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[OhMyGawsh]

I've been with a soldier for 10 years, married for 7. Not sure if this has been done before

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What are your thoughts on all of the government funding that goes into these wars and overseas peacekeeping efforts?

I tend not to overthink the political aspects and often try to just think of my husband doing his job. There have been times in the past when troops have lost their lives due to insufficient body armour/equipment etc so i would rather that the wars we are well funded but when you hear the actual figures that are spent, it does sound astronomical.

Do you live in the army barracks? Do you like it?

What does your husband do on a day to day basis? Does he get posted abroad? What does he do there if he does?

Do you have another way to define yourself? A job of your own maybe?

Are there still rules or unwritten rules about who you can socialise with depending on their rank or other halves rank?

*Do you live in the army barracks? Do you like it?

What does your husband do on a day to day basis? Does he get posted abroad? What does he do there if he does?*

We live in what's known as a garrison town which basically means we're surrounded by army camps and the area is predominantly populated by military & their families. I do like it and their is a real sense of community.

On a day to day basis, my husband is a recovery mechanic. His job at war for instance would be to recover vehicles. This can be when they have hit an IED for instance.

When I met DH he was posted to Germany. When we married I moved there until we were posted to the UK a year and a half later. His job overseas was the same job he does in the UK. He is currently deployed to Estonia until early next year.

Do you have another way to define yourself? A job of your own maybe?

Army wife and mother pretty much sums me up at the moment. We have 2 young children and live very far from family. Me having a career wouldn't really work for our family at the moment. My career has pretty much been on hold since I got married. I did work after we got married but just a sales assistant type job as we moved quite a few times in close succession. I had forged a good career for myself but I've been away from that now for 7 years and I was only 22 when I left it so CV isn't great. I'm not too concerned though. I'm very hard working and am confident I could climb the ladder again from the bottom when I get the opportunity.

Are there still rules or unwritten rules about who you can socialise with depending on their rank or other halves rank?

To a degree I'd say, but it's not as bad as I believe it would have been a number of years back. There is a bit of a divide between commissioned officers and the rest, but i suppose that needs to be there to a degree.

How do you cope with the frequent moves?

How do you cope with the frequent moves?

I enjoy it! I'd never left my hometown until I got married but now I get itchy feet and look forward to the next adventure. I've never completely fallen in love with anywhere we've lived so maybe that's the reason. I do love the uncertainty of not knowing what's around the corner for us; weird I know! DD will be starting school in September though so I suppose priority will become stability for her and ensuring her education isn't impacted in a negative way.

Do you not worry about military personnel being sent to a war zone when they really do not believe in the ethics of the exercise?

Do you not worry about military personnel being sent to a war zone when they really do not believe in the ethics of the exercise?

I think that's something that the troops need to consider before signing up. I know my husband focuses more on what he is being asked to do rather than the reasons behind it, if that makes sense. That seems to work for him. There is always the option to sign off if he ever feels he doesn't want to continue his army career.