My husband is Active Duty Army, I'm 32 weeks pregnant and his unit was deployed to Korea in February but he stayed back on Rear D due to PTSD and his physiatrist advising that he should not join them and instead stay back for treatment.

Today his command has told him that he either needs to go to Korea, or to get out of the Army. This took him by surprise given that he does an incredible job and has impressed his command over and over again in the past. He even recently received his P Status (meaning he is promotable)

He came to me, clearly stressed out and fearful. When he got sent away last time we went through a very very difficult time and we nearly divorced but that is an old story and we have been doing incredibly well.

He says he doesnt want me to resent him for any choice he makes, which I would never do. I know what I got into when I married a soldier, i would never resent him for doing his job or protecting his career.

If he gets out he is going to push for a medical discharge due to injuries he has on file that happened while he has been serving.

If he goes to Korea he will only be gone for 6-7 months, but he is afraid to miss our child's milestones, not to mention my father in law scared him with a story (his father also served in the military) of when he came back from deployment and my husband was about 3 years old and didnt recognize him and screamed bloody murder when his father picked him up.

Hes going to talk to his physiatrist next week to figure out more options. It's a stressful day today and I wish I could relax but I am worried, i know we will be okay either way but this is just a vent post.

I dont care what anyone says, military life isn't easy. It doesnt pay worth a damn for what these soldiers go through and it isn't for the weak willed. Military families are strong, we have to be, if we weren't I'm pretty sure the entire world would fall apart lol.

🤘💚 Army Strong 💚🤘