Military Spouses and Significant Others - This one's just for you!

Having lived the life of a military significant other for ten years, I know it can be challenging even in the best of times.  Often times, by choosing to be with our veteran partner we are uprooted from our communities, our families, and our friends.  Frequently, our careers are interrupted in some way whether due to not being able to stay with a company or agency long enough to gain seniority and related benefits, having a lower income due to living in areas that don’t pay well, or perhaps not being able to get a job in our field.  If we have children, they are raised away from family and go through many transitions in their little lifetimes.  And for those active duty spouses, we may be moved often and have to reintegrate into a new community, a new way of life in some ways, every few years.  That’s not to say there aren’t benefits to being with our military partner.  It’s just to honor that there are unique challenges that we face in doing so.

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