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Originally posted by AGDee
The rules changed after some of these boys signed up.
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Yes.
My husband was near the end of his contract with the Marines when we got married. Our first "oh crap" moment was when, after 9-11, he was put on alert that any moment he could be called and have only a few days to get his stuff in order and report to the unit. It was still a few months before the wedding, so our plan was to get married before he left if that happened. It's rather nerve-wracking to know that you can't go on a sorority retreat b/c your fiancee could be called up while you're gone and you'd miss your window of opportunity to marry him before he leaves.
Our second "oh crap" moment came about two months before our wedding -- all military members were told not to leave the country, and we had a honeymoon trip booked. We had no clue if we'd be able to go.
Our third "oh crap" moment came in '03 when most of his unit got called up to go to Iraq, and he heard there was a freeze on discharges. He was inactive and had very little time left on his contract -- only a few months. Thankfully he was not called, and he had no problems being discharged on time.
Anyways, where am I going with all of this?
It's not what he had anticipated. Sure, he signed up voluntarily, but things changed at the drop of a hat -- that's not something you can be prepared for.