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Anyone been allocated a quarter early?

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 08:54

We have a posting notice to Halton in Dec but I would like to move with DCs in Oct/Nov half term. If I wait until to Dec I will be about 32 weeks, very close to not being allowed to fly. Also I think DD starting school in the second half of the winter term will be a nice time to join a school. Very exciting with all the Christmas preparations and parties etc. If we go home in Dec it will be move to new home, Xmas and then new baby

Also DH's replacement is coming out in Nov to allow for a substantial handover and he is entitled to our house (tied quarter) which means i could be living in a contact flat for over a month

How accommodating do you think DHE might be?Have you ever suceeded getting a quarter early?

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hf128219 · 20/06/2008 08:56

McDreamy - meant to say congrats to you !

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 08:57

Thank you, I am still feeling very proud of myself (in between the bouts of nausea)

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 08:59

Probably herbietea - he got me pregnant ( we are married btw)

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Shoshe · 20/06/2008 09:12

Congratulations Mcdreamy

We have been given quarters early before purely on getting DS into school for September.

Romy7 · 20/06/2008 09:51

herbie - you did well - our house was adapted a year after we moved in(!) despite the OT report being done two months before we marched in.

on the OP - yes, we did it coming back from o'seas for the same reason - although I wasn't married to the doc, so had to make my own phone calls to DHE. wasn't a problem.

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 09:53

Thanks I will go and talk to our housing office next week I am so excited about coming back to the UK, especially today as it's sooooooooo hot here and I feel so sick sympathy please

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 09:53

Thanks I will go and talk to our housing office next week I am so excited about coming back to the UK, especially today as it's sooooooooo hot here and I feel so sick sympathy please

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 09:53

Thanks I will go and talk to our housing office next week I am so excited about coming back to the UK, especially today as it's sooooooooo hot here and I feel so sick sympathy please

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 09:54

Whoops not sure why that happened!

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hf128219 · 20/06/2008 09:55

Go to the Columbia Beach Hotel and have a nice cool drink/cup of tea - indoors!

nocluemum · 20/06/2008 11:10

We have a huge amount of leave (over 2 months) when we leave our posting overseas and they are giving us a quarter as soon as we get back - have heard stories though of people being given quarters at opp ends of country as they dont "have"to give you a quarter at your new base but do have to give you housing. good luck

VanillaPumpkin · 20/06/2008 16:04

McDreamy, you sly old thing! CONGRATULATIONS! What lovely news

But aren't you going to Wycombe now???? Confused.

Anyway I think you will be able to get it sorted (a) because of the pregnacy and (b) because you are returning from overseas and you will get priority.
You cannot live in the contact flat for a month. That is absurd. The replacement should be in the mess for the hand over imo, returning to accompany his family.
(Although dh left me with a four month old when we went to Cyprus and I had to get us to Brize and over there myself a month later . He was so excited to see us and I just burst into tears when we got to the bungalow I had been so stressed by it all .)

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 16:45

Was Halton then Wycombe and since yesterday back to Halton again - you're confused

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McDreamy · 20/06/2008 16:46

Very early baby days though VP, only 5 weeks but very excited

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VanillaPumpkin · 21/06/2008 16:30

Yes, very exciting!
So Halton again. Still a nice area I believe. A load of brand new PTI's have just gone there from my dh's course .

twoplusone · 22/06/2008 08:09

Congratulations Mcdreamy... thats great news..

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McDreamy · 22/06/2008 08:14

Ooooh brand new PTI's and me all hormonal

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VanillaPumpkin · 22/06/2008 11:24

They are cute , but very young ...

Berryred · 10/07/2008 13:15

bumping!

I'm moving in August to Cranwell, where as hubby not there until Ocotber, been a PITA took dhe soooooo long to sort out! I have my son at school and dd starting in Sept and I had to really explain that I didn't want her to start for a month then move on, you would think they would understand , but after lots of phone calls at least 2 times a week they have given us a house probably to get rid off me hehe

any more info on success of your move?

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McDreamy · 10/07/2008 14:07

Not yet, we have submitted the paperwork and are waiting for their reply. We'll give them a couple of days and then start chasing it. Glad you got your quarter in the end

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Broley · 25/07/2008 11:05

Hi, My OH is posted to Halton the end of September. We applied for a quarter just under 3 weeks ago. We have now been allocated an address - which will be available the middle of August onwards. I wanted to move ahead of him so I could get my 3 children in school at the start of term. I'm not sure if having a 14yr old helped me out or not - exams and all that???

Hope you get an answer soon - if you've not got one already. The waiting is awful

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