im in the army and will be graduating from AIT soon. i found out that my duty station is in Germany. I'm asking anyone weather or not i should bring my wife along. i heard that Germany is one of the most deployable to Iraq.
2007-06-17 01:50:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I look at it a little different. We can assume she will have plenty of resources at the base, so to me the big question to answer is how is your wife at making friends? Is she an independent sort that can enjoy the new experiences of Germany while you are away? Will she look at it as a challenge or as isolation? You need to sit down and talk with her about how she would feel in a foreign country while you are gone. Personally I loved it, but many wives don't.
2007-06-17 02:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I want to give you a really great answer, but I don't think there is one! I am an Army wife, and I did go to Germany with my husband when he got orders to go. Germany is absolutely beautiful, and there is much to see and do. BUT!!! Two months after we got to Germany, my husband was deployed to Iraq! If I had known that he was being deployed so soon after we got there, I would have stayed home!!!
You are brand new to the Army. That means your wife is too! You have to really think about a couple of things.
1) Is she going to be able to handle things, emotionally, should you get deployed and her being so far away from family?
2) How much time has she ever been away from home? How far does she live from her family now??
3) Can she handle things like finances, and bills on her own?
I am not trying to say she can't handle things like that, but it was hard for me to deal with the deployment, but you add being new to a foreign country to that, and its 10 X harder than it has to be sometimes.
I was used to not being around my family. I was used to spending time without my husband, because thats all we have ever know because of the Army. I did study on Germany before we got there, but it was still a culture shock!!
If your unit is not deploying right away, then by all means, get command sponsored and take her with you.
If you know your unit is leaving right away, then I would wait until you come back to take her over. Unless she feels that she could handle it! Its definately something the two of you need to sit down and discuss! Good luck to you both!!!
2007-06-17 11:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by wendik09225 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take her with you. Germany and Europe is an amazing place. I was born over there when my father was in the Army. I lived there 3 diffrent times through my youth. It is an experience that you and her should experience together and besides just because you are going to Germany doesn't mean you are being deployed to Iraq. My father for instance was in Oakland, Ca. Waiting for his last plane ride to Vietnam when him and 5 other soldiers were given orders to Germany. So take her it will be worth it. She can always come back to the states if you get deploted to Iraq. Enjoy every moment you can with her it will help you in the long run.
Either way good luck and take care of yourself out thoughts an prayers will be with you.
2007-06-17 02:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no units that are more deployable than others.
Being in germany will not make your unit more deployable than state side units.
Just look at the 4th ID, they have deployed more than any other unit so far.
I'd take her,
If your unit does get deployed, the military will pay to ship her and your household goods back to the states.
2007-06-17 04:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if I was your wife, yes I'd want to go. It may be more deployable, but when you are home (in Germany) at least she'll be able to see you then. AND she can hop home for practically nothing (I think I paid like $15 for some kind of customs fee when I hopped from Japan to the States.) Plus if she's anything like me she'll be excited because of all the travel possibilities. She can drive to Greece, or Italy, where ever!
2007-06-17 02:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by Just me 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've taken 2 wives to Germany over the decades and both really enjoyed Germany and Europe. It's a great opportunity for both of you. You're deployable anywhere you go.
2007-06-17 01:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by Ammianus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you leave your wife behind you will have a lot more problems than getting deployed to Iraq. You might as well kiss your marriage good bye and put an add in the paper for free wife.
Guys that transfer without their wives find out fast that the baby's don't belong to them and they are pregnant with the guy next door or the guy they work with. Up to you.
2007-06-17 01:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would take her. Several reasons. One it may be the only time she gets to visit Europe, and this may be a cheap way to do it. The other, it may be possible it be easier for you to come home to see her, like a weekend R&R thing. But, not sure. You not say what you will do, but, there is a chance you not have to go to Iraq and offer support from the base in Germany.
I do want to add; "Americans never 'Duck'; we take cover". If, you do go, just be aware of what around you. Trust your buddies as they will trust you. Everything will go well. Good Luck, I salute you.
2007-06-17 02:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her with you, she can always go home if you get deployed, and I don't really know if Germany is the most deployable, everybody from everywhere goes now...
2007-06-17 02:22:05 · answer #9 · answered by HaushinkaCool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her with you, but yes, you will most likely be deployed.
6 months with your wife is better than none.
2007-06-17 01:56:08 · answer #10 · answered by Endex 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋