There's been excitement in the air today. :) One, because of getting the last signatures needed to come home on convalescent leave, and, two, because we had a "date" tonight to go to a very wonderful dinner. :)
Jake attended his first company formation (Battle Company) this morning and was able to meet and talk to other Sergeants in his platoon. He has formation with his company on Mondays and Fridays and then there is a big formation held on Wednesday that includes all of the companies. We have been attending these formations every week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jake just calls his Sergeant by 8:30 a.m. to check in.
Since he didn't have any appointments until the afternoon, we decided to work on getting the rest of the signatures needed for him to go home on leave. We found out that to get one of the signatures, Jake needed to make an appointment. We were concerned we would have to wait until Monday for the signature. :( We wanted to get the papers back to his Sergeant today so we could get all the travel arrangements progressing. Well, we were very lucky (I call it blessed) because we were able to slip in an appointment late in the afternoon. Right after PT, we headed back down the hallway to go to the appointment. It soon became clear why it was necessary to make an appointment. The appointment was with the people who handle insurance and there was much paperwork to do. This insurance covers Jake if anything happens while he is on leave.
After we were done with the insurance appointment, we headed straight over to his Sergeant and turned in the paperwork. The Sergeant will have everything ready for us Monday morning so we can head over to the travel office and get our flights home/back arranged. :) (Putting together all the travel is quite a job, a job one man has to tackle! I sure wouldn't want it! He is a very patient man--and--it helps that he is from Pittsburgh and that he is a Steelers fan!! We like him!! ;)
We are still waiting to hear from Mologne House if we can keep our room when we return or if we have to give it up and get another room. If a person is gone for a month you have to give up your room. :( The Sergeant is trying to make sure we keep our room because we have some equipment of Jake's here that would be a bit difficult to take home with us and then bring back. The Sergeant told us he would have an answer for us on Monday and he doesn't see a problem, but one never knows. We are hoping, keeping our fingers and toes crossed, and praying a lot that everything works out.
We relaxed for about an hour before getting ready for our date. :) Every Friday night is a dinner sponsored by The Aleethia Foundation. What a wonderful foundation it is! Our dinner tonight was hosted by The Heritage Foundation and boy was it wonderful!!! It was soooo delicious!! We were able to sit with Jake's medic's wife and her in-laws. We had a great time together. :) Everything was free--the bus ride over and back and the food. It was so nice to get out of the room, be in great company, and eat delicious food! Jake really enjoyed himself and was asleep on the bus within minutes of leaving the Heritage Foundation. :) He was so tired.
He got an extra bonus tonight--he heard from another one of his buddies that was in the truck with him! He was originally flown to a different hospital for his injuries. He told Jake that he will be in DC tomorrow and wants to come see him and spend some time together. :) Jake is excited to see him again--the other ginger! :)
The excitement of the day continues on to tomorrow!
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