do you really like the navy? - Debates

iLuvKev · 06-14-2006, 04:08 PM

how much does everyone like the navy? do you get use to him being away all the time? What is your take on enlisting? sorry for all teh questions, i want to get a good idea of it all.

Jill · 06-14-2006, 04:11 PM

i love the navy! it has taken care of us for 5 years now. yes it has taken Joe away 3 years of that but i joke saying if he was not deployed we might not have lasted!

it has its ups and downs, but i think that is what makes us who we are.

SubmarineWife · 06-14-2006, 04:12 PM

I love the navy life. Im a very independent person, so him going away isn't to hard on me, i call them my vacations. I wouldn't enlist myself, but i support my husband when he wants to re-enlist.

MontanaSweetie · 06-14-2006, 04:13 PM

Do I "like" the Navy? No, not really. There are some good benefits, and you have the opportunity to travel usually, but for me that's about it. I can't wait for my DH to get out of the Navy. *only 9 months left*

I don't think you can ever get used to your SO leaving. I think you learn to "adapt" better once you have experienced it a few times. You know what to expect and have a better understanding of what goes on. But as far as it getting easier...I would definitely say NO it doesn't.

Nicole1788 · 06-14-2006, 04:13 PM

I dont like it

but then again i havent moved down with him yet so maybe my mind will change.I dont think hes going to reenlist he doesnt like it.

06-14-2006, 04:15 PM

my dh is a Marine and I am proud of what he does and as of right now I am ok with him doing another 4 years.

I hope I never "get used" to him leaving, I'm get used to dealing with/accepting it.

06-14-2006, 04:19 PM

My SO is in the Army. Its given him a lot of a headaches, but when they actually let him do his job, he will be very happy. I support the choice he made in joining, but its difficult. I am very proud of him, and if he decided to re-enlist, I would support him because thats what he wants to do. Would I like it? Probably not. I like stability. And the Military does not really offer that so much.

Its givin Tim a chance to be able to pay off his car, live on his own. Travel. Experience things he wouldnt if he was still here in Gainesville.

I to am a very independent person. But then I met Tim. I fell in love. I hate having him gone. But it does get some what easier. I dont think you really ever get used to having them gone so much. But it does get easier.

reynswife · 06-14-2006, 04:20 PM

I hate the deployments but I'm proud of the job my husband does. Being in the Navy allows me to be a SAHM while our boys are young. It's giving us the opportunity to see the world (PSCing to different parts of the world). And it offers great job security!

The pay can be crappy, the hours are crappy but I think the experience is one of a kind!

Joy · 06-14-2006, 04:20 PM

I LOVE what the Navy is and stands for, I hate what people make of the Navy and how they can make something so great be so trivial.

Sunshyne · 06-14-2006, 04:38 PM

So far it has been good to us. I think the benefits are good and dh gets paid enough for me to stay at home with our 3 kids.

06-14-2006, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
iLuvKev Angelina, but call me Angie! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: where his heart is Posts: 2,682 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 14% Longevity: 58%	do you really like the navy? how much does everyone like the navy? do you get use to him being away all the time? What is your take on enlisting? sorry for all teh questions, i want to get a good idea of it all. __________________

06-14-2006, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
MontanaSweetie Loving My Navy Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great Falls, Montana Posts: 16,468 Classifieds: (-2) Activity: 0% Longevity: 91%	Do I "like" the Navy? No, not really. There are some good benefits, and you have the opportunity to travel usually, but for me that's about it. I can't wait for my DH to get out of the Navy. only 9 months left I don't think you can ever get used to your SO leaving. I think you learn to "adapt" better once you have experienced it a few times. You know what to expect and have a better understanding of what goes on. But as far as it getting easier...I would definitely say NO it doesn't. __________________ *Life Is A Dance Floor, Love Is The Rythym, You Are The Music*

06-14-2006, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nicole1788 Trying to Break Free Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Out of hell soon! Posts: 5,097 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 67%	I dont like it but then again i havent moved down with him yet so maybe my mind will change.I dont think hes going to reenlist he doesnt like it. __________________ Ive been ***** slapped

06-14-2006, 04:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
reynswife on the road again..... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norfolk, VA - NAB Little Creek Posts: 3,308 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 28% Longevity: 58%	I hate the deployments but I'm proud of the job my husband does. Being in the Navy allows me to be a SAHM while our boys are young. It's giving us the opportunity to see the world (PSCing to different parts of the world). And it offers great job security! The pay can be crappy, the hours are crappy but I think the experience is one of a kind! __________________

06-14-2006, 04:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sunshyne Smile...It's contagious! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 23,752 Classifieds: (23) Activity: 81% Longevity: 67%	So far it has been good to us. I think the benefits are good and dh gets paid enough for me to stay at home with our 3 kids. __________________ I'm on Vacation!

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06-14-2006, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jill It must be nice to live in your world Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,086 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 16% Longevity: 87%	i love the navy! it has taken care of us for 5 years now. yes it has taken Joe away 3 years of that but i joke saying if he was not deployed we might not have lasted! it has its ups and downs, but i think that is what makes us who we are.

06-14-2006, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
SubmarineWife It me time now Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 786 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 9% Longevity: 63%	I love the navy life. Im a very independent person, so him going away isn't to hard on me, i call them my vacations. I wouldn't enlist myself, but i support my husband when he wants to re-enlist.

06-14-2006, 04:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
happygirl0486 Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	my dh is a Marine and I am proud of what he does and as of right now I am ok with him doing another 4 years. I hope I never "get used" to him leaving, I'm get used to dealing with/accepting it.

06-14-2006, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Armylove Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	My SO is in the Army. Its given him a lot of a headaches, but when they actually let him do his job, he will be very happy. I support the choice he made in joining, but its difficult. I am very proud of him, and if he decided to re-enlist, I would support him because thats what he wants to do. Would I like it? Probably not. I like stability. And the Military does not really offer that so much. Its givin Tim a chance to be able to pay off his car, live on his own. Travel. Experience things he wouldnt if he was still here in Gainesville. I to am a very independent person. But then I met Tim. I fell in love. I hate having him gone. But it does get some what easier. I dont think you really ever get used to having them gone so much. But it does get easier.