The Air Force immediately sent her husband home for a period. But reunions can be tense. Returning spouses may find small changes such as rearranged furniture or bigger ones such as new responsibilities assumed by husbands or wives. Everybody was happy to see me, but it was an awkward period. When they come back, it s you re not doing it right.
Deployment is one thing, frequent moves another.
You have to do what you are told. But most families contend the perks top the disadvantages. And the children growing up on base seem like kids anywhere. Jari Ojala catches the school bus at the base day-care center and after school rides his sleek scooter two blocks to a supervised youth center in Capehart Housing where he plays video games. On weekends, the kids pile into bed with dad.