navywife07
04-28-2008, 09:46 PM
Hey all!
I just ran into this forum and it just what I've been looking for. I just thought I would say hey and introduce myself.
I'm 25 yrs. old and living with my new husband here on Guam. He's an enlisted SEAL (tm2) and has been in for 10 years. We were just married last summer after a very short engagement (dated for 5 weeks). We have no children as of yet and are just enjoying the time we have together since his team has been out of rotation. So far, his job is like any other in the Navy. He goes to work and comes home. We're looking forward to a change in duty stations soon but nothing's come up as available.
I've just been reading the forum and trying to find hints of what life as a spouse of a deployed SEAL will be like. My husband and I talk all the time about most everything his job entails. He's told me horror stories and all the worst case scenarios he can think of; I just try to be realistic and prepared. I love to read and political/military history has always been one of my interests. I've found some really amazing books about SpecWar history but I'm always into learning more and finding more current resources.
When I was growing up, my dad was just finishing a 20 yr. career in the Navy. My grandpa was also a sailor (and aspiring frogman but he couldn't pass the swim trials) with a full career in the Seabees. Marrying my husband was easily the best thing to have happened to me and I have very little anxiety about military-family life in general. My husband is my best friend and I'll do whatever it takes to support him through the rest of his career in the Navy. Sometimes, the Navy is so unpredictable and we both have to be patient and pace ourselves.
This forum looks cool and it might be a good outlet for me to keep track of any thoughts I'm having about this new part of my life. I do have questions for some women who's husbands have had full careers in the SEALs and decisions you've made post-Navy. That's for another time, though. Thanks for reading! Till soon!
I just ran into this forum and it just what I've been looking for. I just thought I would say hey and introduce myself.
I'm 25 yrs. old and living with my new husband here on Guam. He's an enlisted SEAL (tm2) and has been in for 10 years. We were just married last summer after a very short engagement (dated for 5 weeks). We have no children as of yet and are just enjoying the time we have together since his team has been out of rotation. So far, his job is like any other in the Navy. He goes to work and comes home. We're looking forward to a change in duty stations soon but nothing's come up as available.
I've just been reading the forum and trying to find hints of what life as a spouse of a deployed SEAL will be like. My husband and I talk all the time about most everything his job entails. He's told me horror stories and all the worst case scenarios he can think of; I just try to be realistic and prepared. I love to read and political/military history has always been one of my interests. I've found some really amazing books about SpecWar history but I'm always into learning more and finding more current resources.
When I was growing up, my dad was just finishing a 20 yr. career in the Navy. My grandpa was also a sailor (and aspiring frogman but he couldn't pass the swim trials) with a full career in the Seabees. Marrying my husband was easily the best thing to have happened to me and I have very little anxiety about military-family life in general. My husband is my best friend and I'll do whatever it takes to support him through the rest of his career in the Navy. Sometimes, the Navy is so unpredictable and we both have to be patient and pace ourselves.
This forum looks cool and it might be a good outlet for me to keep track of any thoughts I'm having about this new part of my life. I do have questions for some women who's husbands have had full careers in the SEALs and decisions you've made post-Navy. That's for another time, though. Thanks for reading! Till soon!