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I've had a few questions about what is happening next now that Matthew's Graduation date is fast approaching.  For those of you that don't know, Matthew graduates from Master and Arms K9 school on Tuesday May 7th.

So, as the Navy is known to do, they have not given us many details about what to expect next.  There are a few scenarios that could go down.  Let me break them down for you:

The Inevitable:  Matthew will graduate and leave for Guam either on the 7th or the 8th.  Pretty fast I know.

Scenario 1)  Matthew will get to Guam on the 8th or 9th and be able to communicate with his sponsor to get his orders changed as soon as possible and have me come out asap.  This could mean 1-6 months.  (Yeah wide time frame but overall the most desirable outcome.)

Scenario 2)  Matthew will get to Guam on the 8th or 9th and his sponsor will tell him that he is not permitted to have his orders changed until he is upgraded to an E4 pay grade.  In this case Matthew has already taken the exam and should get the results sometime this month or early next month.  This would mean that we would have to wait until the test results come in and Matthew passes to get his orders changed.  What this means is about 2 months to wait for results then another 2-5 months for orders to change and me to be able to go out there with him.  In the unlikely circumstance that Matthew does not pass the exam for E4 then he would have to wait for the next exam (six months after the previous exam so June or July) and then repeat the previously mentioned process.  

Scenario 3)  Matthew will get to Guam on the 8th and 9th and his sponsor tells him that the only way he can change his orders is to move him from a 3 year tour to a 1 year tour by himself and them move stateside after that 1 year period.  (This would be the worst case scenario for me!)

This is what I understand so far of the situation.  We are enjoying our time together until he leaves and taking advantage of the time that we have now.  With all the uncertianty there is no telling when the next time that we will be together again.

*Disclaimer:  I am not claiming to know how the Navy works and some (even all) of this information could be completely incorrect!  Just thought I had to put that in to cover my tail.

Thanks for reading!

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