I've been waiting the last two weeks eagerly checking the mailbox -- waiting for my father's service medals to arrive. I requested them nearly a year ago. This morning, I decided to check on the status of this request and noticed that it changed from:
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U.S. Army Veteran Medals
Status Inquiry Results
For Service Member: STEPHEN D BROWN
Status: Approval and processing completed at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). Request is awaiting fulfillment by TACOM - ILSC - Clothing & Heraldry Product Support Integration Directorate in Philadelphia.
The approximate ship date is between 06/22/2010 and 07/22/2010.
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Unfortunately, this is the new message that shows.
For Service Member: STEPHEN D BROWN
Status: approval and processing completed at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). Request is awaiting fulfillment by TACOM - ILSC - Clothing & Heraldry Product Support Integration Directorate in Philadelphia.
Your request contains awards which are currently not in stock. As soon as inventory is replenished, we will complete your request. However, we can not estimate an approximate ship date at this time. We apologize for this delay.
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If anything, our government consistently amazes me in its predictability of consistent failure, inefficiency, and disappointment. I suppose I should schedule a reminder to check in with them in about six months. This makes me a little sad.
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