Made a lot of progress this week on getting out of Fort Drum and getting ready to head to Quantico. It's a relief because I couldn't make any progress until they finally cut me orders, and I know there is a lot planned between now and June, and I didn't want to get caught up in a timeline that wasn't going to work. Well, Tuesday I officially got orders...
Since then, I've been able to sign the notification to vacate my lease, get my leave form approved, make an appointment to turn in some of the useless gear that I have, make an appointment to get my household goods picked up, filled out the paperwork to get credit for moving some of my gear in my own car, cleaned half of the gear for turn in, verified that I actually had everything that I was signed for, made an appointment for the required professional carpet cleaning for my apartment, made a reservation for the two nights before I leave at the hotel on post, and received approval to sign for my installation clearing papers in a few weeks. Wow! I guess it is possible to get this stuff knocked out quickly, but I am glad that things are finally rolling.
So, June 17th will be my final day at Ft. Drum. It's weird, I've packed up and left Ft. Drum twice before with the two deployments, but I always knew I had to come back and face another winter. So glad that isn't the case this time. July 13th I should be out in the Quantico area and begin the process of finding someplace to live and establishing myself in yet another apartment. It's funny, but the thrill of having your own place kind of starts to wear off when you go through the apartment hunt process 4 times in as many years.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
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