Posted on Mar 11, 2014
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Is it better/easier to be married, or single in the military. Is it different for enlisted personnel than it is for commissioned folks? If yes, how so? Personal stories are welcome as long as people don't get carried away with wet blanket, sob stories, or rage-style blackout rants.
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1SG Jason Fitzpatrick
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<P>Marriage to the right person, can't be beat.&nbsp; When you PCS, you already have your first friend.&nbsp; You always have someone who will listen to you.&nbsp; When you are deployed...well leaving sucks, but when you get back, when the single Soldiers are going back to the barracks and making their beds, you are going HOME with the one that waited for you and took care of the kids, dogs, cats,...things while you were gone.&nbsp; It also forces the Soldier to think of otherr things besides the Military.&nbsp; Holy Cow First Sergeant, you want your&nbsp;Soldiers to think of other things besides the Military...ABSOLUTELY!&nbsp; Think of other people whose lives and existence depend on their decsions.&nbsp; </P>
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<P>Marrieage to the wrong person...DX them and go to CIF for another one :)</P>
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Well said 1SG, also, that's a baller photo with the cigar by the way!
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1SG Jason Fitzpatrick
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It irritated the wife, but I was home on R&R watching our son graduate and I didn't care!


 

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Irritated the wife + R&R = WINNING

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SSG (ret) William Martin
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I like being married.  My wife is my number one battle buddy.  When I was single and in the barracks, I was depressed because I hated the barracks; I didn't have anyone to come home too and details just to have details would be passed out to the single soldiers before the married ones.  Also, being in the barracks as a single NCO brought to much temptation for Lord knows what.
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Speaking for Infantry only, single NCO's that live in the barracks are only in danger of incredible amounts of shenanigans from their "neighbors" and SOG/CQ shifts.
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Single!!!!!
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