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RE: Military wives support - 10/12/2008 8:50:33 AM
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ezri
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I cry when my wonderful DH leaves. I cry for several days before he leaves, actually.
this is where I am- only I find that I am starting a few weeks ahead of schedule. I always was an over achiever.
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hang in there, dear ...
Trying.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/12/2008 8:34:22 PM
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ezri
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((((Sarah))))
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RE: Military wives support - 10/12/2008 9:02:32 PM
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ezri
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((((Sharon))))
I am in a huggy mood tonight eh?
We have never gotten orders that far out. even when we were doing our "overseas" tour in Alaska. I have learned in 20 years active duty spousal service that the army doesn't write anything in stone. Things change and fast and usually at the last minute. Half of my Honeys office is leaving on less than 60 days notice. i have never seen so many folks work the system to get out of going than I have in this unit he has been grafted into. Seriously- office of 6-7 enlisted and 3 officers and 1 of the 3 officers got off by whining about plantar faciatis issues(my husband has dealt with plantar faciatis for over a decade and has run marathons with this foot ailment and is still going) 2 of the enlisted got off on medical issues as well- stuff that they had prior and had not complained about til their number came up... Stupid stuff. only 1 of the enlisted folks that started out going and is not had a REAL health reason- I am positive he'd rather be going to iraq than dealing with Thyroid cancer they caught doing his physical in prep for the deployment.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/12/2008 9:09:31 PM
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Thanks for the hug...!!!!!!
Ray is not in active duty. He is in the National Guard. So, maybe that makes a difference?
One thing that may change is that he has put in a conditional waiver so that he can find out what slots are available back in Active duty. So, if we go that route, then things could change. But, he still may end up going. You just never know.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/13/2008 12:08:50 AM
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It's been 6 months. I still cry. mine's been back for nearly two years and I still cry sometimes (mostly because he changed while deployed and I would much rather he had never gone then deal with the person he is now)
I still cry occasionally as well... I don't think the deployment changed Micah much though, but he was pretty safe inside the wire. I do think he is more...soft? empathetic? He has issues from being hazed at his first PDS, not from anything deployment related.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/13/2008 1:06:16 PM
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It's been 6 months. I still cry. mine's been back for nearly two years and I still cry sometimes (mostly because he changed while deployed and I would much rather he had never gone then deal with the person he is now)
I still cry occasionally as well... I don't think the deployment changed Micah much though, but he was pretty safe inside the wire. I do think he is more...soft? empathetic? He has issues from being hazed at his first PDS, not from anything deployment related.
I have seen photos of where mine will be and he is going to be behind so much concrete! The unit has been told that there will be NO passes for folks wishing to go off post so don't ask. The are planning a couple of "chaperoned" trips like they did when Honey did the pre deploy site survey but the commander has said he is not 100% keen on that either. EVERYTHING they "NEED" is on Post... and I have seen how overbearing this man can be just in their time at training the last 2-3 weeks. He kinda likes having his way.
I KNOW if nothing else they *will* protect their airframes. He has worked with aviation units off and on his entire time in service. Those are some of the hardest bases/posts to get onto even here in the USA.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/13/2008 4:15:45 PM
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While everything that the guys "need" is theoretically available on the base/post .... the reality is that it isn't. My wonderful DH says he never knows what will be at the BX when he is able (infrequently) to get over there. And, at some point, the guys tend to get pretty bored and just tired of all the sameness. What helps is things from home .... ordinary things ... Sunday papers, magazines, DVDs of silly movies and tv shows, that sort of thing. (Sports they get plenty of, reports my DH, the NON-sports fan!)
One of the things that my DH really likes is that I send him around 4 emails per day, EVERY day. I report on the mail, the weather, the kitties, my plans for the day, local events/happenings, etc. And I also send him noteworthy articles from the local paper and other online news sources. It may sound boring, but he appreciates getting these emails so he feels more connected to what's going on at home. And I take and email a lot of photos, too ... how the yard is doing, rearranged furniture, sleeping kitties, etc. He reports that some of the other guys report that they "hardly hear from their wives" .... and some of them seem envious of the fact that Ron always has a newsy email (albeit short, sometimes), waiting for him.
My wonderful DH does get to leave the base, in a plane while on missions, so at least he gets to see a lot of the desert-y, dusty terrain from the sky, with occasional glimpses of animal life (sheep, goats, foxes, birds, that sort of thing.)
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RE: Military wives support - 10/14/2008 10:22:05 AM
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ezri
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Basic Training when Jerry went through it back in 1988 was a no go on care packages. Advanced individual training they could have the things sandy mentioned. SMALL things. they don't have a lot of personal storage and the more personal stuff they have the harder it is on them when they do inspections.
Jerry is actually HOME today. He is taking the trash off right now- He checked the salt in the water softener. We HAD taken care of that part of the thing. The front yard is mowed the back yard needs to be mowed the rose garden is "okay". We need to buy a lawn mower blade so the rose garden can be mowed. Over all I think there is enough done to ensure him that we will "make it" reasonably well the next year- BUT enough left that he feels needed you know.
Well I need to get going.
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RE: Military wives support - 10/19/2008 1:05:10 PM
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ezri
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can't think of anything to say that wont cause me to get misty so.... I am trying to spare you all my high maint. wuss woman moaning.
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my soldier! 
). he said on the voicemail he left me, "I haven't heard from you for the month of October." I guess he must like hearing from me then if he noticed that.