Activated

[fulltime]

I just got the call from the national guard that I am being activated. It will be at an airport about 100 miles from where I live. My wife has been in tears all day.

I was laid off my job two weeks ago and it has been a stretch financially. We always pull together when momey is tight.

So the call to be activated is good in the sense of steady employment

I will not be logging in until I return from this trip.Pray for my family dealing with this seperation

 

[Redguard]

Be safe, and stay strong.

Prayers for you and your family.

 

[Godisgr8r]

My husband is retired from the National Guard, I hope he doesn't get activated, I'd be crying too. I'll say a prayer for you both.

 

[ib4au]

Best of luck to you brother and thank you for your service. Call me an optimist, but at least you're not going over to the sandbox.May the Lord bless you and your family during your time apart, and again- THANK YOU!

 

[KillerV]

Praying for you and your family:

 

[Southern Cross]

You are very fortunate that home is just 100 miles away. At least you'll be able to visit often and spend a day or two at home when on leave.

Do well!

 

[Chrystal-J]

*Praying for you!*

 

[Templedweller]

Praying for You and Your Family!!!

 

[MsAnne]

I will be praying for you and your family.

 

[Autumnleaf]

You are very fortunate that home is just 100 miles away. At least you'll be able to visit often and spend a day or two at home when on leave.

Do well!

This is exactly what I was thinking. Eveyone I know who was activated recently was sent to Iraq. It will be hard but try to look at the bright side of it and do your duty for God and country.

 

[LynnMcG]

Thank you for your service. God bless you and your family.

Praying...

 

[MaraPetra]

fulltime, you have our prayers. Thank you for serving and protecting us all.

 

[MsAnne]

fulltime-
How long will you be away? I'm sorry, I'm very ignorant in these things. I don't know how it all works.

 

[Entertaining_Angels]

What a blessing that you are only 100 miles away. What I would give even for this 18-month deployment to have my husband stateside. I know my husband was called up to work several states away for six months. Seriously, that was not bad at all. We got to visit so much and just knowing he was safer than if he had been in Iraq or Afghanistan really allowed me to sleep at night. I drove the 12 hours it took to see him quite a bit and really didn't mind even with two kids. We enjoyed the trips and made adventures out of them. One hundred miles to me sounds like you are practically home since it's only about two hours away.

I'll be praying for you guys because it's never easy being apart but if you're National Guard, this would be the type of activation many families would choose.

 

[AirForceTeacher]

How long are you activated? Can she go with? As previous posters noted, 100 miles isn't taht far - you can definitely go home for weekends, right?

 

[Autumnleaf]

How long are you activated? Can she go with? As previous posters noted, 100 miles isn't taht far - you can definitely go home for weekends, right?

Good idea, you could live in a trailer park for a year and be together.

 

[WrightWife]

please tell you wife to check out cinchouse.com *click the 2nd left hand link to access forums. Its a webportal for military families and it has been a tremendous support for me and other military wives.