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Originally Posted by mjbwarrior
A little bit about myself. I'm 35 married with 2 kids. 4yrs Active Army E5. Stationed at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, GA. 224th MI BN. 35P Arabic Linguist. Intel Guy. Work a crazy schedule that is always changing. We do good work in my unit directly supporting units down range with real-time "stuff". The reason I am telling you this is because the schedule is crazy at times. Then add in typical unit stuff. Then add in my training for SFAS whic I do exactly like you say... at night when the kids get to bed and weekends/days off. It may not sound like much but anyone married in the military knows that good time management is a great skill. My wife supports my decisions, she has dealyt with me being away. She is still perfecting her skills in that area but its's coming along. I agree totally with what you said but just wanted to giv a little info about myself so you know where I am coming from. You and your wife also must have figured out something that works because as it was said, divorce is high in SF and in the military in general so kudos to you and your wife for making it happen.
Thanks for the reply.
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The Marriage and Family is always a work in progress up to the day you are put into the ground at a very old age. Train Her, Train Her, Train Her.... She has to be able to defend the home front while her man is working and putting food on the table just like back in the frontier days. She needs to know how to shoot the shotgun or pistol to protect the little ones. If she is anti Gun train her just like she trained you to do all the honey dooooosssss that never ends. Make sure she is self sufficient and does not have to rely on anyone but knows who to call if needed. The worst thing is to have a spouse contact you and be all in tears because something broke or little Johnny is having problems. She needs to be strong so you can keep your head in the game. A team mate that is distracted and tore up about the last call is a danger for himself, the team and the mission.
We used to joke that you had to be on your 3rd wife to make SGM and it was somewhat true but with enough work and proper selection and training between the both of you it can work. Good luck now Get back to Training.