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Before my husband and I met, he had been in the Marine Corp's. He did four years and was honorably discharged. It is one of the things he is most proud of.
Then he got out, moved to Florida, was misrable there, came home, met me, and so the story goes. He got his college degree while we had our first 2 kids, then we moved here because there were more opportunities here. He hates his job, he feels no sense of pride.
Last night he came home and told me he wanted to ask me a question and wanted an honest answer. He wanted to know what I would think if he joined again as an officer.
I guess I was not shocked, maybe I knew the question was coming. I really don't know how I feel. I want him to be happy, I want him to enjoy his job, I want him to feel proud of what he is doing. But what would that mean for our family?
Does anyone here have a military family, or grew up in one? What is/was it like?
Thank you. I wanted to gather my head before I encourage or discourage him. I think it would be a shame for me to discourage something that he really wanted to do, but I want to know what it would mean for us and our kids.
Before my husband and I met, he had been in the Marine Corp's. He did four years and was honorably discharged. It is one of the things he is most proud of.
Then he got out, moved to Florida, was misrable there, came home, met me, and so the story goes. He got his college degree while we had our first 2 kids, then we moved here because there were more opportunities here. He hates his job, he feels no sense of pride.
Last night he came home and told me he wanted to ask me a question and wanted an honest answer. He wanted to know what I would think if he joined again as an officer.
I guess I was not shocked, maybe I knew the question was coming. I really don't know how I feel. I want him to be happy, I want him to enjoy his job, I want him to feel proud of what he is doing. But what would that mean for our family?
Does anyone here have a military family, or grew up in one? What is/was it like?
Thank you. I wanted to gather my head before I encourage or discourage him. I think it would be a shame for me to discourage something that he really wanted to do, but I want to know what it would mean for us and our kids.