A promotion from captain to chief of a particular section of the fire department involves a competitive series of tests and interviews. The written test is similar in form to every previous promotional test, but this one involves three days of interviews with a panel of officers from other cities.
Will has passed all previous tests with flying colors, but he always stresses over test-taking, and this time was no exception. He scored in the top four. Then there were the three weeks of waiting for the interviews. Fourteen testers qualified for the chief interviews and that made it even more competitive.
After the total scores were tallied, only the top two or three would be guaranteed chief promotions. You could be a lower number and have to do it all over again next year because there are fewer slots to fill than candidates.
We were expecting news on Monday morning, but last night, we got the call. First, of course, he teased us that he "didn't make it to the top four," then he shed that somber voice and said, "I got number one!"
From this house in Virginia to Texas to Georgia, there was much cheering and congratulating! We're so happy to know that it's all done and he's on his way to chief, probably in May, the month of his 39th birthday!
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