A couple of things have transpired overnight: 1) They are beginning the voluntary evacuation of dependents from the bases surrounding the Tokyo area (yes, Yokosuka is one) and 2) The Navy announced that people with orders to Yokosuka will likely be delayed at this time.
I'm not sure yet what this means for us as our orders take affect April 25, which is over a month away.
I will tell John of these developments when he wakes up and see if he want to reach out to his detailer (the person who assigns the orders) to see what is going on.
A few things to note:
- Please don't freak out. The evacuation is mainly for peace of mind right now. It dosen't help that the American media is being very sensational about media coverage of the nuclear reactors. So far there is no documented health threat to Yokosuka or Tokyo.
- This voluntary evacuation DOES NOT mean a free trip back to the US. The evacuees will likely be routed to Seoul, South Korea or other military bases further south in Japan (like Okinawa)
- Since this is a voluntary evacuation, servicemembers are paying for their families to be evacuated (buying the plane tickets, paying for lodging, etc).
- The military does not care about John and I right now. We're not scheduled to arrive in Japan for over a month and who knows what the situation may be at that time. I'm sure we'll have more news the closer it gets for us to arrive.
- There is a possibility they could make John go and order me to stay in the US. If this happens I would likely return to Alabama to stay with my family until further notice.
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