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Who Knew?

Who knew that there would be SO MUCH involved in preparing for an overseas move!  I had a feeling that there would be a lot just because it was a long way to move but I grossly underestimated how much stuff there is to do!  Add in to the overseas part the fact that Matthew and i will be moving at separate times, that the Navy is SUPER particular about how you move your stuff, and all the pre-planning that goes into a move, then I have an overwhelming amount of moving information to take care of by myself.

This week, on Tuesday, I went to an Overseas PCS (Permanent Change of Station) orientation meeting held by the Fleet and Family Support Services on base here in Virginia Beach.  It was VERY informative, perhaps overwhelmingly informative because I left there feeling like my head was going to explode with all that new information!

The number one piece of information that I left with was that I absolutely, positively have to get the overseas medical documents together as soon as possible!  The urgency of that information led me to go straight to the medical clinic and get started that day!  A great idea at the start, but now I am going to have 6 appointments in the next 2 weeks in order to get all the required information I need.

The medical stuff is just the tip of the iceberg, I have about 8 pages of checklists that Fleet and Family Support gave me at the meeting.  One for 3 months before you move, one for 2 months, one for 3 weeks, one for 1 week and then there is one for the day of and just general moving tips!  Yepp crazy stuff!  So if you want to know what I am doing with my spare time up here in VA Beach, please refer to the previous lists of things that need to be done!

As always, thanks for reading and if you have questions of suggestions just leave a comment!

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Anonymous said…
So your finding out that being a military wife is a full-time job without pay or benefits eh?
One step at a time. God's right there with ya.
Love you,
Aunt sherry
3/9/13, 12:08 AM
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