Military Wife Research Paper

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The person that I am today, a military wife, is completely different from the person I was as an active duty military woman. My mindset, family, appearance, friends, and goals are nothing like they once were. Even though I am the same individual in the flesh, I feel like an entirely different person.
When I was in the military I was proud to put on my uniform for work everyday, and made gratifying money doing so. I was able to support myself and not have to depend on anyone financially. I stayed busy and was focused on advancing and taking advantage of opportunities that presented themselves. I was in shape physically, had an organized life, and had many friends. The people who I worked with were like my family away from home. I was also, somewhat, my husband’s competitor. He is also military. I was trained in seven different weapons, and armed up with two of them for workdays. I was unmistakably extrovert, and sometimes the life of the party. However, even though everything was going great, I still wanted to get out of the military and be a civilian. I wanted to be normal with a family, so I decided to
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I see my husband put on his uniform for work and I envy him. I have to depend on him for the majority of the income. I try to stay busy, either working on school or taking care of my son who is nine months old. I am out of shape, my life is unorganized, and all of my friends and associates are my husband’s coworkers. I am no longer my husband’s competitor, more so his personal cheerleader. Now when I leave the house I make sure that the diaper bag is packed with the necessities for my son. I have become an introvert, and slightly a homebody. The conversations I hold are no longer about guns, work, or deployments. Now I talk about breastfeeding, formula, brands of diapers, and sleep schedules of children. I am unsure of the path that I am going in life, and in school, because the only thing I want is to be in the military