Last Minute Duty Call

Yesterday was kind of a long day for hubby. We got out of the house around 11am for church and got home almost 6pm after doing errands but hubby's ended at midnight. We watched movie in the living room and around 9pm hubby got a call from his job telling him that one of the new guy in their company was in the hospital.

As an NCO it is his responsibility to know the situation of the soldier. He was told that he is in the hospital but wasn't told what hospital. He asked me to pull out the number of the army hospital's emergency room and when he called the soldier is not checked in there. He wanted to call the guy directly but he wasn't able to bring home the new company roster.

So, he went to his office and got the soldier's number. He learned that he was in a private hospital outside post. It is not even 10 minute drive off post so he went there to check what happened and what is his condition. I asked him beforehand if it can wait in the morning and he told me that he is the NCO and he wanted to know right away what happened to his soldier. He is a young soldier and the family live out of state.

It is really part of their duty to be always ready when needed. This is not the first time that hubby was called because one of the soldiers is in the hospital or need assistance. It is a good thing that when somebody call him up he is at home or in town to respond.