Do you get really excited when your spouse gets a promotion?

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My husband just got a promotion, and I think I might be more excited about it then he is. He keeps acting like it's not a big deal, because several people got it, but I think it is. He thinks I'm more excited about it then he is. The main reason that I'm so excited about it is probably because it was the first time he took the test. As far as he knows, he's the only one from our his flight that got it this time, that hadn't tested before. There might be one other guy. I can't help but feel really proud of him. He did really well on his test. The way that these tests works, is you get so many points for each year you have been either in the service, or in your current pay grade (I'm not sure which). They count toward your total, so a person that has been in longer, and has taken the test before, doesn't have to do so well to get the next rank. There is one guy in his flight that has been a SrA since before my husband got here (Aug 2004), that still hasn't made Staff Sergeant (the rank my husband just got). My husband hasn't even been in the service for 4 years yet, and he made it! It's not something that is unheard of, but it's not something that happens all the time either. Do you ever feel like you are more proud of your spouse's accomplishments than they are? Do you feel as proud of them, as you would if YOU were the one receiving the promotion?