Push Back

So, here we are, just a few days from the actual, real deal board, right?

Nope. Wrong. Wrong. So, very, very wrong. I wish I could say we were expecting this, but really, I thought this was it.

The board as been "pushed back" to the 30th. My recruiter, Sgt. Steve, claims that the board date has always been the 30th of March (originally he stated it was the 21st). This caused us to argue over the phone, which led me to digging thru archived emails to find the one in particular that said the date was the 21st.

Of course, I couldn't find it. But I know it's there. Why in the hell would I put into my calender the 21st?!

Sgt. Steve claims that he must've told me the date in which he has to submit my packet, again. That date is the 21st. A week or so later, is my board.

The following is the emotional progression I've gone thru with every board date rescheduling/delay:

First three reschedules (October-December): Disappointment.

Second set (Jan-Feb): Laughably unbelievable.

Third set (March): Anger.

I'm emotionally burnt out. I'm planning on calling Sgt. Steve back on Friday to confirm that the date is in fact the 30th, and not some other date. Also, this sickening thought crossed my mind when I got off the phone with him on Tuesday: What if HE'S confused on the dates, and is giving me a bad date to begin with? How would I ever know? I could very well wait til the 30th, go up to Maine, only to be told that "Oops, sorry Jack, the board was YESTERDAY," again.

I can't deal with this right now.