Ch-ch-ch-changessss

As with all things in life and the Marine Corps, things change. For me, those "things" just don't seem to change fast enough. 

Oh how I wish instead of coddling me when The Husband first joined, they would've told me about the game of "hurry up and wait". Those of you that have been in this for longer than 5 minutes know what I'm talking about. Standby to standby. In a rush to go nowhere. 

Let me tell you, being a type A personality, that's a tough thing. I'm a list maker, I carry a planner with me everywhere I go. The fact that I don't know what is happening in our lives in, oh, the next 5 months, SCARES ME. Well, I guess I sort of know. The Husband starts training for his lat move; but there are 4 phases to that and he only has orders for phase 1 (keep your fingers crossed that orders continue to generate so he can move along quickly!). 

In order to cope with this, I have to look at it like Christmas morning... You want to know what the heck is in that huge box, but you can't touch it until Christmas. You sit there staring at it for what seems like for-ev-er (For me, it really was. Sometimes, my parents liked to wrap the big things right after Thanksgiving. Thanks for that Mom & Dad!). But then Christmas comes and you open that huge box and it was even better than you thought!

Okay, maybe it's a bad analogy, but it's what works for me so go with it. 

I know that soon enough, I'll get to open the big box (That will be the day The Husband gets orders to his new unit, or Orders Day). But for now, it's just sitting there staring at me... I can't wait to rip the paper off that box. 

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"Only if he won't deploy..."

With the way the economy is, a lot of people, especially those with spouses and/or kids, have been looking into the military (this is an entirely separate issue for me, btw). More often than not, the spouse (usually a wife) is all gung-ho and "super supportive" of their spouses's decision to join... Unless they'll actually have to deploy. Then all best are off. They are suddenly, not that into it anymore. 

So let me go ahead and discuss this...

If you or your spouse decide to join the military, there is a very, very, very good chance that a deployment to a war zone is in your future. Why? Well, because we are still involved in two wars and the military's job is to defend their country. You see, it seems easy, but so often, someone gets wrapped up in "He's joining a reserve unit" or "He's got a desk job". 

Guess what! If you're in the military, you're deployable! Simple. I promise it's not that hard. 

The whole military family lifestyle isn't for everyone. Not at all. If you're not comfortable entering into it, don't. It won't get any better for you if you go in kicking and screaming. The only thing I beg of anyone coming into it is this: Please do not act surprised when your spouse gets called up for a deployment. Do not act as though this is shocking. Do not act as though this couldn't or shouldn't have happened. 

Yeah, there is a chance that you could get lucky and your spouse will never deploy. Heck, I know a reservist that has gotten out of 3 deployments somehow, but please understand, this is NOT the norm. 

All branches deploy. All jobs deploy. Nobody is immune to it, especially during a time of war. 

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So here I am...

I decided to go for it. Blogging about this lifestyle, that is. I wanted to talk about my life and in the process, maybe bring a little information or comic relief to myself and others in my situation. 


I guess now would be a good time to give you my "credentials". I've been married for a little over 3 years. My husband has been a Marine for a little over three years and just re-enlisted for another 4 (I know... What in the world was he thinking?). Surprisingly, we're both excited to see what comes next. I'm 23. I was a young bride. We had decided to get married way before the Marine Corps ever came into the picture. That idea popped up about 6 months before our wedding. It had been a dream of his and what can I say? I love that uniform. ;)


Getting married early means that school was put on the back burner for a time, but here I am, back in school, getting my B.A. in Psychology. What I'll do with it, I'm not entirely sure, but don't let my MyCAA counselor know that. 


No kids. Not for a while. 


The Husband has deployed to Iraq twice and we anticipate he will be joining the rest of the boys in Afghanistan once he is finished with his schooling for the lat move. 


I can't wait to get this thing rolling. Like I said, I'm here to document my experiences, but I also want to help you. If you have any questions or if there's anything you would like me to discuss, let me know! 

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