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Originally Posted by 1stindoor
Thanks for supporting your husband, and putting up with the normal day to day BS that most civilians can not or will not understand.
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No sir, thank you and all others who serve.
It's not always easy being the spouse of a soldier but it's not always difficult either. There are plenty of good times that go with the bad and we're both MUCH more appreciative of each other and our time together, which is about to get more restricted since we PCS to Bragg in June for him to attend the SFQC.
He came home from SFAS 15lbs lighter, beat up, starving and really tired but I've NEVER seen him so happy. How could I, claiming to be his partner, not support and applaud his decision? A decision of which I am fully aware will even more so limit my time with him.
To get back from that slight tangent to the topic, it seems to me from reading the article and from observing other spouses that some of either gender either didn't know what to expect, were/are in denial about what to expect, some sadly like the fanfare, or are just ill suited couples regardless of the job description. Are there probably some men out there who feel emasculated by their wives being soldiers while they stay home? I'm sure there are but it's not really a fair assessment to throw on an entire gender to say they just can't handle it.