Whats Life like with the RAF?

[KateP]

Hiya, me again. I was thinking about the future and stuff which i do a lot! lol. But i just wanna know what life is like when your OH is in the RAF/ARMY/NAVY xxxx

[daisygirl]

Hey hun,

I'm an army wag but i'm guessing it's pretty similar for all of us no matter which forces our OH's are in.

It's quite har to explain but it can be very hard being a wag. You have to cope with not seeing him for month's on end if he is on tour, or only seeing him the odd weekend if he isnt based near you.

At the same time, it can make your relationshiop so much stronger, with the separation you learn to make th e ost of the time you have together and dont take each other for granted.

I wouldnt change being a wag for the world! xx

[Puss_IN_Boots]

Hello ... i am a RAF wag .... i think it depends on what your OH does. I know i have it easier than some because my OH can only be based at one base so we don't have the moving around that alot of the forces wifes face.

But we do still have the same issues of him being away on tour and at the moment doing the long distance thing (until he gets round to marrying me!)

I think i echo what Daisy says in the main, it is much the same no matter which force your OH joins. I think the only difference can sometimes be the length of the tours. My OH is unlikely to do any tours longer than 4 months, they are usually three month tours twice a year...

PM if you would live any RAFy advice!! xxx

[Missus Of A Marine]

Hi hun, you won't trully know what it is like until you experience it first hand. We can only give you our interpretations of what it is like for us but ultimately, everyone's situations are different.

My OH is a Marine but it differs completely from life in the Navy.....he gets different leave, different job opportunities and apart from the fact that the Navy employ him, he has no affiliations with them as an institution what so ever.

No matter the force your OH is in, it's basically structured around the same set of principles....they all have deployments and postings, certain amount of leave. Realistically, they're paid to work 24 hours a day 7 days a week so are never off call if you get my idea....so planning anything is a hard one to achieve as you'll probably notice by reading peoples posts......but all in all i do have to say it does make the relationship a much stonger one!!

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[mandy1307]

Hi
I'm a RAF WAG and would agree with what the other girls say, it can be hard, my oh is away at the mo and is usually away for 4 months at a time and he is based in High Wycombe and I live in Devon so when he's not away I see him about once a month, it is hard but we just make the most of the time we have and use our mobile phones a lot

mandy xx

[luthien-87]

Hey!

I'm an raf wag myself and i agree with the other girls everyone is different and it especially depends on where they are and 4 how long.
Mine is almost finished his special training and is moving back up north to be based at Kinloss.We're scottish and he's been down at Halton since April.So having him in the same part of the country is so exciting.

I think the other girls will agree that there are good days and bad but you just have to stay possitve and look forward 2 everything you have from each other.i will admit it is hard but it will make your relationship stronger and when you get 2 see each other the feeling is electrifying.

If ever you need advice or just want to chat message me.