There may be no better time for empowerment than when faced with a looming deployment or when you are in the thick of one.
Join our Mission: Milspouse team as we share all our tips, lessons learned, best practices for coping, and our hearts in solidarity with you in all things deployment. Whether you are preparing for your first one or you navigating your 7th, we have the resources you need to thrive in one of the most challenging aspects of milspouse life.
Our resources span the gamut: From that first moment when your service member says “I’ve got news,” to establishing a battle rhythm in those first few weeks, to parenting solo, and to reintegrating after that homecoming kiss… We have resources to guide you every step of the way. We are raw, vulnerable, experienced, and ready to support you through this season!
The deployment is over, and your service member is home now. Whether you’re moving to a new duty station or staying put, there’s going to be an inevitable adjustment period of being back together after any kind of separation.
For much of the world, the “war” is winding down. Military budgets are being slashed to make way for more immediately apparent domestic demands. More and more medals are being awarded to heroes for actions taken in a conflict that is quickly fading from public awareness.
Except in my home and the homes of thousands of military families.
In my home, we are living the emotional roller coaster that is the stages of pre-deployment. Not familiar with these stages? In many ways, they mimic the stages of grief.
Here is the process:
There is no doubt that surviving a deployment is HARD. And unfortunately, going to school is hard too—so you put the two together and it can seem impossible. Of course, everyone’s situation is different and you have to make the decisions that work best for you and your family, but there are a few things that can make school a little more manageable while your spouse is deployed.
Dear, Field Problems:
My husband is leaving for basic in a few weeks. Between basic and AIT, he will be gone about eight months. We have a 2-year-old and a 15-month-old. I am wanting some advice on how to prepare and make the separation easier on my oldest. I know this isn’t a deployment by any stretch of the imagination, but communication will be limited. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated!
Bethany, Army spouse
I am, what I guess you would call, a “seasoned spouse.” We have been an Army family for quite a while. It seems like only yesterday that I was sending my husband off for his first deployment. I was young, scared, and pregnant with our first child. I’m a little older now, but I am still learning new things every day about this military life.
Valentine’s Day has passed and all the chocolate has been eaten, but were you able to take the time to tell your service member how much you love them?
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