Essay On Military Deployment

Military deployments are never easy for anyone. It is a time of worry and fear for those going overseas as well as the ones left behind at home. Families with younger children may have a harder time as well, since the kids do not fully understand what is going on.
The first stage of deployment is pre-deployment, in this time the service member receives his orders for deploying and draws their gear and gets everything in order to leave. The service member will also need to get all their affairs in order to include their power of attorney, their first will and testament. It is a time of anxiety and tension for what’s to come. Being a spouse, it’s hard to not tell your loved one that you don’t want them to go, but you know that will only make things harder on them. No one really wants to leave for a deployment, but it’s their job, their duty. The text points to a lot of tension and anxiety that causes fights in this time. “This kind of increased tension often leads to increased arguing between spouses” (Hall, 2008, p162). For me, it was more about being anxious about what to expect, I was pregnant with two little …show more content…
This time is filled with lots of tears, mixed emotions are common, with spouses feeling disoriented and overwhelmed (Hall 2008, p.162). The first month is the hardest, it takes a little while to get set back into the routine that you had prior to your service member leaving. Some couples feel helpless and unable to support each other, at the same time feeling jealous of those that the other does rely on (Hall, 2008, p.164). It is hard to see your spouse relying on someone else for support, it is a place that has been yours while they were home. With everything, communication is a big key to keeping things open and honest so, resentments don’t build up over time. By the end of the first month of deployment, things start to become a little