I got a call from my mother in law on Monday about 9 pm with her telling me that my husbands (Thomas) grandfather had died. I after writing down all the information that she was giving me, called the FRG leader with the info so that they could get the messege out to the field where Thomas' unit is...she called me back to inform me that with all the stupid messeges that they had recieved this past weekend that they were not taking anymore messeges to the guys in the field and the only thing I could do was to notify the RED CROSS. Well my question is can't this people manning the brigade office tell the difference in a real emergency messege and one where a "POOR WIFE just wants her husband at home. I am sorry but all those wives who think everything is an emergency needs to have their asses kicked. Get a backbone and learn to handle somethings yourself. When you continue to call the office for stupid stuff it makes it hard on the rest of us that follow the rules to get real messeges to our husbands. Anyway I called the RED CROSS and they took all the info that I had and told me that they would get the messege to Thomas for me but it was no promise that he would be allowed to come home for the funeral. I just wish that for once our complaints were taken seriously and that someone would listen to what we as wives that are left behind when I men leave to go fight and protect our country have to say and that we are not just talking to hear ourselves talk...But let me tell you that if I ever find these wives that are calling just because they have a headache and need their husbands to take care of them they will get a beating from me. If you are so afraid that you cant do anything for yourself then go back home to your parents because we don't need you in the military with the rest of us as we are true military wives and can handle what the military hands us...We raise our children and survive deployments and even manage on a small budget so get a clue and grow up...
Thanks for reading my rant...
