154.First Posting, First Deployment and Everything in between!

On this week's Military Life *Parents Edition* podcast episode, I speak with spouse Simone about the first 5 years of Defence Life and supporting her two kids through huge changes. Simone and I also talk about; -Her husband's connection to Defence & how that played into his decision to join -Why Defence Force Recruiting told her Husband to come back in a year or two -The importance of making the decision to become a Defence Family together -Why no amount of research or advice could prepare them for living Defence life -The true toll separation takes on the spouse, the kids and the ADF member -Expectation of what Defence life would be like vs the reality -First Posting, First Deployment and Everything in between -Supporting kids who had to get used to Dad not being home every night -The balance of looking after her needs, the kids needs & the ADF members -The pros and cons of posting to the same location they lived in before joining Defence -The first deployment and why it helped connect Simone to the bigger Defence picture -Possible future postings and why Defence might not be a 'for life' option NEW to Defence Life? Pop over to the Defence Partner Info Hub. I've translated all that 'defence speak', untangled information and laid it all out in one easy-to-navigate space in easy-to-understand language https://militarylife.com.au/defence-partner-info-hub/ Ready to join the ML community? Click through the link to get connected xx www.militarylife.com.au