How would a man deal with his wife and kids in the US Navy? Is it true that they can set up a way where the family could live and travel with him?
2007-11-23 03:26:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They can live with him wherever its possible. I've been married and living with my husband for 10+ years. The only time we're not together is when he's deployed or TAD to schools.
2007-11-23 03:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Denise S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are married and have kids you live out in town or in base housing with your family while you are in port. When you deploy they stay home in the same place. When you come back from being underway or deployed you rejoin them. Same thing as you would if you were a traveling salesman or something. If you are deployed and you know about a port visit YOU can pay to have them meet you at that port, but that does not work very well anymore since 9-11 you never know when you are pulling into port until the day you do it. Being in the Navy with family is no different than any other job as far as living arrangements go except you deploy while the other guy gets in his car and drives to his office job. Make sure your wife is ok BEFORE you enlist about being alone a week here and there and up to 6-7 months when you do deploy. Nothing worse than a crazy wife that didn't understand or listen to what she was getting into when you enlisted. It is a great life with great benefits, but it requires all family members to be onboard with the idea and the responsibility being in the Navy brings.
2007-11-23 11:54:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynn,
I will not fib to you military life is difficult especially for families, you have to have strong family bonds and be able to stand on your own feet and be a father, mother, disciplinary, Mr. Fix, car mechanic and all around everything. It is always possible to move with your spouse. When your spouse chooses orders the navy will move you to the area which he or she will be going to. They navy will even move your household items. As far as deployments go you can not go with him. If he is on a ship you are able to meet him in certain port of calls which you will have to pay your way and your lodging. It is an exciting life we lead but a challenging one. Here is a poem which describe our life's.
The Navy Wife
A Navy Wife is no ordinary woman. Operating for months at a time without the companionship or assistance of her husband, she routinely overcomes challenges that would give the average person a nervous breakdown.
Part Doctor, part Teacher and part Handyman, she can lavish loving care on a sick toddler, help a teenager with his Algebra homework, and track down a faulty circuit breaker -- all while holding down a full time job.
With thirty minutes notice, she can serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner to fourteen hungry Sailors, and still somehow balance her family's meager grocery budget.
She can press a set of dress whites to inspection standards, tie a perfect square knot in a military neckerchief, and pack a seabag in the cold hours before dawn.
For months at a time, she must settle for letters instead of kisses, emails in place of hugs, and long-distance phone calls in lieu of her husband's touch.
She manages a smile when her Sailor is at sea for the second Anniversary in a row, and accepts the fact that there's a one-in-three chance that he will have to stand Duty on her Birthday. She has learned to stand on a pier and wave goodbye without tears, even when her heart is breaking.
To her children, she is Chauffeur, Umpire, Psychologist, Spiritual Ad-visor, Financial Consultant, part-time Father, Tooth Fairy, Santa Clause, and the Easter Bunny. To her husband, she is Friend, Lover, Partner, Confidant, and Soul-Mate.
She is a patriot. She is the sort of citizen that all of us should be, but so few of us are. She lives with sacrifice, because she believes in the rights and ideals that her husband defends. Although she wears no uniform, she is a part of that defense -- a vital link in the chain of Freedom. Although she wears no medals and will reap no glory on the field of battle, she is a hero in the truest sense of the word.
She is a Navy Wife.
Hope this answers your question, if you have any more let me know. I have been the military member, the mom, and now I am a navy wife.
2007-11-24 12:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by boomin_betty06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure following along behind the war fleet are Cruise Liners full with wives and kids :-P
2007-11-23 12:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They can live where he is stationed.
When he is TDY they can not travel with him.
2007-11-23 11:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋