Good for him!
Don't worry too very much about the defense. Once his draft is accepted, his advisor has a vested interest in him passing the oral defense. It's pretty rare for someone to fail that. I mean, it's not something he can blow off, but you're really, really almost done.
It's the third draft that worries me...he might have to tweek it and tweek it and tweek it!
I'm hoping not, but too much tweeking is gonna get on my nerves! LOL
We'll see. I don't know too much about it all and he seems pretty confident...
At this point, him getting another job is secondary...I just want him to come home. He mentioned going for his doctorate last night and I said "Fine...but not till after the boys have left home."