[exDemMom]

Let me see... I was married to a Navy man for 13 years, and spent something like 6 years with him during that time. Separations are a fact of life for the military family, and that was true long before G.W. Bush was elected.

BTW, don't get the wrong idea. We're still married. He retired from the Navy about 9 years ago, so is no longer a Navy man.

[Spyder]

Let me see... I was married to a Navy man for 13 years, and spent something like 6 years with him during that time. Separations are a fact of life for the military family, and that was true long before G.W. Bush was elected.

I've gotten to know Navy wives since we've been in Hawaii, and your story is common. We Army wives have been a bit spoiled since Gulf War I was so short. Still, in 18 years as a military wife I've gone 2 full years with my husband in Korea (two separate tours), and he's currently in Kuwait for a 3-month stint. I think the ones grousing the loudest are the reservist wives who really didn't think anything would ever happen, that that little check just materialized every month for nothing.