Military Spouses/AD/Reservists/National Guard?

nightowl1989 · May 2014

I know there was a post WAY back several weeks (months?) ago, so don't shoot me. I was just wondering how many of us were still here? Would love to have a weekly thread for us if that's possible?

I kinda feel all alone.

Bellaleigh21 · May 2014

Army spouse here :-h

nightowl1989 · May 2014

Forgot to mention...AD Air Force here.

sjb2419 · May 2014

I was AD army until recently. Still an Army spouse though

cbriggs567 · May 2014

Navy reservist wife here.

12bailey18 · May 2014

Marine wife here!

wearenutts · May 2014

Air Force wife here!

lct2008 · May 2014

Navy wife here

jlabbe1123 · May 2014

Former Navy spouse here :-) DH was med boarded out 2 years ago

Dani0329 · May 2014

Coast Guard wife

cluebee · May 2014

Navy wife.

kimmeldl · May 2014

Submarine wife.

lct2008 · May 2014

Hey @kimmeldl‌ dh is in sub school right now

sjb2419 · May 2014

jalara48 said:

As a vet, let me say that I don't know how spouses do it! Your job is so much harder!

I'm probably opening a can of worms here, but I always giggle when people say being a spouse is the hardest job "in the military." It's not hard to simply support your husband. When dh and I were dual military, we hardly ever saw each other because our schedules were so crazy. I don't think being a civilian spouse is a difficult "job" at all. ETA that I understand every situation is different, but from my personal experience, this is the case.

hotdot28 · May 2014

Air force Wife and I have been a Air Force Airmen for the last 12 years! Man I have been in for a long time!

NavyFlyer · May 2014

AD Navy here!

nightowl1989 · May 2014

@sjb2419 I think it stems from the separation. I speak from experience that that is hard only because I PCS'd 6 months before DH, so we were apart for the first 6 months of our marriage. That part is hard. I can deal with the moving (as long as I don't have to friggin' pack!) and the ups and downs, but the separation kinda gets you down after a while.

nightowl1989 · May 2014

IE won't let me edit (grr) but there sure are a lot of us! Glad to see you all!

sjb2419 · May 2014

@nightowl1989‌ I understand that. When I was pregnant with DS, h deployed when I was 17 weeks and didn't come home until DS was 4 months old. I think my frustration comes in when spouses think they have it harder than the SM. They're separated from the spouse too, AND in a war zone. I don't want to start anything, it's just a pet peeve of mine.

nightowl1989 · May 2014

@sjb2419 I see your point. I haven't seen it from the civilian side of things. Being married mil-mil is different because you both face that.

sjb2419 · May 2014

@nightowl1989‌ I agree. Being ad and married to another ad service member was super difficult. Way more difficult than being a civilian. Anyway, I didn't intend to hijack this thread. I was just stating my 2 cents. Nothing but love for the ad, spouses, and vets.

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