On this week's podcast episode, I speak with new spouse Kristen about her fiancé's decision to re-join the ADF and why defence life is a good fit for their family.
Kristen and I also talk about;
- Meeting just 3 weeks after her now fiancé had discharged from the Army
- Why her partner discharged and how hard it was to find meaningful employment
- Not having any transferrable skills and how it impacted his career prospects
- Finally finding work but feeling stuck in a job he couldn’t progress in
- Her fiancé's decision to re-join and why he chose the RAAF instead of the Army
- The considerations that went into the decision to re-join and the long process
- Training and RAAF life for a Loadmaster and the spark it reignited in her partner
- Focusing on the short-term loss for the long-term gains the ADF will provide them
- Having the hard conversations about what defence life will mean for both of them
- Why the RAAF was a better option for their family this time around
- The adjustment from seeing each other every day to being apart for months
- Keeping busy with work and trying to plan for the future with so many unknowns
- How recent world events have caused concern and working through the worry
- The information she wished she had when he re-joined and how she got informed
- The importance of connecting with support and other defence spouses early on
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