Military family injustice

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Hi All, I wanted to know how others feel about a particular incident that I as a military spouce have gone through. To give you some background last Nov. I had to have emergency back surgery due to loosing the funtion and strenghth in my left leg. Thankfully that Army send my husband, who at that time was deployed to Iraq,home to the week I was in the hospital and the week after to care for our minor daughter. As it turned out I am not able to return to work because the things I am trained in,Nursing and Child Care, that my retrictions will no longer allow me to fulfull my duties. I had to go part time 6 months before my surgery. In any case I applied for disability via internet like I was told to by social security. My third call to check on this and I was told quote"We dont have to deal with military overseas,you need to go to your Embassy." This is like a slap in the face. I am a United States Citizen and have all rights there of. We have been stationed in Germany for four and half years and are due to return this Oct. I will reapply then however, I do worry about other military families that run into this type of roadblock. I know myself I have no been able to work full time for over a year and it will be a year since i have worked at all this Nov. Let me know what you think. Thanks. I love our country and am proud to be a military wife but would like to be treated with respect. Thanks again and God BLess, Shelley