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!
When your family is getting ready for a deployment or extended temporary, it can seem overwhelming to remember everything that needs to be done. Over the years, we’ve found that there are some specific topics that your family should sit and discuss together before you leave. If you talk about these up front, then when something arises, it’s easier and quicker to make a decision or take an action based on your discussion.
Here are the discussions you must have before deployment or TDY:
Killed in Action. Although they are three relatively small words, the weight that comes with them is immeasurable. On both the service member and spouse side, this is something it seems we only talk about when we must. I completely understand that there are...
Dear, Field Problems:
My boyfriend and I just received a frantic call from his mother. She was told that a young woman (an Army spouse) from her church asked for thoughts and prayers for her husband and his National Guard unit [deployed to Iraq]. According to the wife, her husband said the commander told them there is a high risk of casualties in an upcoming mission, and everyone should call home prior to rolling out. Mom asked us, “Can’t they just ‘not go’”? I never heard of this happening and I didn’t know what to say. What should we tell her?
Julie; Lansing, MI; National Guard girlfriend
Here in the Crooks household, June is a huge month for celebrations. It isn’t only the month of my husband’s birthday, but it’s also Father’s Day.
This year, Father’s Day will be celebrated with Daddy many, many miles away. We couldn’t let his two special days go by unnoticed, even if we were so far apart.
Dear, Field Problems:
My husband and I were just married. This is our first deployment. I don’t really know what to expect. There is tons of information and a lot that I don’t understand. My biggest question is how are you able to talk to them when they are deployed? How long do you go without hearing from your service member?
Amber; Fort Bragg, NC; Army spouse
My family and I have experienced three separations: one unaccompanied tour to Korea and two deployments to Iraq. We have been lucky to have been on a TRADOC (Training & Doctrine) installation for the last three and a half years, which means that my husband hasn’t deployed in almost four years.
That all changes this month.
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