jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 anyone else here married to the military? what branch? I am married to a sailor in the US Navy. He's on a sub out of WA state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 hi! we are army. my husband is currently on his 3rd deployment, but it will be over in a couple more months :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 hi! we are army. my husband is currently on his 3rd deployment, but it will be over in a couple more months :-) YAY glad it will be over soon :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 We're Air Force. My husband returned from a six month deployment in August, and we're about to PCS to Hawaii. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 i am so happy i'm not the only one here :) Melanie...I hear hawaii is awesome but that most people who pcs there wish tehy could homeschool since the schools aren't super great (from what i hear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My dh is Navy too, he's the XO on a DDG based in Norfolk, he'll be deploying in a couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My hubby is Navy and we're in the northeast. We spent 3 1/2 years in Hawaii and loved, loved, loved it. That's where I started home schooling (yup, for a reason! The schools there are awful!). But, we loved just about everything else about Hawaii and would go back in a minute if they'd let us.:) When dh joined the navy their recruiting slogan was "It's not just a job, it's an adventure." That's about the only thing the recruiter didn't lie about.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela in GA Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My dh is a Drill Sgt. in the Army! One more year of Drill duty, then he'll go back to his regularly scheduled programming. :p We've been Army for 13 years! Seven more to go until retirement! Yahoo! It's been a fabulous ride, but I think by time the next 7 years go by, we'll be ready for it to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 My hubby is Navy and we're in the northeast. We spent 3 1/2 years in Hawaii and loved, loved, loved it. That's where I started home schooling (yup, for a reason! The schools there are awful!). But, we loved just about everything else about Hawaii and would go back in a minute if they'd let us.:) When dh joined the navy their recruiting slogan was "It's not just a job, it's an adventure." That's about the only thing the recruiter didn't lie about.:D :lol: that's great and true. dh is so ready to be done but he'll have 10 years in when this re-enlistment is up and the way the economy is going we might just do another re-enlistment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 It must be difficult for those whose dh's are not home because of deployment. I have nothing but admiration for military families! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommytobees Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 anyone else here married to the military? what branch? I am married to a sailor in the US Navy. He's on a sub out of WA state. I'm a Navy wife! We used to live on Bangor sub base!! But, moved to Japan, June 2008! Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm married to the Army. :D Dh is currently deployed and we will be seeing him shortly for R&R. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) My dh is a Drill Sgt. in the Army! One more year of Drill duty, then he'll go back to his regularly scheduled programming. :p We've been Army for 13 years! Seven more to go until retirement! Yahoo! It's been a fabulous ride, but I think by time the next 7 years go by, we'll be ready for it to end. I know how you feel, we have 5.5 years left to go before his 20, it seems like a long time but I know it will go by before I know it. Forgot to add to my first post our first ship was out of PSNS which I guess turned into NS Bremerton just before we left and is now known as Naval Station Kitsap. It would have been a great area to be if I wasn't allergic to Pine Trees:ohmy: Edited December 22, 2009 by nukeswife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm a Navy wife! We used to live on Bangor sub base!! But, moved to Japan, June 2008! Kris that's where dh is out of :) he's on the hmj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 We're an AF family. I was AF myself until my promotion to mom 7 years ago with the birth our our daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Don't be so sure! My DH has 23 years in service. I always thought that we'd be retiring at 20 years, but we both love the military lifestyle and our military family, that we decided to just keep on going. I don't know when we will get out, but we've enjoyed the ride so much up to this point! And yes, it has flown by! :D I'm pretty sure, he only stayed in 10 years ago because the civilian prospects were really horrible (half the pay with twice the travel), we're both ready to leave the coasts, we're midwesterners at heart and want to get back there. Not much there job prospect wise with the Navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My dh is in the Air Force and will deploy Dec. 28th. (This time next week?! :eek::crying: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 We're Air Force. My husband returned from a six month deployment in August, and we're about to PCS to Hawaii. :001_smile: How exciting! My dad was born and raised on Hawaii. I've never been there myself, but I would love to go someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 YAY glad it will be over soon :) Thanks, me too. So ready to have him back home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwynn Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm a Coast Guard wife. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 AF wife on our way to DC area this summer. No deployments on the radar (that I know of). Just as a friendly reminder ladies, don't give any info about your dh's deployment location online :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't even know where my dh is going, but good reminder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 navy here! Dh is at the Naval Academy... no ships for a while. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My DH is Army, we're currently stationed in Hawaii. We've homeschooled all along, we started when we lived in Germany. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 He is finishing up to retire in 4 years. Was deployed over Christmas a few times - God bless all of you who have deployed spouses. May your husbands/wives return soon, and safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Melanie...I hear hawaii is awesome but that most people who pcs there wish tehy could homeschool since the schools aren't super great (from what i hear) No, the schools aren't great. We've homeschooled from (almost) the very beginning, though, so we won't have to worry about it! How exciting! My dad was born and raised on Hawaii. I've never been there myself, but I would love to go someday! My husband spent the first twelve years of his life in Hawaii, and still has lots of family there. We've only gone to visit once since we've been married - I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone! I just wish someone could recommend a good classical piano teacher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Air Force wife here, obviously, LOL! But I think dh will be retiring soon. We were supposed to PCS in Feb. to Guam, but that assignment got cancelled just a few weeks ago. Now they want to send him to Suffolk, down by VA Beach, and we're not as thrilled with that. We were going to take one more assignment to take advantage of the military homeowners' assistance program, but now our report date would be too late to take advantage of that (unless Congress extends the program), so I think we'll just be done. Makes me so sad! My dad and grandfather are both retired Air Force, so this is literally the life I have always known. Also, it has never been my dream to retire in D.C., LOL. Oh well. I'[m trying to have a good attitude, and curb my restlessness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Army wife here - dh just transferred from TX Nat. Guard to regular army, so we've just moved right in time for the holidays. He just got home in Aug from his 2nd deployment. We're hoping for a little time here before he goes anywhere again. :grouphug: to all of you with dh gone right now. Even when you're having the best time, I know it's a little blue without him there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Marine Corps wife, here! He's coming up on 22 years this month. He's planning on retiring in a couple of years - I can't imagine how odd that will be to stay in one place for more than a few years. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnytracks Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I am :) My husband is in the Air Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 AF wife here and dh will have 23 years in Feb. He has never deployed but travels almost all the time which is also hard and disruptive. He called this morning and was sking me about switching some trip times. I told him I had three dates in Feb. and March I really needed him to be here and otherwise I already expected him to be gone almost all the time.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopterdoc Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Army Wife here. :D We are in Western Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Army Wife here. :D We are in Western Washington. ft lewis? i'm in gig harbor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Navy wife here. My dh has been in 21 years and is currently at the Pentagon. I love the lifestyle hope he wants to go to 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Happily married to the Army... Hubby is a helicopter pilot! He's so hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaZ Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 DH is an Army telecommunication engineer. Thankfully, he's currently in a unit that does not deploy but he does travel a lot for briefings and other meetins. He did a stint in the civillian world and then returned to Army life. I can see that he's happier in uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairie rose Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My dh is former Air Force. He just got out two years ago. He is a civilian working for the Air National Guard (not in the guard just employed by them). He loves it.... me, I really miss the military lifestyle terribly. Even though deployments were always hard and sometimes the rules, rules, rules got terribly annoying and the politics got maddening as he progressed in rank, I still miss it terribly and I would shove him toward going back in if it were an option. (That's not likely though and even if it were I'd probably have a time convincing him to do it :( ) I love reading about all you ladies in the military and the adventures you are still having. :D We were station at Shaw AFB, SC and Kadena AB, Okinawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarbourLights Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My DH is also Navy... We are currently in Alabama at Maxwell AFB while he gets his Masters degree and then we will be returning to Whidbey Island, WA. He does the pilot thing so there are many deployments still in our future! I love the lifestyle...which is a good thing as we still have seven years to go until he *considers* retirement. Fly Navy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopterdoc Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 ft lewis? i'm in gig harbor Yes Ft Lewis :D We are in Orting {just past Puyallup} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Yes Ft Lewis :D We are in Orting {just past Puyallup} ah okay, i'm kinda familiar with that side of town lol. i love it up here, but we have a chance to pick up a shore duty this upcoming summer to go back to charleston, sc....hmmm it'll be interesting to say the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My DH is Army, we're currently stationed in Hawaii. We've homeschooled all along, we started when we lived in Germany. :) Where in Germany were you stationed? I met my dh while he was stationed in Kitzingen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yes USMC here. I like this military homeschooling group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolMilitary/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaderbee Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'm married to a Marine. :) He's in the big sandbox right now. It's our 5th deployment but the first with kids. Wow what a difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Where in Germany were you stationed? I met my dh while he was stationed in Kitzingen. We have been stationed at Bad Kreuznach and Dexheim, they are both closed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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