In this week's podcast episode, I speak with Navy spouse Rae about future plans with her Defence member, Open Communication and deciding whether Defence life will be a long-term plan.
Rae and I also talk about;
- Meeting each other through an online dating app
- Finding out three weeks in that he was planning on joining the Navy
- Being naive to what becoming a defence couple would mean
- Her partners 2.5 year wait to be accepted into the Navy
- The shift from being a civilian couple to a defence couple
- The impact of COVID, separation due to training and uncertainty
- Being solo and using it as a chance to focus on herself
- Coming back together after training and moving in together
- The importance of communicating with each other
- Figuring out whether defence life is a long-term plan
- The sacrifices and compromises both were willing to make
- Planning a wedding and thinking about starting a family
- Coping with anxiety and the uncertainty of defence life
- The first experience with DHA and how draining the process was
- Feeling supported by other defence partners and online communities
- Looking after her mental health and accessing professional help
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