Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Gotta Love the Army
So, just as we have gottten settled into our awesome apartment in Souel it looks like we will be moving yet again. We can not wait to buy a house and never move again just like the Paynes of 5401. Although, the move is a really good thing because Jon and Dominic will live 5 minutes from my job at Camp Casey instead of about 2 hours away! But, it feels like we will never stop moving. I found a new apartment that is nice but not quite as plush as where we are now. But, still nicer than any of our DC apartments and very Jetsons like. The downfall is that it is not a garden style apartment which we like but a high-rise but we would be on the 3rd floor.
It is just a shame that the Army could not have let us know that the policy was about to change so that we could have lived in a temporary place until all got straightened out. Or, just let us move up there from the get go! Apparently, they had to have congress or someone in a high place approve families living at Camp Casey because it has been in theory family restricted despite the fact that about a 1000+ military families live there without a command sponsorship.
In the new place--if everything works out--there is still of a lot of BS that has to be handled I could even go home for lunch! the Korea rental system requires a security deposit plus about 2.5 months rent in advance. When we moved into our spot in Seoul the Army gave families an advance to offset the cost. Not sure whether they will do that again because some STUPID regulation that only allows one move per year.
I am so fed up with how regulations work AGAINST military families instead of for them. We are already over here (which is way better than Iraq or Afghansistan so I should not complain) why not make it a little bit easier. It is frustrating because it seems like the military is full of HATERS. They want you to be screwed if they were OR they tell you that you will never be able to do something when in actuality if you just ask and be persistant you can normally make things happen.
I have had to fight so hard to get proper treatment for my family in Korea--it really doesn't make you feel good. I already have a reputation in the unit I will go to (even though these bamas have NEVER met me) but I could care less as fighting to keep my family life as normal as possible is way more important than what some institutionalized officers think of me. Sorry for fighting to keep my family together! And by the way, did you care that I arrived in Korea because no one called me, no one assisted us in the daunting housing situation--so much for reception into a unit or better yet a new country.
I am excited to see what my job will be like and to prove that I will work and fight just as hard for those I am in charge of. So much in the military happens because the people that have the ability to make a decision are never involved or don't get involved.
Sorry to rant. The military world is a very unique place. I just hope that I like my job and the people I work with and for. Thank god that we are really enjoying Korea. The Korean people have such amazing culture, are extremely helpful and nice to us, and the food is just amazing.
I am stuck at Camp Stanley again for lots of power point. I will go down to Souel tomorrow to see Jon and Dominic until I take the last bus back up here at about 9pm or so. I meet my "big" boss a Lietenant Colonel on Friday at Camp Casey...
It is just a shame that the Army could not have let us know that the policy was about to change so that we could have lived in a temporary place until all got straightened out. Or, just let us move up there from the get go! Apparently, they had to have congress or someone in a high place approve families living at Camp Casey because it has been in theory family restricted despite the fact that about a 1000+ military families live there without a command sponsorship.
In the new place--if everything works out--there is still of a lot of BS that has to be handled I could even go home for lunch! the Korea rental system requires a security deposit plus about 2.5 months rent in advance. When we moved into our spot in Seoul the Army gave families an advance to offset the cost. Not sure whether they will do that again because some STUPID regulation that only allows one move per year.
I am so fed up with how regulations work AGAINST military families instead of for them. We are already over here (which is way better than Iraq or Afghansistan so I should not complain) why not make it a little bit easier. It is frustrating because it seems like the military is full of HATERS. They want you to be screwed if they were OR they tell you that you will never be able to do something when in actuality if you just ask and be persistant you can normally make things happen.
I have had to fight so hard to get proper treatment for my family in Korea--it really doesn't make you feel good. I already have a reputation in the unit I will go to (even though these bamas have NEVER met me) but I could care less as fighting to keep my family life as normal as possible is way more important than what some institutionalized officers think of me. Sorry for fighting to keep my family together! And by the way, did you care that I arrived in Korea because no one called me, no one assisted us in the daunting housing situation--so much for reception into a unit or better yet a new country.
I am excited to see what my job will be like and to prove that I will work and fight just as hard for those I am in charge of. So much in the military happens because the people that have the ability to make a decision are never involved or don't get involved.
Sorry to rant. The military world is a very unique place. I just hope that I like my job and the people I work with and for. Thank god that we are really enjoying Korea. The Korean people have such amazing culture, are extremely helpful and nice to us, and the food is just amazing.
I am stuck at Camp Stanley again for lots of power point. I will go down to Souel tomorrow to see Jon and Dominic until I take the last bus back up here at about 9pm or so. I meet my "big" boss a Lietenant Colonel on Friday at Camp Casey...
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