11/28/2005
Blackfive talking about Milblogging
American Soldier says,
I even get a shameless plug in there.
(JP, MILBLOGGING.COM) The appeal to milblog for me while on deployment to Afghanistan during OEF V, was to breakup the boredom in between missions. I wanted to share stories about my experience with family, friends, and readers back home to assure them I was okay (Non Op Sec stuff, like the time my Gunner climbed into his sleeping bag headfirst).
I also wanted to write home and tell my family about the losses our unit suffered when two soldiers from my Battalion were killed only three weeks in country by a roadside bomb - or tell them about a buddy who killed himself with less than two months in country - or explain that my buddies and I were okay, but that 18 Americans were killed just outside our wire when a Chinook crashed during a dust storm. I wanted to say so much and more, but instead, I coped with my deployment by writing stories about care packages, about my 4-year old son, and about my battle buddies.
Check out the entire interview here.
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I JUST got done reading this. It was awsome. I read your going to be interviewed. Can’t wait.
Have a drink with JP for me too. I am so excited my two favs (well CJ is a fav too) are going to chat.
Dang I feel like I am missing out on something now…(starting to cry)
No Really Have Fun~~I look forward to the post.
Thanks AS! That was a great interview! Hope they do interview you!!
AWESOME!
Thanks for posting the interview, AS! Excellent! So when is your interview??
OK, totally unrelated to this post at all…but… HEY Y’ALL IT’S ALMOST DECEMBER!!!!!!! (in case ya hadn’t noticed, LOL). and what is so cool about december (besides Christmas), you ask? If I’m remembering right, “Soldier Life” is supposed to come out in December!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m SO gonna be GLUED to the mailbox, LOL, waiting for my preordered copy, LOL! 
OK, sorry, y’all… back to our regularly scheduled topic, LOL! It just dawned on me a few minutes ago, LOL, and i had to share.
I loved this interview and am looking forward to reading yours as soon as there’s a posting date. I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I was one of JP’s regular readers/commenters.
Actually I’ve been shamelessly leaving comments all over the blogesphere telling folks to go over to milblogging.com. ~K, look at the bright side….JP with beer might not be something we want to see. 
LOL SK, you might be right there. He might mistake us for the Olsten Twins while drinking….hehehohohahaha…….
ROFLMBO @ ~K AND SK!!!! OMG!!!! ROFLOL!!! ~K, you are SO RIGHT, OMG… I can see the scene now, LOL!!!! ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, y’all!
ok, just a quick question(ha)…I’m sure a lot of you have heard about how the divorce rate has almost tripled amongst officers in the military…is there any type of website for military spouses having to go through that? I perceive it as my husband having a bit of a mid-life crisis…our relationship was, I thought, really strong. he definitly had some things to work through when he came home the 2nd time, only I didn’t push….maybe I should have. He got out of the military, then we decided last minute to move xcountry for his new civilian desk job..ugh,he hated it, bought a house, basically added loads of responsibility to our lives apparently before he was ready as he now wants to be completely selfish. I realize people change, but it’s still very hard to accept. We’ve had 10 years together and always promised we’d fight for our relationship…only now that it’s come down to it he won’t go to counseling. it’s like his character and beliefs have taken a 180 degree turn - anything he stood for so strongly pre-Iraq, he doesn’t believe in anymore. I know there’s divorce sites out there, but I was wondering if there was anything specifically for military people having to go through this…and I thought maybe someone here would know of something. I can tell people of the sacrifices we both went through, but unless you live it you don’t really get it. Sorry, I didn’t mean to get so long winded…thanks for any help
Julie,
I am sorry to hear that things are not going well for you and yours. I know it can be very difficult when they come home.
I do not know of any sites that deal directly with military divorce, but i have looked at this site, Militarywives.com. They seem to have a set up for emailing and such. They may be a soucre of help. Also, Try contacting a local veterans center. They can be a source of great help. Even if you husband is not willing to get help it may help you better understand what may be going on with him.
Have you been in contact with anyone from you family support group? They would have information that could point you in the right direction. They have always been a great resource for our family.
Take care.
Soldierswife
Thanks a lot. I think I’ll try to get to a veterans center once I get back to San Diego - I leave in a week. I’m going back to where I have established friends and surrogate family, so that’ll be good for me. I do worry if it’s the right decision…but I just have to make it the right decision. My husband won’t try, so there’s not much point in staying here for something that isn’t happening. I’m relearning how to make just me decisions. People like to say how it’s his loss, but really, we’re both losing and there’s no comfort to think that down the road he’ll have regrets..I’d rather have my relationship. but I also realize it can’t be just me wanting something. I can only control what I do in this life, so that’s what I’m trying to take charge of.
Well, thanks again…I really appreciate that you responded.