If it takes another 30 I'll SCREAM!!!!!!

My DH has been working for a year to get approved for the school to crosstrain into this job. Who would have known that this process would have been this grueling. Thank God for our faith, that is what is helping us to persevere, but we are getting sooooooo fed up! When he first started - over a year ago, he was told that once his package was submitted to AFPC that it would take 6-8 weeks to get a school date. But he would have to pass a flight physical first to get it submitted. DH was diagnosed as a child with anemia that had never completely resolved... which after 11 years enlisted they finally diagnosed as a blood disorder call thallasemia - it's genetic in people of african, middle eastern and greek descent - and he is a carrier - which meant that he is anemic for like.... ever and had to get a special waiver and testing and DNA typing, blah blah blah

When that was all said and done, he had to circulate his package through his squadron for signatures, meet with supervisors, commanders and blah blah blah... That took another three months because everyone in supervision was taking leave or going TDY and leaving his pkg on their desk...

Finally in he beginning of 12/07 - it was submitted! We waited 6 weeks, they told us 8, we waited 8, they said "because of force retrains (basically people who either have to change jobs or get out of the AF) it will take 120 "... we watied 120 days, they said 30 more days, we have waited the 30 more days now they say til the end of May!

For a job that is critically manned, the sure are taking their time filling the slots with willing individuals.

What is soooooo upsetting is that, when Mike was deployed last year, I had a tough time beating off men who were willing to fill that empty space on his side of the bed - Not that I am super hot or anything, the predators just perceived me as lonely and lusty... jerks.

So not wanting to go through that, and me getting acceptedto UC Davis, we made the decision to move off base into my aunts house where we would stay until he got his orders and I graduate - it was a HUGE decision to give up our independence - who knew that a year later - he still would not have even started the school - or received a school date. God must have a plan... God, can you please clue us in... just a little, we are feeling a little trampled on:)