Well, the Army has done it!!

[Amy]

They enacted the thing we dreaded the most- a Stop Loss on all Special Forces and helicopter pilots. Lucky me that dh falls within the ONLY two sections of the Army that they are preventing from moving or retiring.

At first we thought dh could "terminate" from Special forces and join the regular Army until he retires, but now it looks as if they are going to try and force them to stay in an extra year even if he does terminate. There is a lot of gray matter and not sure which way the wind is going to blow this. Keep you fingers crossed and I'll keep you posted.

[AnnW]

Well, double ducking grrr!!!!
How come the Rangers out of Fort Benning got to come home today? Couldn't they just stay over there and leave your dh's unit alone????

[TXmom]

Good grief!!! Hang in there!

[KarlaB]

What a bummer!!! :( Hang in there!!!

[JAK]

:bigcry: I'm so sorry to hear that they did that to you guys. I'll pray that even though he can't get out, maybe he can still stay home!

[Brichard]

Sorry Amy... praying for your family.

When is he due to retire?

[Amy]

Originally posted by Brichard
Sorry Amy... praying for your family.

When is he due to retire?

January 26th! :(

[Diane]

What a bummer!! I too will be praying for you and your family...

Diane... :xmas:

[Marla]

Oh sorry to hear that...keep my fingers crossed that everything works out okay

[Cathy]

Amy/CO--I'm at a loss for what words to use (uncommon for me!)......please know that you are in my thoughts through this frustrating decision and the waiting--AGAIN!! Hang in there.

[darlene]

Sorry to hear that Amy. Sure hope things work out in the end for your dh, you and the kids.

:)

[RCT]

Amy {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}} how frustrating...how is he handling it...I can't imagine what your dealing with....I am sorry....hang in there and remember we are hear for you to vent to anytime....

[Ryleigh]

How stressful for you. {{{HUGS}}} prayers:angel: and wishes for the best coming your way!!!

[Lynda/WA]

That really sucks! Hopefully things will clear up. DH was in an AF Stop Loss career field when he was schedualed to get out. Luckily things scaled back (Gulf war) and he was able to still get out as origionally planned. He went through months of not knowing. Had you made concrete plans yet?

[Amy]

Thanks all!

We still don't know. He is going to terminate Special Forces tomorrow and see where the wind carries us. Thats all we can really do without going crazy. LOL

If this is going to happen now and he has to go back to the regular Army, than this is a good time because his electrician work is slowing down until next year. I'll keep everyone udated.

[Mickey]

So, he'll be in the regular Army until he retires in January? Or might they keep him longer?

I don't really understand how things work, but I hope it works out the way you're hoping it does!

[Linda/NE]

((((AMY)))) I'm so sorry to hear about this. I hope everything works out for you. I don't really understand all this military stuff either.

Were you in the military at all ever?

Best of luck, you're in my prayers!!

[JeannieOR]

I've been thinking about you and your family a lot lately. What a position it be in! It really makes me realize the kinds of sacrifices armed services families make for the the rest of us.

[KarlaB]

Originally posted by JeannieOR
I've been thinking about you and your family a lot lately. What a position it be in! It really makes me realize the kinds of sacrifices armed services families make for the the rest of us.

Ditto!! Hope you guys are hanging in there with everything going on!!