Life As a Military Spouse In 17 Memes

Life as a military spouse can be quite the journey. Through deployments, pcsing places you want and don’t want to go, and finding lifelong friends you couldn’t live without. Here is your life as a military spouse in 17 memes.

So true. Sometimes military life sucks, but that doesn’t mean you don’t like being a part of the military community. Make the best of what you have, work hard to get through the difficult days, and make friends with other spouses to help you through.

Yes! That time apart, it will make you stronger, which is a good thing.
While deployments are difficult, you can change for the better as you go through them.

Deployment and its phases. Make your way through them until you get to #5, homecoming day.

Journals are the best. Journaling during a deployment can be quite therapeutic.

If you hate where you live, try something new.
Changing things around might just help get you into a better place emotionally!

Will we ever get rid of all of those things? Probably not.

So true. Use that time to figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are during time apart. Then you will be better equipped when they do deploy.

Yes! Military spouses do need to be aware of money, how to pay bills, and all of that. It is so important.

Oh, the 4-day weekend. Those are the best!

A handwritten letter is fantastic! Whether you are the one writing one or receiving one.

Make sure to always be working on your marriage, even when they are gone.

You can use this for anything. Do what you can, then try to stop worrying about it.
Tomorrow could be a much better day.

Yes! We are all of those things, or at least we try to be.

Oh that Commissary on payday! Stay away, stay far away.

We military spouses, we do what we have to do. Even if we didn’t think we could.

Yes, it is. Use your PCS to discover something new about yourself, and create new memories in your new home.

Yep, exactly. Sometimes the water will be calm, sometimes you will have to battle the waves.

Being a military spouse isn’t always easy. This life is complicated. But we spouses do what we have to do to get through. And from everything, we become stronger and can grow as a person.

How long have you been a military spouse?