The Few and the Proud. Be All that You Can Be. It's Not Just a Job. It's an Adventure! I bet we all know several slogans like these, seeking to entice (mostly) young men and women to consider joining a branch of the US military. I remember my last year in high school and for the next couple years getting calls from recruiters asking if I had weighed my options and filling me in on the benefits of a military career, but until a few years ago I never gave much thought to the military. I wasn't close to anyone that was currently serving and it just never seemed like a realistic lifestyle for me. I've always had a lot of respect for our members of the military but it was easy to feel so removed from it all. I figured that the people who needed to know what was going on were doing what they needed to do and therefore I could focus on my own pursuits. Of course, that all changed when the love of my life enlisted. I won't go into all the sappy details but if you're curious you can read about them here.
Being married to a Marine has opened up a whole world to me about which I hadn't a clue. I am very proud of my husband, his fellow Marines and the men and women who serve in the military in general. It's been an honor to get to glimpse into this realm where people aren't just going to work, they're going to war so that the rest of us can go to work. I could go on an on about the impact that the military has had on our lives in the few short years since Stud enlisted so I thought it would be helpful to give it a little structure. Oh, how I love structure.
This is the place where I will share what I have learned, what I still don't understand, the struggles that I face, the pride I feel and everything else related to life through the eyes of a Marine wife. Please check back as I will continuously be adding to the list, listing subjects alphabetically. If you have an idea, a topic you'd like to see covered or a question related to military life, I'd love to hear it and possibly write about it! I'll be asking other service members, wives and family members to contribute too.
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