More on today's update

So after I emailed CSM Collins again (email can be seen two posts down), she forwarded that email to MSG Daniel Salman, who is Bridgette O'Connell's boss as DCSPER-Med. MSG Salman called us at my store sometime last week. He wanted to tell us that he had tried to get in touch with someone at G-1 and had left numerous messages for someone to call him back. He finally contacted them and the person he spoke with said that they did not have a packet on Michael.

Now, with the computer system they use, Bridgette was able to track the status of the packet and for two weeks it has said that the packet was at G-1. MSG Salman told the person at G-1 our circumstances and told him to get his peon to print Michael's packet out and get it to him since this person told MSG Salman that he didn't use the computer system. The next day (today) we have an approved packet. However, we won't receive pay until the 18th of February.

Bridgette told Michael this morning that since the packet has been approved, we can apply for another MWR loan. But the loan doesn't allow for food and other expenses, just bills. So I think we'll just wait another week and a half and pay all our bills when the paycheck comes in rather than pay back more to MWR since we already owe for one loan.

So with the extension packet approved through March 31, January, February and March pay should come through with no problems if everyone does their job correctly. Now we need to start on a new extension packet, but we have to get the VA paperwork again and that is a pain in my butt! But of course I'll do it ASAP.

-Brie'Anne