Male Military Spouse

Depending on the size of a command there may only be one or two male spouses in total.

Male military spouse. There you can all meet other Manpendents and discuss current male military spouse issues or offer advice. As male military spouses we go through the same things as female military spouses do when it comes to deployment. How we do things will differ but will be mostly the same with a touch of masculinity. Life as a Male Military Spouse.

May 29 2018 - Last Fall I was honored to meet a male military spouse at Military One Clicks MilSpouse Fest. Macho Spouse is an educational video series and online resource for male military spouses. Between the five branches of active duty service there are approximately. Due to the voice of male military spouses being one that is rarely heard I humbly asked if he.

This site is dedicated to all male military spouses. I dont think people understand the pressures of having your spouse deploy for long periods of time. You may find yourself explaining to people over and over again that youre a civilian and your spouse is a service member. I think being a male military spouse requires someone who is willing to take on more household chores and family rearing than a non-military spouse.

The Macho Spouse mission is to help male military spouses connect with one another and assure that we are not alone in this military family lifestyle. I was the first nonmilitary male spouse in that command ever. Kaytrina Curtis IMCOM May 10 2013 Share on Twitter. Roleidentity clash a male military spouses role in the marriage may clash with their identity as a male this can be particularly true if male spouses are unemployed or the primary caregivers for children.

The dual military couple is a classification which both service members and spouses of the late 90s and early 2000s could categorically fit into as an already well-established social slot. Until then be kind reach out be human and treat others how youd want to be treated. That is not exclusive with male military spouses. Military spouses are predominately female.

After all we are all in this together and helping each. Male Reserve and National Guard spouses clock in at 13 percent of that demographic. Why Cant I Get Male Spouses to Attend Military Spouse Events. AFI Navy Spouse of the year on Ellen DeGeneres Show Military Spouse.

Macho Spouse is a positive pro-active project designed to help guys deal with current military life issues through the use of video online networking and communication. Maybe one day this wont even need to be a conversation. Life as a Male Military Spouse. We are so excited for our very own Brian Alvarado 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Navy.

Military Spouse Magazine Our Pride Is the Same. I knew that role well. Therefore it can be challenging for men to find connections in military circles. The Unsung Hero - the male military spouse.

Military Spouse magazine declared on its May cover when it named Jeremy Hilton pictured above its Military Spouse of the Year -- the first man to ever win the distinction. It makes a marriage stronger and builds a. In large part the traditional role of male military spouse was occupied by joint service members. As a male military spouse you face some of the following situations.

But what he didnt count on were the additional challenges brought on not by his status as a military spouse but by his gender. If youre a male military spouse or part of a spouses. As you can tell by this interview male military spouses and the issues they face are not much different than the female military spouse community. Other people assume youre the service member.

Believe it or not there is a fairly large population of male military spouses or MANspouses as I like to refer to US as. Officer Spouse Military spouse Army spouseyou get the point. Have a Conference or a Spouses Conference rather than a womans or Army Wife conference Invite male spouses to sit on your planning committeeboard and be open to changing things up and doing things differently. It is time to bridge the gap and make the male military spouse population feel welcome and comfortable at events and conversations rallying around in the military spouse community at large.

Although my wife hasnt deployed yet we have gone through multiple TAD assignments. Military Male Spouse Myths Tips and Tricks Civilian males married to service members exist but are a minority.