My partner is thinking about reenlisting but we have two young kids now. I'm worried about the frequent moves, time away, and whether childcare support is actually available when you need it. Has anyone managed this without it being a nightmare?
Military families do manage it, but it takes serious planning and honestly picking the right duty station makes a huge difference - some bases have way better childcare infrastructure than others, so that's worth researching before reenlisting. The frequent moves are tough on kids, but a lot of military families say having a solid support network (whether that's extended family nearby or friendships with other military families who get it) makes the real difference. Time away is the harder part to solve since it's built into the job, so you'd want to have clear conversations with your partner about what kind of deployment schedule you can actually handle as a family before signing on for another term.
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