Deployment In Military

Most people don’t know how it feels to lose a family member that had done service, my Grandfather had died when I was in Third Grade which was in 2011. He was a veteran of the Cold War. His cause of death was cancer. The doctors said he wasn’t going to survive. The sad part is that he died just basically a week before his 70th birthday.

When my dad was sent I did not want to stay home while he was fighting for his country. I would often write to him it would take several days for him to write. back but when he did he would tell us what was happening and would tell us that he loved us.

Imagine not knowing when you would hear from your loved on gain or them having to just leave at random times getting calls at Randoms hours imagine missing a call from them and not knowing when or if you will ever get a call back. They could be on the other side of the world or not even knowing where they are. While other families are enjoying weekends together at the park, going out to dinners, and vacations many military families are doing the same, but now with a large void. November is National Military Family Appreciation Month, a time to honor the sacrifices made by the military community and their loved ones spouses, children, parents, siblings and grandparents. People in the armed force are also very much impacted emotionally and physically impacted too. Even though they volunteered themselves for such an experience but nothing can prepare them from the things they see or how they are treated when they are serving for their country. such as being raped or harassed and get treated or talk down to by people higher or by fellow soldiers and seeing innocent people being harmed in front of them and they often come back with many mental problems which has to do with the time spent serving such as a very common illness called PTSD can affect their lives forever some have lost limbs or became blind or deaf some have also lost to everything drug addiction or alcohol abuse which they used to cope with

And then 4 weeks later he had to leave to South Carolina. The reason he had to leave was, because he had sign up to joined the army. And when he left on May the something to go to the base in South Carolina. And then in August 32, 2017 I missed one school day to go see my cousin graduated from his academy. When i was over there with my whole family spending time with my cousin, going to places like to the mall to buy t-shirts that say i'm proud to be something to my cousin. And over there we

Contrary to popular belief deployments are a common occurrence in the United States Air Force. In the past four years I have had the fortunate luck of being deployed three consecutive times to the Middle East, and they all begin the same way. First comes the unfounded rumors of the next place our unit is being deployed. Next is the announcement of the teams. This is a pivotal moment since you learn the identity of your fellow team members you’ll be stuck with for the next eight months. Finally comes the daunting task of packing for what I can only describe as an incredibly extended stay. We were limited to two packs of 100 pounds each including our issued gear taking up 110 pounds of our allowed weight. At last we board a plane to an eighteen

Many people would say I had it easy growing up; my parents are still married, I never went hungry, and I always lived in a safe environment. But what people didn’t know was the struggle I went through being a military child. I would spend many weeks trying to make new friends, go months without seeing my parents, and years wondering when we would finally settle down in one spot.

Many military families in the United States are experiencing multiple deployments as our country continues to send more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the effects on their families are becoming more severe. The deployment of a family member can definitely be a difficult time for loved ones.

Deployment is a word that all military spouses and military families dread to hear. When my husband came home to our barely moved in house with news of his deployment to Afghanistan, I was devastated. Though we received terrible news, we also felt incredible joy that same week. I was pregnant with our

Men and women in the military make major sacrifices in order to serve the country. Being away from one's family is one of the hardest things about being in the military. This is especially true if one will be serving overseas. Dan Haws could not wait to return home after serving in Afghanistan. He knew that his loved ones would be waiting for him when he returned home.

While researching for this assignment, I learned that being the child of a military service member could be extremely challenging for a child to deal with. Not only do they have to deal with constant changes of schools and friends whenever their parents are reassign to other locations in addition to the high levels of stress caused when their parents are deployed to combat. Being deployed is a fact of life for military members. This experience has enabled me to develop a deeper sense of awareness and compassion for military children and the hardships the face.

My father soon came home from the Iraq war and I screamed when I saw him take his first step out that plane. I was ecstatic that day finally getting to see my father after so long. We got a house and lived together always eating McDonald’s and Debbie cakes. My heart was now starting to shrink, but there was still a hole there. My father later married another woman… I’ve known her all my life and I at first didn’t like her, but soon saw her as my own mother. It was so amazing to have a mother figure in my life and to be

Having parents in the military isn’t easy. You constantly thinking if they’re okay, and when they're ever going to ever be able to come back home. I can for sure say that my parents mean everything to me, and I couldn’t bare to see one of them go. At a young age too, you really don’t know much about what’s going on unless you watch the news or hear gossip on the playground, but it always seemed to me that I knew exactly what was going on. I’m the youngest of three, I have one brother and a sister. We are relatively close in age, my brother only being three years older than me, and my sister being a year older. My family is very close to each other. We always keep in touch since all of us have moved out the house and gone to college or either joined the military. I don’t think that if it wasn’t for my parents serving years in the military and being gone so much, that we would have such a tight bond as we do now.

Very early I felt the pain of losing my Dad, not for frivolous reasons, but because of his commitment to the country and call to serve. As noble as this was, it’s a feeling that most, these days, will never understand when a parent has to show up and put his life on the line for the country. Our angst was getting through it―many nights were shrouded in fear of the “unknown”; an uneasiness that rippled through the atmosphere because we did not know if he would return alive. All the questions that ensue at dinner and bedtime never ceased being asked, and many were never answered.

Although I had grandparents, my father, cousins and friends who had served our country, I 'd never actually been on an air force base before and while I 'd heard plenty of war stories through the years, my new-found introduction to the military lifestyle surprised me. Accustomed to watching sons or daughters leave their homes and take off for duty, this time I had a rare glimpse into the military families who traveled along with their loved ones.

I could feel the tears ready to pour out waiting for that moment when I will be able to see my dad again after over a year. All these months and all these days waiting for this day to come. It has finally arrived. It was around the beginning of January when I found out my dad had decided to sign the papers that allowed him to be deployed off to Afghanistan. I could tell at the time that he was having a hard time telling us. We could see the tiny little tears dripping down his face slowly, trying to hold them back. He just kept telling us to stay strong, take care of your mother, and that he promised he’d come back home.