I am the 2021 AFI US Navy MSOY. I am also a Manpendent, or Male Military Spouse, it's as rare as seeing Bigfoot riding a Unicorn in the forest.
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I am a Manpendent, or Male Spouse, it's as rare as seeing Bigfoot riding a Unicorn in the forest. Before I met my wife, I traveled the world as a Television Producer, meeting sports stars and celebrities, but I wasn't complete. One day I went to a museum featuring Cuban Art, or so I thought (I was a week late). Just as I was leaving this woman speaking Spanish into her cell phone emerged. She was beautiful, definitely out of my league, but in life I feel its better to regret something you did than something you didn't do, so I introduced myself...its a much longer and more interesting story but I don't have enough characters left. Fast forward a year. I married the woman of my dreams, and with that was thrust into the military spouse world. As a male spouse there are challenges, such as that most support groups and meetings cater to women. In fact I went to a spouse meeting once and it turned out to be a book club, that was reading 50 shades of grey...I showed myself out. Another down side was giving up a successful career and having to reboot my resume every 3 years. But it's been worth it, I stay so positive that some people ask me if I have a permanent lithium drip on me somewhere. I meet new service members, their families and have come to realize it really is a small Military community. Sure when people thank me for my service, I end up pointing to my wife, but that's a stigma that will change in time. There are so many women serving in our armed services, and that should be celebrated, and recognized more. I have been a military spouse for 11 years, In that time we have PCS'd 4 times, 3 in the states and now we are in Japan. My wife handed me my son when he was a little over a year old and boarded a plane for her first deployment, (with no instruction manual for him) and I have seen her promote through the ranks into a leadership role in the Navy. This life may not be for everyone, but for me..I am now complete
