Acceptance!

We had our interview with Silver State Helicopters yesterday and it went great! We unexpectedly got a ride too. It was far better than the light tour we had for our anniversary. This time we could see much more just because it was in the day time, we flew around in the mountains, the pilot showed us a great spot where we found a ton of elk resting on the mountain side. He flew us pretty close to them so they got and ran around a little bit. It was pretty cool. It was a good 30 min. ride. Jon had to take an aptitude test that he didn't know about. Once they gave that to him, he felt pretty nervous. But everything really went well. They accepted him into their school. He has an orientation to attend on Monday, and is hoping to begin classes the NEXT DAY! The only other thing we are waiting to hear about is whether or not we are accepted for financial aid. We should know within the next few days.
We've been impressed with this school. They happen to be the largest helicopter school in the world, they safety rates are six times better than the national average, they offer financial aid, unlike most and they offer things that others don't. Yet, they aren't the most expensive either! We look forward to starting with them.
We expect Jon to finish his schooling somewhere around a years time. We'll have a better idea after he begins. He'll still be working full-time with Wamu. After he receives all of his pilot certificates, we'll wait for a job opening with Silver State as an instructor. At that time, he'll leave Wamu and helicopters will be his full-time occupation.
We are very excited and know we are so blessed. This next year or so will be a very busy time for him. We're going to have a lot less time to "play." But that's ok. Sometimes you just got to deal with that when you're building your career and starting out.

Good job Jon and Congratulations! I'm proud of you and very excited for you too! You're going to become a GREAT helicopter pilot!