Essay On Military Families
Military families sometimes, depending a lot on the specific job of the military member, experience a great deal of stress when the military member is preparing for a deployment. Especially in the case of protracted deployments, such as a one-year unaccompanied deployment to the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula, or a nine-month deployment at sea aboard an amphibious ship, or deployment to a combat zone in Afghanistan or Iraq, the stress on families can be enormous. Spouses that are accustomed to having both parents taking care of the home and children suddenly find themselves doing both alone, most of the time while also working a full- or part-time job.
Even when the military member is not at war, the families often deal with …show more content…
The initial joy of being reunited with one's spouse following a long deployment can be gradually eroded, by the sudden presence of another authority figure in the home. The spouse who does not deploy has grown accustomed to taking care of the children and home in his or her own manner. To suddenly inject another parent, with his or her own ideas of how the children should be handled, into the home can be enormously stressful. Readjustment following deployment takes time. Even if your service member has been called up before, you may find that new challenges arise with each reunion. The children, similarly, have grown accustomed to life without that other parent, and may resent the military member's sudden, possibly unwelcome intrusion in their personal lives.
While the military member is at home adjusting to life again, there can come an impact of PTSD and other mental health problems on families. Many service members returning from deployment to the recent conflicts are reporting family adjustment issues. Some Veterans report shouting with, shoving, or pushing current (or former) partners. Some Veterans say that their partner or children are afraid of them. When the common reactions to war don't get better over time, or get worse, it may indicate more serious problems. If reactions are impacting life at home, work or school it is time to seek some sort of
Even when the military member is not at war, the families often deal with …show more content…
The initial joy of being reunited with one's spouse following a long deployment can be gradually eroded, by the sudden presence of another authority figure in the home. The spouse who does not deploy has grown accustomed to taking care of the children and home in his or her own manner. To suddenly inject another parent, with his or her own ideas of how the children should be handled, into the home can be enormously stressful. Readjustment following deployment takes time. Even if your service member has been called up before, you may find that new challenges arise with each reunion. The children, similarly, have grown accustomed to life without that other parent, and may resent the military member's sudden, possibly unwelcome intrusion in their personal lives.
While the military member is at home adjusting to life again, there can come an impact of PTSD and other mental health problems on families. Many service members returning from deployment to the recent conflicts are reporting family adjustment issues. Some Veterans report shouting with, shoving, or pushing current (or former) partners. Some Veterans say that their partner or children are afraid of them. When the common reactions to war don't get better over time, or get worse, it may indicate more serious problems. If reactions are impacting life at home, work or school it is time to seek some sort of