How would I handle leaving my family for the military?

Now I am not some wuss that is afraid to leave my mommy. I have a wife and a little babygirl that was just born two months ago. What I am asking is(mainly for people in the military) how hard is going to be not to see my wife and my daughter for months or maybe years at a time? And how have or how would you handle it?How would I handle leaving my family for the military?Lots of letters, family grams, pics posted in your bunk...



I'm not sure exactly. It can be tough, but you just do. Lots of letter, lots of work to keep you busy.



I was the wife at home with the baby, but my husband always just gathered up his small photo album and looked forward to mail drops. We had a little album (like the ones you get free with your photo develop) that we just kept some favorite pics in for deployment.



Thanks for serving. We all pray for you and your family!How would I handle leaving my family for the military?
I'm not in the military myself so I can't give you a first hand point of view but my husband is in the Army and in March he will leave for his 3rd deployment to Iraq. Last time was hard enough. It's not easy spending 15 months away from your family.. But this tour will be even worse because our son will be born 30 days before he leaves. I know how hard it is for me to have him gone so I can't imagine what he's going through dealing with all the sh*t he does. Last deployment we would fight here and there because of how stressed out it made us. But you just have to remember that you will be home to them soon. It's not easy. But you can get through it!How would I handle leaving my family for the military?I have spent one of the last three years with my girlfriend. It sucks but it's something you just deal with. You would be able to take your wife and child with you most places though, so it would really only be deployments where you would not see them.How would I handle leaving my family for the military?
i don't have a wife and kids, but i did just join the USMC... when i told a friend who is a wife of a marine for 20 years, she almost got angry at me...

basically the jist was, it's harder on them than it is on you...i'm not saying don't go in, just don't make a career of it...



i personally have made the decision that i'm not going to try to balance marines and family, so i'm not even going to get a steady girlfriend till i'm done with the Marines (whether that will be in 4 years after my active tour is done, or if i'll have a career in the marines, i dunno...)



this is something you need to talk to your wife about. don't go by anything that anybody posts here until you've talked to your wife. you've probably already done that, but just make sure that you decide this with her...it's just as much her business as it is yours, so she should have an equal say in the matter...How would I handle leaving my family for the military?Courage dignity and honor. I thank you for your service. You have my respect sir.How would I handle leaving my family for the military?
As an active duty sailor, I find deployments strange. In order to fully concentrate on my job and being safe, you must put family life aside and focus on the task at hand. It is a little selfish but required. There's pockets of times on a deployment where you can write or call them and pull yourself back into home-life. You have to be able to turn faily on and off. It's a sad part ofseperation to dangerous situations.
Your wife will grow to take care of herself and your daughter when you're not around, it's like she's taking up your slack when she's gone. The hardest part is when you come back around and try to fit in and she's used to driving everywhere and being the man and woman of the family. They have chaplains and classes on how to leave and how to re-settle with your family. It's not the easiest cup of tea but she's at the beginning of your military career from day one so that's a head start. Keep the communication going and make sure she has something good to keep her energy into (not just being a momma but something else for positive energy for herself) and get a good babysitter when you come home for some alone time ;) good luck