Posted on Dec 15, 2014
How important are our spouses and how do they affect mission accomplishment?
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In my experience, it is important to have a solid family life. Having a spouse that is open minded and flexible is key to my overall success. I don't feel like the military truly honors our spouses as much as they should. The old adage "if the military wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Is a saying that I have always despised. How important do you feel our spouses are in the overall success to our mission?
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If a trooper is married, A good spouse is critical to morale. They have a very tough job when we are away.
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I concur, it also gives the warrior a deeper appreciation for a relationship. The saying "you don't know what you have until it's gone" comes to mind and sometimes that is a good reality check to help you appreciate the love that's at home.
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MSgt McDow,
My spouses is very inportant to me BUT while on deployment I have to little to none to do with her or my kids.
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1SG Haro
My spouses is very inportant to me BUT while on deployment I have to little to none to do with her or my kids.
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1SG Haro
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No care packages or phone calls? Does she take care of the finances while you're away and hold down the fort per say?
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The only calls she gets from me is when I have been wounded and to let her know I have ten fingers and ten toes. I have never been in charge of our finances lol.
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I think that a supportive spouse is important but I have had some really bad times and still kept the quality of support to the mission. There are times that spouses that the "Hardest job in the *insert branch here*" line a bit to far.
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With that being said, we as SM's have to understand that our spouses cannot be strong all the time, it is a give and take. Sometimes we have to step it up and be strong for them as well.
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I completely agree, I became a little bit jaded since I was detailed as a gate guard.
I completely agree, I became a little bit jaded since I was detailed as a gate guard.
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Women are behind the scene heroes and I know that term is thrown around here a lot but in this case it is absolutely true and vitally important that women know that. And the children it goes without saying, that they are special in their own way.
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I agree, children sacrifice just as much if not more. It is vital to a child's development to have parents that can communicate the importance of their sacrifices. I believe children that go through deployments have a deeper appreciation for our country and what we stand for. They grow to be proud of their parents because of what they are forced to go through.
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The military spouse is very important and often keep us grounded in our values.
I can share stories of many deployments and the peace of mind knowing she was there with OUR best intrest in mind - our best intrest meaning not only mine and hers, but our platoon/company/BN/BDE best interest in mind.
When we first married, I deployed the morning after our wedding, we were on DRF, she didn't even have an ID card yet and I still deployed! They keep us reminded of the issues military families might be facing (especially our younger families) as well as keeping us grounded in basic family values. Our military spouses are very important and I am very greatful for mine!
I can share stories of many deployments and the peace of mind knowing she was there with OUR best intrest in mind - our best intrest meaning not only mine and hers, but our platoon/company/BN/BDE best interest in mind.
When we first married, I deployed the morning after our wedding, we were on DRF, she didn't even have an ID card yet and I still deployed! They keep us reminded of the issues military families might be facing (especially our younger families) as well as keeping us grounded in basic family values. Our military spouses are very important and I am very greatful for mine!
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