Last Thursday, I was helping Dan studying for the NCO Board on Friday. He was really nervous because he was sick all that week and had not been studying. We study ALL DAY AND NIGHT and Gracie was great for us so I could help him. We only took ten min. breaks and kept on studying. I knew after dinner he was ready when he was answering all the questions right and getting the NCO Creed down pat, but you can still see he was nervous. That Friday morning I was nervous for him and wrote him a note and put it in his Class A's uniform pocket. When he put on his Class A's, he looked VERY NICE!! I found out that his Class A's was going to be inspected and I was scared that if that note was found during the board that he would loss points so I told him to check his pocket. It really put a smile on his face and he told me he knew I would do that for him and was looking forward to it. I guess he has me pretty much figured out. Well, he left and told me he would call to let me know how he did. Well, when the phone rang, he told me he did very well and they was a few soldiers who did this. Dan and another guy was close in points but the other guy end up winning. I told Dan I was proud he got second place but he informed me that there is just a winner, no second place. Dan told me he signed up for the NCO Board again in Dec. I was even more proud of him that he didn't give up and going for it again. Baby, I am VERY PROUD of you!!!!!