ORDERS!

Well. Three days ago, husband got his orders. His first duty station will be in the beautiful state of North Carolina at Camp Lejeune. I can't believe it took me this long to remember that I have a blog ABOUT the marines and this absolutly falls the related catagory.
Good news, we will be CONUS. Bad news, he is attached to an infantry unit.
Helpful hint to new ladies; CONUS refers to the continental USA, everything except alaska and hawaii. OCONUS is anywhere overseas. Alaska, Hawaii, or any other post you have to swim to is considered oconus.
Anyways. We have begun the process of pcsing. My stress levels are already through the roof. So much paperwork. I filled out less for college! But I am extremely glad to finally have a plan(ish) instead of this awful limbo. I doubt I will be a huge fan of Lejeune, but at least its better than 29 Palms!
Working on seeing the glass half full. Hopefully full of tequila or rum!

Post Doctors Visit

I wasn't planning on writing more today, but I really wanted to share how my first use of Tricare went. I was expecting a lot of extra paperwork and haivng to call some 1-800 number, but It was very easy.

I got the office a little early and checked in and filled out all the new patient paperwork. Then the receptionist asked me what insurance I had. Upon hearing "tricare" she asked for my military ID, which I guess is the only proof they need. Somehow, they magically knew my "sponsors" name. The only thing she needed to know was if my husband was active duty.

Well, I assume he is active duty since he isn't home with me, so I said that yes he was. Apparently, if your sponsor is active duty, there isn't even a copay (if your visiting your PCM).

After that point, it was all pretty routine. Just your average doctors appointment.

A cool feature of my doctors clinic is that it is pretty inclusive. I got to meet a pediatrician today who is going to come to the hospital after the baby is born. He was very nice and was in the airforce for a very long time. It will be kind of cool to have a veteran take care of my son!

Major plus to have my doctor and babies doctor in the same building.