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Army Steve's Wife, Michelle
July 2004 - Posts
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The Army Times is reporting more details of the most recent IRR callup . Among the soldiers being recalled are 117 from Illinois. The article gives a few more details of the procedure for notification, which is a Western Union Telegram, followed by official Read More...
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In another sign that our military may be stretched to the limits (as if the IRR recalls weren't a BIG sign), the Pentagon is now considering extending activations for National Guard and Reserve troops beyond the current 24 month limit set by federal law Read More...
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For spouses of newly reactivated IRR soldiers, the ID is one of the most important things that you can have. Unfortunately, I also found it to be one of the most difficult to get. You will need your ID for Tricare (military health care), commissary and Read More...
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The July 12 edition of Army Times had a nice interview with Steve . Besides covering our own story, which has been very similar to the experience of other IRR families, it had a bit more information on the current IRR call up and IRRs in general. Of particular Read More...
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If you were one of the lucky 5674 to win the recent IRR lottery, you will be happy to know that some of the “essential” skills we needed to fight our battles in Iaq were not medical or engineering. The list, in fact, included two trumpeters, Read More...
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CNN had an interview tonight on the Paula Zahn show with Capt. Bunch, an IRR soldier in a very similar position to ours. The interview was very insightful and made some good points. One important point in particular is the lack of training for IRR soldiers, Read More...
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If your spouse is deployed, you may or may not know their exact location. But you figure the Army does, right? Today Steve got a letter from HRC St. Louis (yup, the same folks that cut his orders calling him to active duty) to update his address and other Read More...
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No, not your spouse's. (Although that would be good information to know!) Just a quick reminder to get the name/rank/identification of whomever you talk to. You want to know who you are talking to and what information they are giving you. (That way, when Read More...
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These are two important documents that were at the top of my list to prepare before deployment. Neither is particularly pleasant to talk about, but nothing about any of this is a lot of fun. Bear in mind that I am certainly not a lawyer, so please don't Read More...
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I know that in the next day or so there will be a lot more families recieving notice that their IRR soldier has been recalled to active duty (5674 families if you believe one report). Perhaps some of you in that group have found your way here, trying Read More...
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