SOS

Burke earned a great opportunity to attend Squadron Officer School (SOS) in Montgomery Alabama. It is a training school that all Captains in the Air Force must attend if they want to be promoted. Only a select number of Civilians are invited to attend and Burke was one of two civil ans at his session. I decided to go to UT while he was in Alabama and we had lots of fun. But before we get to all that I wanted you to see what Burke was up to for five long weeks.

This is Burke's flight or "team"

Each flight competed for rank by earning points. Points were earned in and out of the classroom. Lectures, tests, presentations, problem solving tasks and other homework took up about 75% of their time. The other 25% came from the Physical Activities and Field Tasks they competed in as flights. The following pics are of the "fun stuff" Burke participated in. Burke's flight ranked 7th out of 35. Not to Shabby:)

This game was created specifically for SOS. It was very rule intensive so the goal was to make sure your team studied together and practiced together effectively. It was not as much about athleticism as it was about team work. They won two out of three games they played.

Who is that tan, buff ,handsome man?

It is MY husband!!!

Here Burke is leading the flight in a problem solving game.

I think they mean business!!!

The Field Tasks included an obstacle coarse that required a tremendous amount of teamwork and problem solving skills to complete.

How do we get our entire flight plus first aide kit across this "river" using a step ladder and a rope that are too short?

Good thing Burke is here to help us figure it out!

Conquering the "River"

Cheering on the rest of the flight.