{"id":6188,"date":"2022-12-03T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:33:47","slug":"branch-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=6188","title":{"rendered":"BRANCH NIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our whole family gathered this evening in West Lafayette, Indiana. Melissa, Sarah, and I came from Columbus. Hannah drove over from Olivet. Samuel from Ball State. And Caleb came up from Wabash.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The occasion was Caleb&#8217;s ROTC &#8220;Branch Night&#8221; &#8211; the night when all the cadets are informed which branch of the Army they will be serving upon graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battalion put together a nice catered meal followed by the evening&#8217;s program: Each cadet was called up on stage to receive a lapel pin which would reveal his or her area of service for at least the next 4 or 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caleb received &#8220;Armor&#8221; for the next four years, meaning he will be driving tanks. Then, God willing, he will move into Military Intelligence for a year.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To say the least, the whole family is incredibly proud of Caleb. He has put a lot of hours and a lot of effort into ROTC these past two and a half years. We are happy to get a glimpse of what the future may hold for him after his time at Wabash ends. More specific details will be coming in a few months.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well done, Son.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pinning-1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pinning-1.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cadets-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caleb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/couple-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/family-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"900\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kids-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"1280\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our whole family gathered this evening in West Lafayette, Indiana. 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