Military Homecomings

With so many in the military deployed around the world including Iraq and Afghanistan, many military spouses are left waiting for the day their deployed soldier makes it home. It can be great for both partners for the spouse to come home, but it can also generate problems in your marriage. So for those of you looking forward to going home or waiting expectantly for them to come home, here are some tips to help you make the homecoming a good event and not a troubling one. Accept that you have been apart for a long time and that things … Continue reading

Marriages Ending as Deployments Are Extended

Deployments are being extended with units assigned overseas to Afghanistan and Iraq. One article in the Chicago Tribune noted that for one unit in Afghanistan for over 16 months and just extended for another four months the toll on the unit has been extreme. Eight men in the squadron have died. Wives have given birth to babies, one soldier’s wife suffered brain damage after getting in a car wreck that killed two other people. Another soldier found out that his father had less than two weeks to live after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. At least three soldiers … Continue reading