Children and families of service members face a lot of stresses such as frequent moves and absence of a military parent. But a major challenge is the deployment of a parent to a combat zone.
According to research findings on the PTSD: National Center for PTSD, deployment represents a challenge to children and families of a different magnitude.
The parent left behind experiences:
- Isolation
- Financial issues
- Increased family responsibilities
- Fear for their spouse’s safety that results in anxiety, loneliness, and sadness.
At some point, the parent feels overwhelmed.
Children, on the other hand, reacts to a parent’s deployment differently, depending on their age developmental stage and presence of any pre-existing behavioral or psychological problems.
Very young children makes exhibit the following:
- Temper tantrums
- Changes in eating habits
- Separation anxiety
Children who already goes to school may experience:
- Changes in mood
- Physical complaints
- A decline or poor academic performance
With all the deployment stresses that children and families experience, those who survive the distance and absence become a source of inspiration for others.
This makes military quotes, especially cute ones, worth reading. Service family member or not, military quotes is a source of encouragement, strength, and overflowing love.
Below is a compilation of cute military quotes written by wives, girlfriend, other family members, and service men themselves, and shared online.
From Lauren Tamm, The Military Wife and Mom
“You know you are a military spouse when relatives visit and think they hear thunder, and you have to explain it is just artillery.”
“Our love is greater than any deployment.”
“Behind every soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, and loves him with all her heart.”
“Some people look up to their heroes. I’m in love with mine.”
“Half my heart is deployed.”
“A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him. He fights because he loves what he left behind.”
“Loving a sailor is not hard. The distance is hard. The worry is hard. The sacrifices are hard. But loving him…that’s the easiest thing I have ever done.”
“Couples that are ‘meant to be’ are the ones who go through everything that is meant to tear them apart and come out even stronger than they were before.”
From Semi Delicate Balance
“I’m the girl who waits months for a single kiss. A kiss that make the months apart worth every second.”
“I may not be able to fill their shoes but I will always support our troops.”
“Don’t judge that I’m one of the few girls strong enough to live this life. DOn’t judge because I’m one of the few girls willing to make sacrifices to love a man half-way around the world. Respect me for giving love and support to a man fighting for our freedom.”
“No, I did not choose lonely nights; nor did I choose the distance; but I did choose to love someone who sacrificed his right away from me, and that someone is my life.”
Military Distance Quotes Navy from Quotesta
“He swore to protect my freedom. I swore to protect his heart.”
“I loved you before the uniform and I’ll love you after. Before the combat boots and dog tags. Before the sleepless nights and unwanted tears. We’ve been through it all, to be where we are today. You are worth more than the homecoming kisses. Because true love conquers all.”
“I am going to be the happiest woman in the world when I am permanently reunited with my long distance love.”
From Singing Through the Rain
“I tell you goodnight with tears in my eyes, I wish I was there curled up by your side. Time passes, but not fast enough. I try to be strong but I am not tough enough. When I feel your embrace it will be all right, but my heart aches for you now on this lonely night.”
“Missing you gets easier every day because even though I am one day further from the last time I saw you, I am one day closer to the next time I will see you.”
“When the night has come and the land’s dark, when the moon is the only light we’ll see, look at the stars; can you count them? I miss you that much.”
“I miss you when something really good happens because you are the one I want to share it with. I miss you when something is troubling me because you are the one who understands me so well. I miss you when I laugh and cry because I know that you are the one that makes my laughter grow and my tears disappear. I miss you all the time, but I miss you most when I lay awake at night and think of all the wonderful times we spent with each other; for those are some of the best times of my life.”
From Pinterest
“A military girlfriend is just wife in waiting, no one would go through this if weren’t in it for the long haul.”
“A deployment has just one redeeming quality…it allows you to experience your first kiss for the second time.”
“Only a deployment can make you long for the things that used to drive you crazy—his boots in the middle of the floor, his piles of Army gear in every possible corner and having to fight for your share of the covers.” – MarriedtotheArmy.com
“It takes a strong woman to love a military man.”
Dear Girls,
Bruno Mars make take 1 grenade for you but we take hundreds.
Sincerely,
The Army
“Are you sure you want to mess with me? I raised a solder.” – Proud Army Mom
“The only time I feel like it’s appropriate for me to cry in public is when I see soldiers say goodbye to their loved ones in airports.”
Dear Deployment,
You stress me out to no end I think you really suck. I just thank god you don’t come as often as my monthly friend does. How does one actually prepare for you? Personally, I’m never prepared to be separated from the love of my life. You’re just not fair. You get to have him for months at a time and I have to sit by the phone waiting for a call or raise to the mailbox hoping there is a letter. You really limit my communication and, frankly, it blows. I just hope you’re happy.
P.S. I want him back!
“God found some of the strongest women and paired them with soldiers.”
“You never get used to it. You just get through it.” – Army Wives
And here are some from us…
The first day after your deployment is the hardest, the second day is easier knowing my wait is two days shorter.
Looking forward to when we can talk again, however and wherever we go about it.
I can’t count the number of times I want to ask you to give up your job, but I know that doing so is like asking you to give up something you love, and I would never ask you to give up on us.
I sometimes imagine you with long hair and in jeans and T-shirt instead of that military cut and uniform but the impact is just not the same. Nothing makes my heart race faster than seeing you in uniform.
I’d say the true test of a woman’s strength is staying sane while taking care of her family all by yourself, crazy kids and all, because her husband has to take care and protect her, them, and everyone else.
Some women chose to be a mother. Some women chose to serve in the military. My mother chose both but had to sacrifice one for the other. You’re still the best mother for me, mom.
You know you have a parent in the military if you associate the word drill with commands instead of a power tool.
I can’t wait for the day to come when you finally hang your uniform and we can all say goodbye to deployment but, until then, I’ll stand by you, support you, and love you the way I know how.
Deployment sucks! There’s no other way to put it.
I knew what I was getting into when I started a relationship with a soldier. But I’m still allowed to whine and complain, right?
You know you’re with a military man if you go from happy to sad in a matter of minutes, especially after a phone or video call. Happy because you finally got to talking. Sad because most of the 5 minutes were bad reception and frozen feed. Story of my life.
I dreamt of a knight in shining armor. I got a man in uniform. Reality is unlike the fairytale but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
You’re a strong woman. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You married a soldier, after all.
Our calls maybe short and far in between, but they’re still the best time of any day for me.
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