The word “resilience” is a dirty word in the military community. Too often, it’s used as an unhelpful band-aid to cover the challenges of military life. Military spouses are told it will be easy to adjust to moving every three years because they are “resilient.” We are told not to worry about military kids losing friends or changing schools, because they are “so resilient.” There’s a whole generation of military spouses who — after two decades of war — are tired of being praised for their resilience and instead want meaningful help.
Military Life on the Outskirts
I knew it was in the works, so it was absolutely not a surprise when my husband copied me on an email about a U.S. Marine Corps separation brief. But, in the …
