Posts Tagged ‘military marriage’

One Spouse’s View of Deployment

By • Jan 15th, 2010 • Category: Civilian Support, Communication, Passing the Time, Post-Deployment, Relationships

This is a post by Jennifer Chaloux, an Army wife whose husband was deployed in January 2008. You can read the original article here. I wrote the following so people might have a glimpse into what we go through emotionally, and have a better understanding of a day in a life of an Army wife. […]



Prepare for the Seasons of Deployment

By • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: Civilian Support, Passing the Time, Pre-Deployment, Relationships

This is part of a post ont he cycles of going through a deployment, from military wife Shannon. She blogs here. If you have been through a deployment, you know one is not the same as the next. It’s almost like being pregnant and giving birth. While the overall situation is the same, 9 months […]



A Year After Deployment – He’s Still Not the Same.

By • Dec 23rd, 2009 • Category: Combat Stress, Communication, Post-Deployment, Relationships

It’s been a year since Paul came home from Afghanistan. Last year, on the week before Christmas, Kelly & I were busy making preparations to pick Paul & Mark up from the airport together. We bought new clothes; we made hotel and restaurant reservations for the homecoming weekend; we counted the hours, minutes and seconds […]



Why Your Soldier May be Bossy, Rude, Loud, Insensitive, Power-Hungry or Angry…

By • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Combat Stress, Communication, Featured, Relationships

  This post was written by Eddie Black, a former Marine and current National Guardsman. It was written to explain the military culture to new military spouses. Indoctrination We are a nation of many colors, religions, and ethnicities. Joining the military means giving up much of this and assuming a new identity. It takes a lot […]



I became part of the Deployment…

By • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Combat Stress, Communication, Post-Deployment, Relationships

I received an email today from an Army Commander who had just learned that Paul and I divorced. He told me that he was planning a relationship workshop for his troops, who are currently deployed. I wrote back, telling him that I thought it was a wonderful – and much needed – idea. Then, as I mulled over […]



Reach Out to Family/Friends for the Support You Need

By • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Communication, Featured, Passing the Time, Relationships

Just because your spouse/partner is deployed, doesn’t mean you are totally alone. (Although, sometimes it can feel like it!) You do have a support system made up of extended family and friends; most of us just don’t take the time to access it when we don’t need it! My mom was an Army wife. Even […]



Preparing for Another Deployment

By • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Parenting, Passing the Time, Pre-Deployment, Relationships

Ideas from a Veteran Army wife about preparing for a deployment (This is her 5th!) You can read more from her blog here. You would think after 4 year long deployments, I would be an old pro at this, but every deployment is different, and so it’s time to start thinking about this next one. […]



We Have To Get Used To Him Being Gone Again

By • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: Parenting, Passing the Time, Pre-Deployment, Relationships

Here’s a post from an Army wife counting down to her husband’s next deployment. You can read her blog here.   K.’s gear packed up in the barn a couple of weeks ago. GI Joe would sell his Kung Fu grip for all the stuff K. has stashed away in there! The closer he gets […]



The Psychological Toll Of Multiple Deployments

By • Sep 28th, 2009 • Category: Combat Stress, In the Press, Parenting, Relationships

Here is a fascinating interview that aired on public radio in San Diego, CA. It discusses the effects of repeated deployments on service members and their families. MAUREEN CAVANAUGH (Host): I’m Maureen Cavanaugh. You’re listening to These Days on KPBS. Being sent overseas to a war zone as part of America’s volunteer military is a […]



Deployment Communication Takes Work

By • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Communication, Featured, Passing the Time, Relationships

This is a re-post from a Blog called Daily Dwellings. Monica is the wife of an Army Chaplain who is currently deployed to Iraq. Military marriages are hard. They take a certain amount of extra work because of special circumstances that arise because of being a part of the military. The major special circumstance that […]




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