We dropped Ben off at the recruiter station by 10 AM on Sunday 6/14 in SLO. We missed church but thought it was important for us to be there to say 'Good-Bye'. He was supposed to be driven to San Jose and stay over night there, then fly to Georgia on Monday.
Well, I received a surprised phone call from Ben Monday afternoon asking for Whisky's phone number. He's a friend from Cuesta College. Good thing Whisky is around to rescue/help him out.
So this is what happened. Apparently, the government computer shut down so they could not process him in San Jose. So they (the Army) are sending him back to SLO and drive up again tomorrow and try it again. I don't know why they couldn't put him up for another night at San Jose. I just can't believe what a waste of time and tax payers' money when things like this happens. He has nothing with him, since they would not allow him to bring anything with him to basic training, just with the clothes on his back and 1 oz. of shampoo, no jackets, no cell phones, few bucks in his pocket.
Nice government job!
Well, I received a surprised phone call from Ben Monday afternoon asking for Whisky's phone number. He's a friend from Cuesta College. Good thing Whisky is around to rescue/help him out.
So this is what happened. Apparently, the government computer shut down so they could not process him in San Jose. So they (the Army) are sending him back to SLO and drive up again tomorrow and try it again. I don't know why they couldn't put him up for another night at San Jose. I just can't believe what a waste of time and tax payers' money when things like this happens. He has nothing with him, since they would not allow him to bring anything with him to basic training, just with the clothes on his back and 1 oz. of shampoo, no jackets, no cell phones, few bucks in his pocket.
Nice government job!
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