Here we go again... deployed for the third time.
 . George has been sticking even closer to me after daddy leaving, followed by the removal of his ummm, noogies. That went well, he came through great, seems not to be having any issues. All the people at the vets office were in love with him, as they haven't had a sheepie in there in years. I had to take him to a different vet than usual, because our post facility doesn't do spays or neuters very often, just too many strays to fix first. He's a big boy, 75lbs on the 3rd. Anyways, done rambling now, sorry guys, the boredom as started..... Oh yes, welcome home to Mr J, and congrats to Mrs J for having a reunited family. That feeling of completeness when they get home is one of the greatest joys in life. Enjoy! I can't wait to be in the same shoes |
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| I know where you are coming from. We are here to listen and talk when you want to. God Bless Your Family. |
| Wow, such a tough time of year for a deployment! My prayers go out to your hubby and his unit. And hugs to you! |
| Well, let me tell ya.... TURN TO OES.ORG for comfort and support!!! They really are the best!!! Also, I don't know how involved you are with your FRG, but they can either be a group you avoid and/or never get to know or your closest family members as they understand more than ANYONE ELSE. I find people who stay away from their husband's FRG have the hardest time with deployments. ...Another reason why they discourage moving in with family and away from the base.
If you ever need to vent to someone else, I'd love to get PM's!  I'm very sorry he's away.
Quote: his is scheduled to be a fifteen month deployment, with the always looming possibility of going as high as 20 months
hmm, never heard of that. just that the reg is becoming 15 months. It'll never end and the fear of north korea or iran in our future is why mr. j is getting out.  |
 Lots of hugs and prayers for you and your family. I hope this next 15 months flies by. |
| My prayers and best wishes are with you. |
| I hope the time goes quickly and he returns safe and sound
Jo, what is FRG? |
| Sorry to hear of the deployment. Will keep your husband and the family in my prayers. |
| Family Readiness Group. It's basically a group of people (wives) that take care of each other throughout a soldier's tour in the military. They have pretty much resources for EVERYTHING (depression, childcare, abuse, financial problems, jobs, you name it...).
Mr. J just got home and he said soldiers deploy for 12 months and if you get extended... it's 15 months. There's never been a unit that's gone past that, which is good news but extending anything past 12 months sucks!!! Wish your husband was Air Force since they generally don't go longer than 4-6 months!! |
Our guys got orders for a fifteen month deployment, with a sidebar saying extendable up to 20.....fun for us. Our FRG group is ummmm, interesting, not very active, and our company is so small, 75 soldiers, and I think only about maybe 15 wives are here still, if that many, most of them moved home, as these guys haven't deployed before, so the wives are very unsure of this situation. Thats part of the reason hubby had to go even though he needs shoulder surgery very badly. He tore his labram in three places, separated it from the bone in one place and tore a ligament as well. They said, ok, you can stay and have surgery, then his unit talked them into sending him anyways, because they severely need his experience. Out of 75 soldiers, only three or four have been deployed to Iraq, and he is the only platoon sgt that has been over. But I have two friends here that we were in Alaska with, we all left within a month of each other, and their husbands didn't deploy, so I have shoulders to cry on and shoulders to move furniture with  . But really, I don't cry on shoulders too often, it doesn't help things, I just talk on the phone with them to make my day go quicker, lol. My in-laws wanted me to move home, they still don't understand why I won't do it. Guess I'm just too independent for them sometimes I am hoping the deployment will get shortened down to twelve months, but I doubt it will happen. Especially with hubby's new MOS, there are very few interrogators out there, so they get called on a lot. He went from the most deployed MOS (infantry) to the second most, go figure! At least he gets to call home a couple of times a week and in a couple of weeks he should be living in a barracks and have internet access. Hooray for technology!!! Thanks for the support guys, it means a lot!!!! |
| Awww so hard, hugs to you all and I hope the time flies by quickly and he is home safe-n-sound.
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 I'm sorry to hear that but we are here for you to make time go by faster! |
| I'm sorry your hubby was deployed again.
We are here if you need us!! |
| Oh no, I'm so sorry he was deployed again. Hugs from us! |
OMG, for a THIRD time??? You poor thing, and poor HIM, having to go with such horrible shoulder problems. I don't care how much they "needed" him, they should have allowed him to have the surgery and heal. 
We're all here whenever you want to yell, scream, rant or rave. And we'll all keep your family in our prayers.  |
| YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!!! |
| your family is in my prayers my bf son has been in iraq for over 1 year |
| My prayers are with you and yours |
| I will keep everybody in my thoughts and prayers.
My son is in Afghanistan. His initial 12 tour was extended to 15 months; we are praying that it won't go longer, although he has been given a return date--hope that stands. His initial enlistment period will end this summer, but he enlisted for 4 years ready reserve, so like others, I am extremely worried about N. Korea and Iran. His state side base is 5 states away from us: there is no family support for us. We have never gotten any of the updates we are supposed to be getting. Nearest thing we got was when he emailed to say that if we had gotten a message that he died in a helicopter crash, it was wrong: he was fine. So, maybe being out of the loop isn't so bad. I would have died that day. His first post was in an extremely remote area: conditions were....primitive, at best and food was worse. Now he is in a bigger base, but is frequently not on base, which means he's again in difficult conditions (Afghanistan winters are like the ones here in Minnesota: very cold. At least he's used to that..)and rarely has internet or phone access. He did manage to get an email off to let me know not to expect a call on Christmas and if he did call, it would be just an extra Christmas present. That it would be, indeed, and the best possible gift, except for seeing him walk through my door. I am so glad that Mr. J is home safely. Give him an extra hug or two from me. A safe and speedy return for all of our men and women far from home. Hugs to all of you who have loved ones far away |
| Mrs. J ca tell y ou i've thru it too.............. .
Norm was Active Duty Marine when we met and married (17 years ago now)........... We have been together maybe 7 of those?? I am now a 3 3/4 yr contracting "widow", He is back over in the sandbox. I don't know when he is ever going to come home for good at this point..........I haven't seen him since July but he will be home in Jan for 2 weeks. Hang in there................if you need anything just give us a hollaar!!! Ali & the kids! |
| Thank you to all of those whose husbands and sons are away on behalf of our country! Prayers and support for you and your families! May the time pass with as much joy and happiness and peace as possible in the situation. |
| Prayers and positive thoughts for all involved in the war.
Peace, |
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