heyya! Army Vet, and Army spouse now here. I served 4 yrs Active, 15 months in iraq. Me and my husband met in Germany. I was deployed from Sept 07 til Dec 08, My husband was there from Jan 08-Mar 09. So we spent a total of 18 months apart. It was hard because we only spent 2 weeks together on our R&R and only seen each other about 3 times. It brought us closer than we could have ever imagined. I Got out of the army in aug 09 and i am currently trying to get back in. Civilian life is so different than being in the Army, i miss it terribly. We are stationed at Ft. Jackson SC. Non-deployable unit right now. So far it's been great! And yes a military spouses job is SO much harder. BUT, it's got it's pro's and cons :P |