's going back in December for the "Frost Bite" camp session where they do the same thing, but in the winter/snow. YIKES!
Jonathan's Barrack, where he slept on small bunks with a bunch of other guys:
"Graduating" Ceremony on the last day:
Marching - he's the last one in the last row - the one smiling lol:
"Goodbye Chant" with some of his friends:
Then for the rest of the summer, he got a job at the PDK Airport basically being an assistant to a private pilot. He's learning all about planes, how they work, how to wax and keep them clean... and on top of that - he's learning how to fly!! Whenever his boss had to fly to another city, Jonathan would go and sit in the Co-Pilot seat while his boss teaches him all the controls and what-not... Jonathan was so excited when his boss let him take control of the plane in the air!
We weren't sure about how he was going to do up there with the Cochlear Implant and headphones.... but surprisingly he could hear everything and could have a conversation over the headset! So that was great news!! :D
He just got his "Pilot Physical" the other day so now he's officially clear to take flying lessons and learn to be a pilot. He's thrilled!!
Well here are some pictures of Jonathan with the plane he waxed and flew to Memphis.... so far he's been to Knoxville, Memphis, St. Louis, and Athens. WOW!
Waxing a plane at one of the conventions:
The plane Jonathan got to fly... can you tell he was excited?! :P
Getting ready for take-off!
Can you imagine jumping on a plane and flying to a city for the day?!
It reminds me of the movie "Pretty Woman" where they fly to San Francisco just to see a play..... now, that's a life! :P
Well, we are all very proud of him... this has been his dream and now it's coming true! Now we just wait two more years till he graduate and see where he ends up! :D
Guess this goes to show, that you shouldn't let anything get in the way of what you want to do with your life! :D
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