We found out there was a high possibility of him deploying very early on in our marriage and we wanted to soak in every minute of time together before that happened.
So, with the help of our family and friends, we planned a wedding in 30 days. But being married to a soldier is not like it is in the movies or on TV. It comes with tears, laughter, stress and an endless amount of uncertainty.
A lot of them I felt during his deployment to Afghanistan in I was still very new to military life, and had not completely adjusted to it yet. So when he left, it definitely took a toll on me, and the reality that he was going to be gone for a while really hit me—along with so much sadness. I also felt worried and anxious a lot of the time because of the danger that comes with a deployment.
Other times brought me the happiness I needed to get through the difficult emotions. A lot of it was little things like phone calls from my husband and hearing his voice, and the very rare video chat session.
But the excitement I felt when he came back home was amazing. Married life in the military taught us to expect the unexpected. We never knew what would happen next, so we learned to always be prepared and adjust to whatever else came with U. Army life. Luckily, he was back in time for her birth. But he almost missed that, too.
I went into labor while he was gone on a long ruck march for work, and to top it off, he was not allowed to have his phone on him.
They supervised bedtime routines. They did laundry the chore mentioned most often or vacuumed or cleaned up the kitchen after dinner. Long military marriages do not happen by accident. There are layers of behaviors and decisions that go into navigating separations, PCS moves, child rearing and career choices. The more we know about long-married military couples, the more we may be able to help young couples get from here to there.
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Military life is not easy, but we've got your back. From marriage to kids and parenting, we have the resources you need. But after he deployed Nya is 20 months old and loves her family's Ring Video Doorbell. Every day, Nya knows that the Ring Martin serves in the U. Navy and has been deployed so many times that his family has lost count As much as the day continues, every day you go to bed wondering, am I going to get a message? Am I going to get a phone call?
Is someone going to knock on my door? In on his last tour of Afghanistan Mike began to struggle with a recurring shoulder injury. In he fell from a ladder while working in a roof space and badly dislocated his shoulder while on active duty but after treatment his was able to carry on with his career in the Forces.
Whilst serving in Kabul Mike reached for his rifle and felt a blinding pain in the same shoulder. The pins that were holding it together had been ripped out, tearing tendons and fracturing the bone. I knew my career was over. As part of his recovery Mike was sent to stay at one of our personal recovery centres, Brydon House, where he had physiotherapy, received specialist counselling and found people who were prepared to listen to his problems.
After a lengthy process, Mike was medically discharged in and the family returned to Bournemouth. It's where I'd always lived. I didn't know whether he would be happy here. Unfortunately, their problems got worse when they returned to the UK. They found themselves homeless and had to move in with Linda's parents. Meanwhile Mike was still in severe pain, on antidepressants and had yet to find a job, whilst Linda took a job working nights.
Our roles changed completely, which only added to the stress. It wasn't a healthy situation, but I discovered I could also get support from the Legion. Until then I thought they were just fundraisers. I talked to them on a number of occasions and they were always a huge help.
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