D graduated from the Academy this afternoon.  He called to tell me that it was over and said "I'm D.G."

Me: "Done Graduated, you mean?"

Him: "No.  I got Distinguished Graduate."

This is a big deal.  This is the kind of thing that scores points on an EPR (just attending the school and graduating isn't enough for a bullet on an EPR, but making DG is), the kind of thing that follows you the rest of your career.  It's pretty impressive.  I know I'm impressed.

I'm have a bottle of champagne in the fridge that's been looking for an excuse to be opened and imbibed.  I think that D's DG award is exactly the kind of thing it was intended for.