husband's prep? - Deployment Preparation

Kitten35 · 09-09-2009, 10:07 PM

As far as men preparing for a deployment goes, is it normal for them to kind of get more 'into' the military before they go? DH is obsessed right now. He came home after PT this morning and watched an episode of BAnd of Bros. Then he came home for lunch and did the same thing. Tonight we watched Full MEtal Jacket. Then he plopped down and started reading a book about Delta Force. He also plays this shooter game on the computer sometimes at the same time as watching band of bros. He has hardly said a word to me the last few days as he has consumed the blood and guts on the tv, books, and computer.

IT's actually really starting to drive me nuts. I would like to have a normal convo, just for a while, about something other than his unit, or the unit on the TV, or the actual historical unit and the discrepencies that the TV shows in the historical knowledge of the unit:-), but I don't want to flip on him if this is a man's way of perparing? He says he's really excited, and maybe this stage of watching/reading/playing never ending gore is a part of that? Does anyone else's SO do this?

Cassanoodle · 09-09-2009, 10:11 PM

now that you mention it.. Yep DH did this

J.Ski · 09-09-2009, 10:12 PM

DH has been watching band of brothers and the military channel a lot but he still has normal conversations not involving the military.

brianswifey · 09-10-2009, 12:13 AM

DH has always been almost that into the military but we still have normal conversations most of the time. Maybe mention to him how much you are going to miss him and then he will start to focus on you a bit more?

heyyykooolaid · 09-10-2009, 04:44 AM

Nope, my husband didn't do any of that before he deployed

Kitten35 · 09-10-2009, 07:45 AM

Heehee maybe it's just mine. It's not that we don't have normal conversation, but it's just a shift in the amount of time he's focusing on this. He was a history major so he's always informing me how a certain movie or show is not historically accurate, haha, but there's an increase in all the blood and guts things he's spending time with. I think it's just his way of getting prepared. He's also hanging out with guys from the unit more which I read in one of those books is normal. I'll just ask him for 20 minutes a day with no graphic Spielberg on TV. :-)

brianswifey · 09-10-2009, 09:42 AM

he's always informing me how a certain movie or show is not historically accurate

Totally my husband!

Nittany · 09-10-2009, 10:43 AM

my df just wanted to talk about all the cool things he was doing to get ready. i was just like uhhhh, you're still here. it passes eventually.

Brittany Rashel · 09-10-2009, 05:43 PM

Not really with my DH. He's never been really THAT into the army.

09-09-2009, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 21% Longevity: 20%	husband's prep? As far as men preparing for a deployment goes, is it normal for them to kind of get more 'into' the military before they go? DH is obsessed right now. He came home after PT this morning and watched an episode of BAnd of Bros. Then he came home for lunch and did the same thing. Tonight we watched Full MEtal Jacket. Then he plopped down and started reading a book about Delta Force. He also plays this shooter game on the computer sometimes at the same time as watching band of bros. He has hardly said a word to me the last few days as he has consumed the blood and guts on the tv, books, and computer. IT's actually really starting to drive me nuts. I would like to have a normal convo, just for a while, about something other than his unit, or the unit on the TV, or the actual historical unit and the discrepencies that the TV shows in the historical knowledge of the unit:-), but I don't want to flip on him if this is a man's way of perparing? He says he's really excited, and maybe this stage of watching/reading/playing never ending gore is a part of that? Does anyone else's SO do this? __________________ "Be curious, not judgemental." -- Walt Whitman http://WorkFromHomeCookbook.com/?R=18124 http://www.youdata.com/join/kitten35

09-09-2009, 10:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cassanoodle I'll always be your girl Join Date: May 2009 Location: Me: Ohio Him: Iraq Posts: 1,643 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 57% Longevity: 9%	now that you mention it.. Yep DH did this __________________

09-09-2009, 10:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
J.Ski Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,849 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 68% Longevity: 27%	DH has been watching band of brothers and the military channel a lot but he still has normal conversations not involving the military. __________________

09-10-2009, 12:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
brianswifey Brian's Wife! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,114 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 20% Longevity: 10%	DH has always been almost that into the military but we still have normal conversations most of the time. Maybe mention to him how much you are going to miss him and then he will start to focus on you a bit more? __________________

09-10-2009, 04:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
heyyykooolaid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hill AFB Posts: 1,119 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 23% Longevity: 22%	Nope, my husband didn't do any of that before he deployed __________________ "I love you so much baby, I keep thinking about you all day every day, you’re the last thing I think about before I go to sleep. I sleep with your pictures."~DH DH: knowing that you'll be there when I get home is the only thing that is really getting me through this deployment. I cant wait to see your face when I get off that plane. "I love you more than I can put into words Christine. Seriously I have tried and I cant think of anything. My mind draws a blank, there is no word or words to describe how much I really do love you. And I mean that with my whole heart and fiber of my being."~DH

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09-10-2009, 07:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kitten35 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,096 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 21% Longevity: 20%	Heehee maybe it's just mine. It's not that we don't have normal conversation, but it's just a shift in the amount of time he's focusing on this. He was a history major so he's always informing me how a certain movie or show is not historically accurate, haha, but there's an increase in all the blood and guts things he's spending time with. I think it's just his way of getting prepared. He's also hanging out with guys from the unit more which I read in one of those books is normal. I'll just ask him for 20 minutes a day with no graphic Spielberg on TV. :-) __________________ "Be curious, not judgemental." -- Walt Whitman http://WorkFromHomeCookbook.com/?R=18124 http://www.youdata.com/join/kitten35

09-10-2009, 10:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nittany Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DFW Area/Afghan Posts: 445 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 28% Longevity: 4%	my df just wanted to talk about all the cool things he was doing to get ready. i was just like uhhhh, you're still here. it passes eventually. __________________

09-10-2009, 05:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Brittany Rashel Surviving deployment #2 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Me: Ft Bliss, TX / Him: Iraq Posts: 9,151 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 62% Longevity: 38%	Not really with my DH. He's never been really THAT into the army. __________________