Hey all... advice?... stories?... what's it like?
What's the best and worst part of it?
How bout if you have kids?

Just curious since I'll be living that life soon...

my brother is in the air force and he has a wife and daughter so i've seen some of the problems from a 3rd person point of view.....what kind of advice do you need? maybe i can help.....

Not really anything in particular. I'm just curious what it's like. I'm getting married in March to my fiance who is in the Navy. My children and I will be relocating to be with him in Guam after the wedding... I think it's a very good move... I know we'll have issues... but I've never really been out of the Chicago area... so I feel like my world is gonna flip over...
Just kind wondering how people get through the rough patches...

Stand by your man! You are his biggest morale! Whatever you do, if he is deployed, don't put your problems on him, that is what your family support group is for.

If you ever want to talk, I will be glad to help you out, I am an ex Army wife now, but when I was an Army wife, I helped head up the Family Readiness Group, while our Unit was deployed for about 14 months.

Everything is hard, nothing is easy, but you'll make it! You just have to believe!

How about this, I am on the other end of that spectrum. Minus the married part, but I do have a whole lot of buddies out here. Anything you need to know, feel free to send me a message. I don't get back to these posts really often. Bye!

here's a little bit of advice from the other side (usmc here, oohrah!)
just remember what he's going through. It's not going to be easy, it will take sacrifices. Look forward to long hours, and little communication sometimes.
there are good sides as you'll see, but be ready for it to get rough at some point.
hopefully you'll stay through it with him, and vice versa.
good luck
~Sean

Just dont be one of those wives that as soon as they are deployed your out in the clubs..hookn up with the other units that are staying back.. IT HAPPENS ALOT...

I have been standing by my guy while he is 7000+ miles away. I know how it feels to not have the communication all the time. I have my guy... don't need or want any other. I will NEVER betray my guy. Running a household and stuff... I already do that alone for me and the kids... and I'd rather have everyday be a struggle but have him in my life... than have everything easy without him.

I have no idea what military life is like. But I have an awesome guy... and I'd follow him to the ends of the earth... wherever he got sent.

I know my role will be one of support. I already fill that role... just without being Mrs...

Well, I can tell you this. I grew up in the military. It can get rough but, to be honest it is a great experience and it will be for you and your kids. The military is very social so, you must be too.

We thank the troops in harms way alot...it would be nice to thank the people who are the most important in our heroes lives..their loved ones!

Thank you for giving support day after day. Thank you for being there through thick and thin. Thank you for your sacrifices and efforts, through peaceful times and times of conflict.

I want to thank all the military and their families and loved ones and wish them a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

I was a military wife for 9 years it's hard get used to not making attachments to people or things it makes it all the harder when you leave them.........get used to going months if not years not seeing family it'll happen...........but it's all the better when you go back and get used to months of being just you and the kids and having a marriage made up of letters and phone calls.there will be times you have to learn live together all over again..........you'll survive it's not all bad or good it's just diffrent