Camille met the love of her life at a high school academic competition and from the start, their romance wasn't conventional. When Camille's husband decided to enlist in the United States Army while she was in college, their relationship continued to be on their terms, on their time.
After getting married, Camille began what would be the first of seven moves over 12 years as a military spouse. She's held down the home front during three different deployments and grappled with navigating her own career aspirations while being married to someone whose job demands physical relocation every three years.
Camille's story inspires us to contemplate what it's like to be among the current 1 million active-duty military spouses and how we might emulate the people in her life who supported and loved her during the most challenging of times.
Show notes:
-PCS: Permanent Change of Station (an official move required by the US military)
- Deployment: A movement of armed forces to support a mission - Combat deployment: A movement of armed forces to an area where the US has engaged in combat/is fighting, etc.
- On base or on post: In reference to a military base for active duty. "We live on post" i.e. "We live on a military base."
- MOS: Military Occupation Specialist (what a service member does in the military)
