New Job... kinda
Dean has been working with the sheriff's department for about two years now, and for the most part he has been enjoying it. There are a few things that he hasn't liked so much about it... like the hours, and the pay isn't quite where we'd like it to be, but otherwise he has fun with it. He also has been working for the Army national Guard since getting off active duty more than three years ago. With them he has just been driving out to Cheyenne for one weekend every month, and two weeks of training during the summer. In the last year, occasionally he has been helping out doing military honors at funerals.
This last week he got a position doing those funerals full time. I'm not sure what he's going to end up doing full time, since there are only funerals occasionally, but they're paying him to be there full time. So far since starting this last Wednesday, he has done one funeral, and sat around his office, organized some papers, and cut his hand trying to open a locker. Either way though, instead of his usual 12 hour days alternating three and four days a week, going back and forth between nights and days every couple of months, and usually either working or sleeping on Sundays, now he works from 8 to 4:30 Monday through Thursday, and every other Friday, with an occasional Saturday funeral. He will be traveling all over this quarter of the state, all the way from Evanston to Rawlins, and clear up to Pinedale and Lander. The pay will be quite a bit more as well, which will be really nice.
This job will only be for six months, then he will return to the Sheriff's department. Because this funeral job is with the military, and he is on military orders, his civilian job is required to hold his position. So while he isn't even there, he will still be building up seniority, saving up vacation days, etc. It will be just as if he is going to work there, but he isn't.
After these six months though, instead of going back to his old job, in August, Dean will be going to California for training with the National Guard. After spending all of August there, he'll come home at the beginning of September, then go back out to Cheyenne a week later for two more weeks. Then Sometime probably mid-October to early November, he'll be heading to Texas for more training and mobilization. He'll be there through December, when he should get a few days to come home for Christmas, then immediately after that he'll be going to Afghanistan for probably nine months, although, that isn't sure yet. Then maybe the Sheriff's department will get him back.
In the meantime I am going to be enjoying having him around. He'll be home every day for dinner, and he'll be there to help get kids to bed. He'll be there every Sunday and get to come to church with us, which he hasn't gotten to do a whole lot recently. I feel like this is kinda the calm before the storm. We'll get used to having him around more, we'll get used to having him there on a daily basis, and then he will be gone.
This last week he got a position doing those funerals full time. I'm not sure what he's going to end up doing full time, since there are only funerals occasionally, but they're paying him to be there full time. So far since starting this last Wednesday, he has done one funeral, and sat around his office, organized some papers, and cut his hand trying to open a locker. Either way though, instead of his usual 12 hour days alternating three and four days a week, going back and forth between nights and days every couple of months, and usually either working or sleeping on Sundays, now he works from 8 to 4:30 Monday through Thursday, and every other Friday, with an occasional Saturday funeral. He will be traveling all over this quarter of the state, all the way from Evanston to Rawlins, and clear up to Pinedale and Lander. The pay will be quite a bit more as well, which will be really nice.
This job will only be for six months, then he will return to the Sheriff's department. Because this funeral job is with the military, and he is on military orders, his civilian job is required to hold his position. So while he isn't even there, he will still be building up seniority, saving up vacation days, etc. It will be just as if he is going to work there, but he isn't.
After these six months though, instead of going back to his old job, in August, Dean will be going to California for training with the National Guard. After spending all of August there, he'll come home at the beginning of September, then go back out to Cheyenne a week later for two more weeks. Then Sometime probably mid-October to early November, he'll be heading to Texas for more training and mobilization. He'll be there through December, when he should get a few days to come home for Christmas, then immediately after that he'll be going to Afghanistan for probably nine months, although, that isn't sure yet. Then maybe the Sheriff's department will get him back.
In the meantime I am going to be enjoying having him around. He'll be home every day for dinner, and he'll be there to help get kids to bed. He'll be there every Sunday and get to come to church with us, which he hasn't gotten to do a whole lot recently. I feel like this is kinda the calm before the storm. We'll get used to having him around more, we'll get used to having him there on a daily basis, and then he will be gone.
Sounds like some challenging times are coming. I hope you're able to fully enjoy the time you have now.
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