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I always thought it was tacked on to graduation of that course but I could be wrong. We never paid attention and 27 years later here we are! I will advise any/all military wives do not plan anything past the immediate future or you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I learned this the hard way. In the Army, life is fluid and the truth changes daily. Don't buy airline tix in advance b/c you may be changing flights; don't buy a house when you get your orders b/c the orders may change (mine changed 10 days before the moving van).
My wedding invitations were out when the Colonel changed the training schedule to include our wedding, and no, he couldn't change it. Since all the groomsmen were also Captains, I was freaking out. Finally, because training was only an hour away, the Col. asked who was invited to our wedding and those who raised their hands (including H) got to come home, shower for the first time in 7 days, and go to our wedding in dress blues and return to training the next day. It was pretty funny b/c the bachelors who normally would blow off a wedding, all came (just so they could come home, get cleaned up and eat good food). They bolted soon after the ceremony but at least the Colonel saw them there. Our honeymoon also was postponed for a couple of weeks. Keep in mind, we had checked the training schedule before printing the invitations.
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