Friday, he passed his qualification with a 270/300; the minimum one could get was 210. Ryan has an astigmatism in his right eye, so considering he shot without the aid of glasses, he did an amazing job. They had 5 out of their class of 22 fail. Now these qualifications: shooting, physical training, and anything that isn't 'book learned' have an allowance of 3 retries, per test each academy. I am not sure how many of these tests there are. All 5 passed their second attempts. Ryan is doing great!
Ryan is an amazing husband, and a wonderful father! Fiona gets so excited when he comes home on the weekends. And now we await our new arrival. Ryan made the comment to me last night when he asked me how far along I guessed we were, that he'd been in the academy for almost the same length. The guys out there tease him all week long about him going home to his family on the weekends. Apparently, he tells them all about his beautiful wife just waiting for him at home. :) Also, it's apparently a guy thing to tease each other about your love life. So when he told them Wednesday that we're expecting, they thoroughly teased and congratulated him.
Ryan's half brother, James Beck, helped Ryan get into this position with the BIA. We spent time since last August applying and confirming and working toward getting him into this position. It was on my encouragement that he took the steps toward gaining this new career and potentially providing his family with a future we had only imagined. Christmas 2009, we still hadn't heard anything. Then in January 2010, we received an extensive packet of some 200 pages of a background check, medical record request, and family background check application. With my help, we filled this packet out and sent it on it's way in February. This packet consisted of extensive background checks into me, our daughter, our parents, and our siblings as well as Ryan and his credit. My credit was checked as well, along with Ryan getting a full physical examination including his eyes and blood work. So in February we sent this completed 200 page packet that had grown to 300 pages, and we waited. March, April and May went by with no word. Then, in late May, we received notice of the private investigator that was going to be coming and completing interviews of friends, family, and neighbors from the last 9 years of our lives. I, too, was interviewed by this investigator.
June came and we received notice that the investigator had completed his interviews and would be turning in his report. Within a week, we received the letter informing us that Ryan had indeed been selected for the position and would need to report to work in Mescalero, New Mexico by June 21st. We soon heard from his Police Chief and the paperwork started filing in for applying for the academy. FLETC- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center- would be where he would attend, as a senator had decided to do away with the IPA- Indian Police Academy- because of too many failing officers. So Ryan would begin his training at FLETC July 12th, the day before his birthday, through November 8th. Graduation is November 1st, and then those in Indian Law Enforcement positions will spend another 7 days learning laws and things that pertain only to them.
Nicknames are a big thing in this academy. Every person obtains at least ONE nickname. Ryan's current ones are: Little Beck, Mescalero, Cherokee, and Chum Lee. I can only imagine what they're calling him now, and he's not telling me, now that we're expecting a baby.
Prayers are welcome for our little family as we find a home, and Ryan continues his studying in this academy. He has his second exam this coming Wednesday.
Fiona and I are so proud of him!
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