My wife wants to start a RallyPoint for spouses.

SSG Robert Burns — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:23:24 -0500

She's mad because I won't post her discussions ideas.  She's starting to threaten me with violence and Im not gonna ..*&^@H#%@&@(aDLKa   HELP!!! Start a Rally Point Spouse site!!!!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2013 1:31 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:31:16 -0500

That sounds like a great idea. I would hope you dont have to be a member to read posts because that would be very entertaining. Once in awhile I see posts where people are pulling rank and threatening others. I would love to see I am a colonel's wife I will make you life hell post.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2013 6:23 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:23:45 -0500

I can't wait to see the rank structure on that one...<br>

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Nov 22 at 2013 6:58 AM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:58:04 -0500

SSG Burns, if you can police up some ideas re: use cases that your wife might want to have on a similar site for spouses, please send them directly to me in a message.  Thanks!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2013 9:43 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:43:43 -0500

LOLOL!!!!! Battle are you still there, or are they holding you hostage til the site is up & running!!?? lolol

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Nov 22 at 2013 9:53 AM

SGM Matthew Quick — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:53:40 -0500

If your wife wants to take part in military discussions, she could see her local Army recruiter and enlist. ;)

Although I appreciate/respect many spouses comments, there are many avenues in which spouses can discuss topics of their choosings...and if you've taken part in these discussions, you'll know why there should be discussions separation. :)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 22 at 2013 11:02 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:02:11 -0500

Happy Wife, happpy Life, Sarge!

Response by MSgt Matthew Gaudu made Nov 22 at 2013 12:34 PM

MSgt Matthew Gaudu — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:34:15 -0500

Tell her she has Facebook. Luckily my wife is active duty and has the right to be on here, but when spouses complain about not getting the same rights as active duty members makes me shake my head. I've heard my share of dependents complaining about such things. Why can't the AD member have a few things of our own?

Response by SFC James Baber made Dec 19 at 2013 10:47 PM

SFC James Baber — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:47:19 -0500

That is a can of worms I wouldn't touch with a Abrams tank, good luck with that fight, it wouldn't be a bad idea, but I could see the ugliness rearing its head real fast.

Everyone knows exactly what I am talking about, we all know those spouses who think their spouses rank is their rank and will throw it around like they are royalty, and the sad thing is many installations and senior personnel allow them to do it, which creates even more animosity and separation of feelings between officers and enlisted at times, the worst I have ever encountered during my career are the CPT/MAJ spouses, if I ever pulled one over, forget about it, I was going to hear all about how their spouse would have my rank and job for giving them a stupid ticket or even stopping them.

Like I said good luck with that one, my wife can't stand most military wife's because of the drama, I know she won't be joining. Like MSGT Gaudu said they already have FB.

Response by SrA Lee G. made Mar 9 at 2014 12:45 PM

SrA Lee G. — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:45:33 -0400

Bad idea. First spouses don't have the rights that military members do because they didn't sign the dotted line. If they want privileges on RallyPoint then they can enlist.

If they want to connect with other spouses they can use FaceBook. I don't want to seem out of place when I say this, but military spouses are catty and create a lot of drama. My wife is on a few FaceBook pages that are strictly for Army Wives. She tells me all the time what other Army wives say, both of topic from the original post and this that are too childish.

I don't think spouses should have the rights we do, when we have so few of them. RallyPoint is for military members both past and present as well as the civilians that are connected and wanting to help.

Response by CPT Richard Riley made Mar 9 at 2014 1:17 PM

CPT Richard Riley — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:17:10 -0400

There is a facebook page designed for army wives - The lady who started the page has put a bunch of hard work into it & has many wives posting all kinds of stuff. Seems to be a helpful page to get answers to questions .....

Army Wife 101 - Has been around for awhile & has a decent following. It's a blog with almost 42000 likes

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Response by Lt Col Skip Fleshman made Mar 11 at 2014 6:32 AM

Lt Col Skip Fleshman — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:32:02 -0400

I think it's a great idea to include spouses in a separate section on RallyPoint. As we all know, the military is a family and spouses like to communicate with each other as much as warfighters (and veterans/retirees) do. This tight RP community we have would be a great forum for spouses to stay in touch with other families who have PCS'd or to pose questions about military related issues. When I was deployed in Desert Shield/Storm spouses communicated so much and this would have been the perfect forum for it.

Response by CSM Richard Montcalm made Mar 16 at 2014 4:23 PM

CSM Richard Montcalm — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:23:26 -0400

She should start a military wife's page on Facebook instead- this is supposed to be for MILITARY PROFESSIONALS- at least I thought so...

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 31 at 2014 11:22 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:22:43 -0400

Isn't that what the FRG is for? 

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Mar 31 at 2014 11:27 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:27:06 -0400

Sounds like a calling, A Mission, Better Keep an eye on her those Crusaders are Dangerous. Tell her to start one that would be a great idea.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 1 at 2014 2:15 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:15:57 -0400

Are you trolling us?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2014 12:15 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:15:48 -0400

Bwhahahahahah. Best thread yet.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2014 1:03 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:03:40 -0400

Always a pleasure to read your posts.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2014 4:33 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:33:18 -0400

my wife has found plenty of great discussions based on military families and the best way to handle EVERY difficult situation.......FACEBOOK!

Response by MSgt Keith Hebert made Apr 21 at 2014 6:23 PM

MSgt Keith Hebert — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:23:42 -0400

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol
My wife was frg leader for five years y'all
Can take from there

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2014 8:41 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:41:32 -0400

So here's the deal, who's gonna stop them?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 14 at 2014 9:32 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:32:53 -0400

Civilian supporters can join, right? They don't discuss much on here, but they are here nonetheless. But I could see where it may be valuable. My spouse is a vet on here, so I don't have to worry about it, but if he wasn't, I don't see the harm in it. After all, networking is networking and if you learn something new from it, then it's a perfectly reasonable request, I think.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 14 at 2014 9:47 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:47:44 -0400

I'll bet she wants to start a Ladies' Auxiliary at the local Hooters too. :-)

Response by SSG Pete Fleming made Oct 14 at 2014 10:04 PM

SSG Pete Fleming — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:04:10 -0400

It has potential... The spouse must use their husband/wife's rank. There should a link to see just a basic profile of the spouse (not everything either way). They must still be verified through the 'real' Rally Point... They can earn points and such... for example each click gets points, sorry spouses don't form clicks...

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 14 at 2014 11:38 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:38:31 -0400

Now that you mention domestic violence, mine's getting ready to bash my head against keybogjtigkjui hkjjkkhij

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 17 at 2014 12:48 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:48:50 -0400

ROFLMAO!!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2015 8:04 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:04:08 -0500

can't stop laughing. is she serious?

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2015 8:16 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:16:45 -0500

I think they call that site FACEBOOK

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2015 8:22 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:22:06 -0500

and right after they can come up with website for service member kids

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 16 at 2015 6:56 AM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:56:16 -0500

I think it's a great idea. Good for her!!!

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 16 at 2015 12:02 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:02:45 -0500

In addition to Facebook, I thought there were a multitude of such sites for spouse support and networking. Don't they always cram them down our throats in the pre-deployment briefings?

This is OUR MAN CAVE!! Lol
;)

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 16 at 2015 9:12 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:12:06 -0500

Really

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 17 at 2015 12:16 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:16:07 -0500

There are plenty of options out there for spouses seeking online support, including Facebook groups and forums for significant others. I was involved in many of them before my husband and I were married and I went on to enlist (and now commission) myself.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made May 17 at 2022 2:32 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Tue, 17 May 2022 14:32:51 -0400

They can register on RP as family members