It's been a good little while since I've blogged and I have plenty to update but for now I just want to blow off some steam. Bare with me or simply ignore me. (Sometimes I feel like it's all I can do to forget what is happening around me.)
Rhetorical question: Did you know that the the last three units Derrick has gone to he has deployed with them within the first three months of being assigned to them? Of course this unit will be no different.
He found out today that his unit was contemplating changing his orders and sending him to another unit. That maybe they wouldn't need another person of his rank but something made them keep him. Then today when they met him and heard about his previous deployment history they commented how glad they were to not let him slip through their fingers. "What an asset he will be..."
Completely rhetorical again: Why do I have to have such a motivated husband? Why does every unit feel the need to put him to use in combat zones?
I know he is one hell of a Marine and obviously he is doing something right, but I would love, LOVE to have him home for two consecutive Christmas' at least once during his twenty years of service. Is that too much to ask? (YES. I know the answer is yes and honestly I am okay with this. I know it's his job. I knew it when I married him and I love him as much if not more for knowing how committed he is to his job and this country, but I can still bitch a little, right?)
At least this time I will be closer to my family support system. And I'm grateful that much of my military support system has or will be making the migration back to the States too.
It's going to be an adventure. Then again, when is life in the military not?
