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Darren graduates on July 23rd. At that point, he gets x amount of time of leave, and then 1 of 3 things could happen:
- he could get picked up for staff and we would stay here another 2 years
- he could get picked up for ELT and we would stay here for another 13 weeks
- he could not get picked up for anything, and be deployed and go out to sea, meaning that we move somewhere to the west coast.
As much as I hate it here, I really would like to stay longer. I have two jobs that I like, I have made friends, and we are settled in here. Also, since we are STILL not married, when he gets deployed he is not allowed to live off base unless he is married and we would have to live separately again. Neither of us want that to happen.
As frustrating as all that is, it gets even worse: we won't find out what is going to happen until days before he graduates. Leaving us next to no time to plan anything.
Last night at Pac Sun, the store manager told me that if I could tell him I would positively be staying here, he would have promoted me to a manager position. I am so upset that that opportunity slipped away from me. That would have opened so many doors, because once you have manager experience in one place, you can take it anywhere. I have been waiting, in all of the years I have worked retail, for a chance like this to come along...and I can't take it because I don't know where I will be 2 months from now. It is so incredibly frustrating.
On a lighter note, however, Sarah and Tyler are coming to visit me for a week. They are on the last leg of their road trip, and will be here in about 3 hours. I am really excited to spend time with them, and to be able to show them where I live and what I do every day.
- he could get picked up for staff and we would stay here another 2 years
- he could get picked up for ELT and we would stay here for another 13 weeks
- he could not get picked up for anything, and be deployed and go out to sea, meaning that we move somewhere to the west coast.
As much as I hate it here, I really would like to stay longer. I have two jobs that I like, I have made friends, and we are settled in here. Also, since we are STILL not married, when he gets deployed he is not allowed to live off base unless he is married and we would have to live separately again. Neither of us want that to happen.
As frustrating as all that is, it gets even worse: we won't find out what is going to happen until days before he graduates. Leaving us next to no time to plan anything.
Last night at Pac Sun, the store manager told me that if I could tell him I would positively be staying here, he would have promoted me to a manager position. I am so upset that that opportunity slipped away from me. That would have opened so many doors, because once you have manager experience in one place, you can take it anywhere. I have been waiting, in all of the years I have worked retail, for a chance like this to come along...and I can't take it because I don't know where I will be 2 months from now. It is so incredibly frustrating.
On a lighter note, however, Sarah and Tyler are coming to visit me for a week. They are on the last leg of their road trip, and will be here in about 3 hours. I am really excited to spend time with them, and to be able to show them where I live and what I do every day.