You Cannot Be Serious

I've sat here for 10 minutes trying to decide how to word this blog without coming off pissy or whiney or just plain What The Fuck. Quite frankly there's no way around it. There was an incident last night that....amused me.

The deployment briefing started out how they always do, it pretty much went exactly the way I expected it would. Got some questions answered, however vaguely, but at least it was put out there. That's one of the things I like about this unit, they give info when they know it's correct, no run around. The details about how D-day will go down were laid out. An address was given out, mid tour leave discussed, etc, etc. An hour later the brief is coming to a close & it's question time.

A spouse behind & adjacent to us raises her hand, the microphone is handed to her. She wants to know if the guys who will deploy late b/c they are receiving their DWELL TIME, will be allowed mid tour leave...    If you have been reading my blog for the last month or so then you know that DWELL TIME is a bleeding, weeping, open wound for me. If you don't know this then you should go back in my archives & read it.

Now in this lady's particular case the SCO is working their issues personally. Her husband redeployed in 2007. 2007!! For 2 years he's dodged deployment & he's managed to deploy late on this one. And she has the BALLS to ask about whether he will receive mid tour leave. Why wasn't this answered with a loud resounding NO?!! What makes this couple so special that they get to enjoy their DWELL TIME together while others, like myself & Dave, get fucked over??? & then the dude will deploy 3-4 months later than everyone else & still expect to get R&R??! You've got to be fucking kidding me!!

I sat, I listened to both her question & the SCO's response. In my head I was seething. The thought to stand up & lay it out for her was running through my mind like a freight train. Dave was feeling the same emotion I was, he fully expected me to let her have it. I sat quietly until it was over. I've thought about this since I got home, first thing this morning. I can honestly say that if I could go back to that moment during the briefing I would have set her ass on fire. Such a ridiculous & thoughtless question to lay out in front of some who won't get to enjoy their dwell time. Selfish Bitch.

Now that I've got that out let me look at the bright side. My husband is a fantastic Soldier, it's what is in his blood, this is who he is. He thrives in this environment. He voluntarily waived his dwell time because he knew that his guys needed him. He didn't want to go to another unit. He likes his command & his fellow Soldiers. He's willing to do what is needed. He's a great man.

He. Did. The. Right. Thing. & that's a helluva lot more than I can say for a lot of these people. & it's most certainly one of the many, many reasons why I love him ♥