10/06/2025
After years of jumping through hoops, we finally made it. My little brother just graduated Basic Training. ✈️
I’ve watched so many recruits earn the title “Airman,” but this one… this one was different. As his recruiter, I got to walk beside him every step of the way — through the setbacks, the long nights, and the moments we weren’t sure it would happen. Like myself, he was originally disqualified from joining. It took changes in tattoo policy, exceptions for medical waivers and ultimately waiting his turn in line for a job.
This wasn’t just another graduation. This was family and now its legacy.
In 2014, I started this adventure, and he visited me in his AFJROTC uniform. I never would have expected that they would follow in my footsteps.
2017, my sister graduated.
Finally 2025, Isaiah did.
Welcome to the big blue! 🇺🇸