Comments on: The one thing that can’t be bought… http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/06/09/the-one-thing-that-cant-be-bought/ Updated information on Veteran Benefits, featured Military Bloggers, the You Served Podcast and various other news and information relevant to Veterans. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jodi http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/06/09/the-one-thing-that-cant-be-bought/comment-page-1/#comment-274793 Jodi Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:28:10 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=2107#comment-274793 My boy just finished his AIT training and is being deployed for Iraq. He has been gone since January with no time off. We all miss him soo much and just want to spend some time with him before he is sent off to a foriegn country. He may not get to see any of us before his deployment. Is this what we have to look forward to? I just pray for all our boys and girls to be safe over there and to return to us soon. My boy just finished his AIT training and is being deployed for Iraq. He has been gone since January with no time off. We all miss him soo much and just want to spend some time with him before he is sent off to a foriegn country. He may not get to see any of us before his deployment. Is this what we have to look forward to? I just pray for all our boys and girls to be safe over there and to return to us soon.

]]> By: Claire http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/06/09/the-one-thing-that-cant-be-bought/comment-page-1/#comment-259552 Claire Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:08:38 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=2107#comment-259552 Thanks CJ! We are still waiting. He's on yet another long training trip. The third time in his "garrison" time in the past year. I just wish they would give us a little reassurance that they would not send him to Iraq with no sufficient time off to visit family. It's going to be a loooonnngg summer! Thanks CJ! We are still waiting. He’s on yet another long training trip. The third time in his “garrison” time in the past year. I just wish they would give us a little reassurance that they would not send him to Iraq with no sufficient time off to visit family. It’s going to be a loooonnngg summer!

]]> By: CJ http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/06/09/the-one-thing-that-cant-be-bought/comment-page-1/#comment-256068 CJ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:29:37 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=2107#comment-256068 This has always annoyed me. We have learned nothing since 2002. When we were preparing for our deployment to Kuwait in the summer of 2002, we were promised time with our families prior to shipping out if we worked hard to get ready. As the day drew closer, the requirements levied upon us mounted. We saw less and less of our families and worked longer hours. Now, here we are in 2009 and we're still doing this to our troops. Haven't we been at war long enough to find ways to handle these issues and allow our troops a little down time prior to their deployments? I feel your pain and will keep you in my prayers. This has always annoyed me. We have learned nothing since 2002. When we were preparing for our deployment to Kuwait in the summer of 2002, we were promised time with our families prior to shipping out if we worked hard to get ready. As the day drew closer, the requirements levied upon us mounted. We saw less and less of our families and worked longer hours.

Now, here we are in 2009 and we’re still doing this to our troops. Haven’t we been at war long enough to find ways to handle these issues and allow our troops a little down time prior to their deployments? I feel your pain and will keep you in my prayers.

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