It's been kind of a slow week at Lovellsoldiers. Not much news to report. I do know that Seth and Eli are running around somewhere outside the wire (up North is the word I get) and hopefully will return to Al Asad this weekend. We live for those phone calls when we know they've been on a sightseeing trip. It's always a relief to know that they're safe and sound. In a previous post I noted that plans seem to be underway for leave in December...well hold on now...you know that in the Army nothing is definite until its over and done with. There seems to be some indication that their replacements are ahead of schedule and may be arriving in March. At least that's the word from the battalion commander. If replacements do indeed arrive in March nobody really knows what that means. Do our boys come home early? Your guess is as good as mine. The big "IF".....if their orders are changed to come home earlier than expected then there won't be any leaves granted. Of course, I don't put it past the Army to not give leave AND keep them in Iraq until July.
Now here's the kicker. If Seth and Eli came home in June or July they would be out of the National Guard before they would be eligible for another deployment, BUT if they come home in March or April they could conceivably be deployed again before getting out in May 2008.
My advice....pay no attention to the man behind the curtain pulling all those levers and making all that noise. What will happen will happen. Right now we've got bigger things to worry about - like just getting the hell out of Iraq with all limbs and emotional stability intact.
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