Not even 13 days ago we received our complete clearance and a letter telling us that we were being passed on to the placement office. Today, I e-mailed our coordinator to ask what our deployment date was. Both my wife and I are trying to find employment for the 4-10 months between now and our proposed deployment date. I asked her if June-September was still the proposed window. I've already had to turn down two job offers because I don't know if I'll be in the country for more than 6 weeks. So, I e-mailed our coordinator and I got an e-mail back from some guy I've never met, spoken with or heard of. His words? In short: "I decided to torpedo your application! Sorry! Bye!".
I am just out of my mind with anger, completely confused and disgusted. I've spent the last year of my life bending over backwards, snapping in half and reconfiguring my life, my person and my attitude to suit the whims of this process and now at the 11th hour I get an e-mail- an E-MAIL- not a phone call, not a letter, a copy and paste form letter that ruins every step I've taken. I'm just bewildered, this is completely out of left field. I've spent literally thousands of dollars of the dental, the medical and the expenses for the wedding required to get this far. And now, in the blink of an eye, it's just. Gone.
I have to call tommorrow, get some accountability, but in the meantime I'm just. I've never felt legitimately surprised before, this kind of. True shock, like the floor opened up, like the sun didn't rise. It's just without precedent, truly shocking. Ugh, ugh, ugh.
