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Jay_D
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Okay, so it is not as bad as some that I have read, but I have been noticing that ever since I decided to join the Navy, my life has become progressively..........harder. I signed my five year contract January 14, 2009 and I ship September 14, 2009. I have no doubt that this is the biggest and best decision I have made in my entire life, but this pre-deployment life is taking its toll on me. Thanks to doing the responsible thing and letting my full-time job know that I was in the process of joining the Military, they let me go in October of last year, Three months before I actually joined, due to company downsizing. I guess they figured since I might not be with the company forever, makes perfect sense. It was okay at first, I knew I would get to spend alot more time with the family, Fiancee and two boys that are four and two. I could be down at the MEPS station everyday trying to enlist and increase my chances of getting in sooner. Three months later I finally get it, I am at the top of my world, knowing my life was finally going the the right direction. Here we are, March 27, 2009 and I still cannot find a full-time job to provide for my family. Luckily my girlfriend has a full-time job and I have a part-time job driving for a pizza company. Every month we get further and further behind in bills, rent is hardly getting paid, and our cars are breaking down. I cannot help but feel like my life is falling apart because I cannot provide for my family like I know I should be able to. I am doing just about everything humanly possible to make it through these next five and a half months, but with the way this economy is, it does not seem like we are going to make it. I guess all I am asking is for someone to shed a little light on me to help me figure this out. Thank you guys so much, even if you cannot help, thanks for taking the time to read this, it really does mean alot to me.
Jeremy
Jeremy