About to Marry into the Army (Air Force, Navy, uniform, training)
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Ok, so I grew up Navy, but in 6 months I'm going to the wife of my Army guy! Any and all advice would be great! Having grown up Navy I'm used to the mobile lifestyle (not sure I could actually live in the same place for 10 years straight!). I guess what I'm looking for is advice for other military kids that grew up to be a military spouse. What was the biggest surprise going from mil kid to mil spouse? THANKS!!!
ArmyPooh, first off congrats! I cant speak from the standpoint of being a military brat to spouse. But being a retired Army Soldier that has been married for the majority of that time, I can tell you that we did not move much at all. The new focus is family and keeping families grounded for the most part. That is not to say that there is not opportunity to move - just to say that you have more of an opportunity to put down roots than once was. I think you will find life on or around a Army Post very enjoyable.
Yeah, what Cashmannsdq said! My congrats, too! ArmyPoohFan, you're already ahead of the game having been around the military growing up. My only advice would be to get involved with his unit and other activities (as your employment and other activities permit...) The other nice thing, IMHO, is that you are already aware that there are so may resources on post for just about anything you could ever need!
Not knowing what his MOS is but be ready for the possibility of long deployments and many missions! Luckily the Army does have a really good support system if you look in the right places and keep your wits about you.
I wish you all the best and every bit of happiness.
Congrats on becoming an Army wife. I was not a military kid but I grew up in a military town. I have some friends that were military kids that are now married to military guys. Many of them have told me that growing up they never had to mess with organizing moves or finding places to live. Now they have a whole new respect for their mothers who delt with it all.
Thanks for all the advice! What I know for sure is that he is in the middle (well closer to the end of the middle I guess) of training to be a Green Berets and from what we have discussed the way I understand it, we won't have to move around as much as I did as a kid (though the time overseas was priceless! and I would love my kids one day to have some of those cultural experiences).
One of the things I'm already experiencing is that I have more freedom than my girlfriends in planning my wedding, because he is training now and totally incommunicado, so he will just have to deal with the decisions I make! =) Though, he has said that he just wants to wear a tux, not his uniform, but I'm insisting on the uniform, because while I'm marrying him, I'm also marrying into what that uniform represents and my life will be affected by his job. Besides, he looks quite sexy in his dress uniform!!! =) (but I know, I'm in love, so I'm biased!).
Once again thanks! And if you think of anything else, I'm all ears.
I think he'll be glad you made him wear his uniform! Military weddings are very special and I think you'll BOTH enjoy having one. (I married in Germany, but we just did the civil ceremony thing. Wish we'd done the military thing now... ArmyPoohfan, I truly believe what my wife most misses about the USAF is all the cute butts she saw walking around base in flight suits...
One of the things I'm already experiencing is that I have more freedom than my girlfriends in planning my wedding, because he is training now and totally incommunicado, so he will just have to deal with the decisions I make! =) Though, he has said that he just wants to wear a tux, not his uniform, but I'm insisting on the uniform, because while I'm marrying him, I'm also marrying into what that uniform represents and my life will be affected by his job. Besides, he looks quite sexy in his dress uniform!!! =) (but I know, I'm in love, so I'm biased!).
Doesn't matter if he's in a tux or uniform, he'll look funny without pants! You're already wearing them! LOL Seriously, congrats on the wedding.
My 2 stepdaughters are married to military. One Air Force and one Army. Army family has already moved 3 times in 8 years including 4 (I think) years in Germany. Air Force step daughter has been married 20 years and moved 3 times. Our Army sil (an MP) has worked up a plan where, when they get stationed back here at "home" (that has my wife almost doing somersaults down the street! lol), the family won't have to move the 8 years he has until he retires.
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