And he's off to Korea

So, Matt graduated from BOLC on Friday July 24th. He flew home the next morning. It was nice to have him here for a few days, but it was also a tease. He flew out this morning for Korea. He will be submitting our paperwork once again for command sponsorship once he gets out there. It, according to what I understood from his emails, should be expedited so we should hear back quickly. The contact there has said that they have never heard of anyone being denied sponsorship when submitted after arrival. So, that's good news.

We also finally heard about shipping our stuff. It is all set to be shipped on August 10th. I will have a phone review before that. We reorganized our storage unit and realized that we will most likely be able to send all of our stuff under Matt's house hold goods application as if he were going unaccompanied. He is allowed 3200 lbs. We downsized so much when we left Seattle that it doesn't seem like it should be a problem. SO, with that said, we are hoping to be approved before then and be able to leave the next day. I am not holding my breath though since things haven't gone very well this summer.

Now, I just need to figure out what to send as unaccompanied baggage (arrives quicker) and house hold goods. There are blogs about that when going OCUNOS. So, I'll just have to evaluate what we have and then make a list as I go. I honestly feel like we have such a little amount of things because we planned on starting over when we get there, that it won't really matter when things arrive. Since we are allowed 4 bags free for military when flying through Delta, we won't have a problem taking most of our clothes and such on the plane with us. They did tell me today that they usually only waive the bags if the dependents fly with the active duty member, but I told them our paperwork was screwed up which is why we couldn't go today. She just told me to tell them that when we check in and hopefully that should work. I'm going to bring his old orders and the amended orders which include our names just in case.

Anyway, that's all the news I have. I'm sure I'll have tons to post once Matt starts in processing there. We've just been enjoying the summer sun at my brother and sister in law's house….with their pool. We are very grateful for theirs, my parents, and my in laws hospitality in housing us all summer. We are also grateful for all the help.