Dislocation

 It's Sunday, September 3, 2023 and we heard from Christian tonight around 6:00.  He finally made it to basic training on Friday.  The fist thing he did was fall and dislocate his shoulder.  He said he tripped over the curb while running back from touching a STOP sign.  He told the DS that he had dislocated his shoulder, he didn't believe him.  The senior DS (a female) told him to come here and let's look at that.  He had truly dislocated it when he hit the ground.  They sent him to medical where they said he looked ok and put his arm in a sling.  He said his shoulder feels tight and that moving it makes it feel better.  He also said they are waiting to go back to medical on Tuesday (closed tomorrow for Labor Day) to determine if he's going to be medically discharged.  I hope not.  He still sounds happy and excited to be there, pain and all.  I asked him how he felt about being "let go", he told me that if that happens, then it just wasn't meant to be.  He's so matter-of-fact about it.  Something he's wanted since he was 12, he could just walk away from it.  His faith is so strong.  He's handled all this with grace and cheer in his heart.  March on, my little soldier boy.