WOHM's who say they have to work

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WOHM's who say they have to work
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Sun, 10-29-2006 - 4:17pm

For those of you that WOH and say you have to do it to make ends meet. Do you really do it to make ends meet or do you do it cause you want to keep up a certain lifestyle? Do you know how to live with out debt or without having to keep up with the joneses?


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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:31am
No...why would you ask?
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:38am

No, but it isn't an unexpected or unknown part of military life, especially after 9/11.

AND. . .after the first deployment, military parents have the choice to get out or not re-enlist. . .and many continue their careers, making a CHOICE to live with deployments. I know, because my ex re-enlisted during his first tour of Iraq, knowing he'd need to go back and accepted an appointment to Officer Candidate School during his second tour of Iraq, knowing it would mean he would be away from the kids nearly immediately upon his return from Iraq.

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:42am

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Well if you had been following it then you wouldn't be asking me this.

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I was responding to a statement the OP made.

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Again it was a response to a statement the OP made.

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Here are the links.

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pssahwoh/message.asp?webtag=iv-pssahwoh&msg=17235.52
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pssahwoh/message.asp?webtag=iv-pssahwoh&msg=17235.56

Note what I said in the second post. My experience with this is quite limited.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:44am

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Has she stated that he joined the military since 9/11? Maybe he has been in the service for much longer than that.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:45am

Yes it is.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:47am

Because you specifically chose to bring this situation into the debate and state that it was odd.

PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:52am

Meaning what?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:53am

It wasn't unknown before 9/11. . .it's just that the likelihood of multiple, multi-month deployments in quick succession is a greater certainty now than prior to 9/11.

If he's been in since before 9/11, then he's likely re-enlised SINCE 9/11 since that was five years ago. . .making your point moot.

Oh. . .and her dh is in the Navy/Marines (since she shows a ship on her countdown ticker) so he absolutely KNEW he'd have to go on six month cruises when he joined, even in peace time. . .again, making your point moot.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:55am

It doesn't matter when they joined the service.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 10-31-2006 - 10:57am

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Well signing up for a drivers license carries a risk of getting into an accident and gettting injured or killed. Again sigining up is a voluntary thing. Being deployed is not a voluntary thing.

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