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Originally Posted by george16
Yup guys.
The ship and the crew will be leaving in a couple of days. We are getting everything ready for sea. As for the families and dependents, we got word this afternoon that there will be a "Voluntary Military Assisted Evacuation" and ensure all our families are ready to go. I think they only said "voluntary" instead of mandatory so as not to insult the government of Japan. Nonethe less, my wife and kids will be leaving either tomorrow or Saturday. They will be picked up by a bus which will take them to Narita airport and board one of the chartered flights to Osan Korea and ultimately to the US. It's been a very stressfull day for everyone here because we still have to do our job in getting the ship underway. It sucks too since I have duty today. They already told us to fill out paperwork necessary for the evacuation.
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Well Lito as an RCM & UE brother we are happy to hear that your family is being taken care of as far as the evacuation is concerned. It will still be stressful, but at least you will know that no matter how bad things may get in Tokyo that your family is safe and sound. As for doing your duty shipmate God's speed my friend. Your in a tough situation, but at least you will be departing the affected area for the time being. I hope whatever your mission is that you can be proud of your efforts there, and that you make it home safely. Its really going to be tough with you at sea, your family stateside, and all of your stuff in Tokyo. I sure hope that something positive happens with this whole nuclear situation and that a remedy is found and conducted soon. The whole world is watching and quite frankly worried about the outcome. I think most of the world loves and has the utmost respect for Japan and its people, except maybe China. We all want to see a good resolution with this and continue to help Japan get back into a somewhat normal life as much as possible after such a huge triple disaster. Stay safe my friend and try to keep us posted about your situation. We will keep the sites going while you are away, and we will be looking for you every day for a speedy return. Good luck and God bless Chief.