Jon's New Job!!

Jon has been waiting patiently for his job that he was doing in the Army~~Combat Developer~~to open up for civilian..meaning that it turns into a government job. I do mean patiently waiting....he took his terminal leave in April, so he has been home for 3 months waiting! Luckily, he is still in the Army until August 1st, or we would have been in trouble! Now, in a government job, there are different levels like there are different ranks in the Army. Government jobs are ranked GS1 all the way to GS15. Most people start at about GS5-GS7, if they have some sort of experience. If you are lucky, you can get a GS10 position. The job Jon left in the Army was going to be a GS12 position! We were very excited to hear this. In the mean time, Jon applied for a GS13 position while he was waiting to be hired. Last Monday, his old boss told him that indeed his old job was ready and he could start anytime! But then....the very next day...Jon was told that he got the GS13 job!!! We were absolutely floored! He beat out several qualified people in the interview process...including a Lieutenant Colonel! Jon called his old boss who was so happy for him. He told Jon, "You tell Tanya that it is unheard of for someone just coming out of the Army to step into a GS13 job! It takes years and years to get to that level!" We were in such shock, we didn't believe it for a few days. Jon will be a System Analyst for the Engineer Branch in the Army. He starts next Monday!! We are so proud of you!!
PS~~Jon stated to me to please not brag about his new pay grade on my blog. He actually is quite humble~~I say, "Are you kidding me?? :) :) :)" BRAG!