Round 15...army is winning!

Ok....Dee came home for a 4 day weekend last Wednesday night. It was nice to have him home. We had a wonderful time together as a family. We went to see the girls play AWANA games, then went to a friend's wedding before he deploys, then went to another friend's deployment party. The reality that Dee is actually leaving hit me after going to these events. It was a tough night, but I finally realized I had to enjoy the time we had together and not stress over what is happening in a month.
So Dee repacked and headed back to Ft. Stewart really early Monday morning. He will leave there at 2 pm on Friday, hopefully home by 7 pm.
I found out that the IG did their part in making sure he got paid, but left it up to someone else how to fix it. So instead of being put back on Fulltime orders, he is on Unit Orders...submitted whenever someone feels like it I guess. So here I was thinking we'd get paid on the 15th as usual....and now, we have no idea, AGAIN, when the pay will come. Without a paycheck for a month....many bills were due...so almost all the money was spent on bills, anticipating another check on the 15th. So here we sit, waiting again. No sign of the check in the works on My Pay. (Once it shows up there, it takes 7-10 days to hit the bank) So Dee is going to ask some more tough questions tomorrow and see what we can find out. Some are getting paid Friday. That makes no sense how some are, and some arent'. But it's the ARMY...they don't make sense.

Another friend, her unit's FRG (Family Readiness Group) is on top of things, making phone calls to wives, planning events. Our FRG hasn't even called once. Not while they were in Arizona, not while he was in Louisiana, not since being in Ft. Stewart. I am supposed to help with the FRG but the other lady is part of the National Guard and obviously doesn't want my help.

I find out through another unit that there is a briefing coming up for families, for the entire state (National Guard families). Has Dee's unit mentioned it? no....he didn't even know about it. UGH!

I think I could handle the deployment better if I felt his unit was on top of things. They want wives to feel comfortable with their husband in the unit's hands...but if they can't take care of them stateside, how in the world can they do it over there? The communication is horrible! I know they won't take care of the wives. I'll have to rely on wives in other units to get info. And getting info on his unit and their condition? I doubt that will happen.

I'm trying to be positive, but the unit doesn't make it easy. I know God is in control and I'll find out what I need to know, one way or the other. I just wish the unit made it easier. It's stressful for sure.

Just keep praying that it all works out before they leave. End of April is the latest I've heard.