Any progress is better than no progress. Your doing what you can, when you can and it looks like your doing it the right way. You mentioned Travis ....I got out of the Air force back in 1990 and back in the reserves in 1991 to 1995 for (Desert Storm) then back out till 2006 till present and this time I'm staying, till they kick me out....although it is my full time job now as a Civilian Technician and weekend Reservist.