Growing up around the military has been a lot of fun for me. As a kid with a parent in the military you grow up knowing your not going to see your parents sometimes for a year at a time.. i have been doing it for 22 years now and its just second nature. i would say its better to start while they are young so they are used to it by the time the really understand whats going on. it really isnt as bad as it seems. i think kids in military families mature a lot more as well. like i dont really know how to explain it.. but its who i am and its all ive known. you see all these reality shows where the husband and wives or kids get split up for a week and they are like all crying and crap when they get reunited and its like... its a week people omg my mom and my brother and i dont get to see my dad for a year sometimes.. he has missed birthdays, holidays, annivisarys, you name it my dad has missed it but its all just conditioning... and if you really want to make a career out of it i would totally recommend getting stationed overseas once your kid is old enough to appreciate it. i lived in italy when i was 9-11 and it was sooo amazing. at the time it was just living in another country but now i can truly understand i had an experience most people can only dream about. i have traveled the world on the tax payers money. so im just letting you know from a kids point of view... having been through it for 22 years now.. its a life experience that i would never want to have had any other way. i would not have wanted to grow up a "normal" kid in the same town for 20 years i wouldnt trade the moves and the new houses and new friends for anything. so when it comes down to it.. i have learned this....its not about the time spent apart when somebody is deployed.... its about how you spend the time you have together when they are home. your child will understand one day why you did what you had to do. i know i grew into it. im sure they can too... hope that helps
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