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[Hooty]

I don't know much about the Army, my DH is a retired officer from the USAF, but if he is a college graduate, why did he enlist??? The recruiter should have gotten him into OTS (Officer Training School), something about this does not make sense!

As to the person that said war was over in the Middle East, clearly does not understand the Military ....... there will always be troops there, we still have troops in countries since WWII!!!

[Marienkaefer2]

On 1/3/2015 Hooty said:

I don't know much about the Army, my DH is a retired officer from the USAF, but if he is a college graduate, why did he enlist??? The recruiter should have gotten him into OTS (Officer Training School), something about this does not make sense!

As to the person that said war was over in the Middle East, clearly does not understand the Military ....... there will always be troops there, we still have troops in countries since WWII!!!

Hooty, you asked the question I was thinking...I wondered if he was in ROTC. Also, I agree with your second point as well.

[raven-blackbird]

On 1/3/2015 sophiamarie said:

raven:

[sgraham30]

On 1/3/2015 Bluegrassbaby said:

On 1/3/2015 sgraham30 said:

He actually complains a lot about the idiots that he works with, he has the same complaints that you hear in the civilian world: he's working with idiots who don't know what they're doing, his bosses, who have no clue of what his job entails are telling him how to do his job, etc.

In closing, it's a good lifestyle IF the person is willing commit to it & give it their all. The military is a very demanding job but the rewards are immense. There used to be a saying in the Navy: "your family wasn't issued with your seabag", which basically means that the job has to come first, before even your family.

While I know you have your own opinion, I think referring to our military as "idiots" is unjust. Also, a few other things you have stated are incorrect.....but I'm not responding further to my post.

That's HIS opinion, not mine. I've never met anyone that he works with so I have nothing to base an opinion on.

[sgraham30]

On 1/3/2015 sophiamarie said:

sgraham30: I've stated before, my husband was career USAF and his brother, my BIL, was career USNavy. As coincidence would have it, my BIL was also Naval intelligence and also stationed in Japan. There, the differences begin. I asked them both about your post and they were surprised at the circumstances.

1. Why was your son's family not with him in Japan? That's not what is referred to as an "isolated tour."

2. Even if they chose that the wife remain in CONUS, why didn't he elect to take leave in all that time to see his new child and to spend some time with his wife? I believe the Navy would have flown him to Hawaii and she could have met him there where they could have been put up in guest housing for a week or two.

This information comes from my BIL but their circumstances being so similar, I'm guessing that the aforementioned would have been possible and your son and his family had their extended separation by "choice" and not because of his military duties. Today's military does almost everything to keep their troops and their families happy and well taken care of. The old adage of "The military didn't issue you a family," no longer applies.

Sorry for questioning your son's perspective but it's very curious and not the norm.

Hi Sophiamarie, I'm not sure why his wife didn't go with him. She was around 5 months pregnant when he left, I can only surmise that maybe she wanted to have the baby here & join him later, with the baby, when she was able & then they decided, for whatever reason, that she & the baby should stay in MD.

Actually, I lie,he HAS seen his daughter. He was stateside sometime last year for around 6 weeks for training. They own a house in MD, he was going to school in VA. The military rented a car for him so he DID drive home on the weekends to see his family.

[sophiamarie]

Thanks for the clarification and much happiness with your grand-daughter.