Image of Margaret Corbin, the first woman paid by the US for military service
As a follow-up to our Military Wives post, we thought we’d share a handful of online resources for those husbands of women in the military. However, online support for the male military spouse is as rare as the spouse himself.
Where can a man turn for support when his wife is deployed overseas or during training? The challenges of being a single parent, regardless of your gender, are well documented. Those weeks and months can stress a family where the wife goes and husband stays as much as any traditional family, but support is much harder to come by.
There is hope! Social networks and blogs are emerging as the place where military husbands can find this support, and share their experiences. Here they are now:
MilHusbands – Terrific blog run by two dedicated military husbands. Visit the “The Husband’s Club” forum to share your experiences.
Military Husbands – A branch of MilitaryWives for husbands-only with a wide variety of links and resources.
Coffee & Diapers – A Navy husband who writes about being a male military spouse and father.
Naval Gazing – “The perspective of a military family . . . the narcissism of a blog” The story of a military family living in Singapore.
The Life and Times of a Navy Husband – Thomas Litchford, a columnist for Military Spouse magazine, writes about his experience as a Navy husband, father, and author.
If you’re the husband of a woman in the military (deployed or otherwise), write about your experiences below! What’s been the hardest on you? How have you coped when your wife is deployed overseas? What’s your biggest line of support?
