Being ready for mobilization is not an easy undertaking. In order to be ready for deployment, a Reservist must be medically cleared with all required vaccinations for the county to which he or she is deploying, all administrative paperwork must be up-to-date, wills must be up-to-date, powers of attorney must be provided in order that the Reservists affairs can be taken care of while he or she is deployed, gas masks must be fitted and issued, eye glasses must be issued, the Reservists Common Access Card must be up-to-date, security clearance must be up-to-date, all on-line training must be completed, along with a few other items.
Getting all of these items done before deployment is not always easy, especially since some things must be current as of 90 days prior to deployment. So I am very glad that the Navy created NMPS to help us work through all of these items in an expedited manner. And I'm very proud that the system is working well, which I cannot say for most things I've encountered in dealing with the military.
I have probably filled out nearly 15 different forms over the past three days. I haven't written this much by hand since before I bought my first computer. I've signed my name and written my SS# more times than when I signed my last mortgage documents.
But one of the benefits is that when I have completed my items for that day, I have been released until the following day. Since I have been able to get my things completed by noon the past two days, I've been able to spend more time with Theresa and Sarah.
We have two more days at NMPS then we head to Ft. Jackson, SC for two and half weeks of, what Bill Murray characterized in the movie Stripes, "Army training, sir!"
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