Impending Extension

"There has been a lot of information flying around about the 1016th getting extended in Theater. The FRG's were given the word by the 70th to make contact with all family members to let them know about the extension. I'm told from our Chain of Command over here that the extension is official, but no orders have been cut yet.

I have been told that some family members were upset by the way in which they were told about the extension. I have communicated with the Family Readiness Groups in each geographical area and they do apologize for some mistakes that were made. Hardly any of the volunteer callers have been trained in how to go about making these calls and what questions to answer, because they know the factual answer, and what questions to possibly redirect to CPT Benjamin or to the 70th RRC. Please know that the callers were only trying to put information out, and they realize that they made mistakes."
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