130.Rejoining-ARMY to RAAF, Why now & Future Plans

<p>On this week's podcast episode, I speak with new spouse Kristen about her fiancé's decision to re-join the ADF and why defence life is a good fit for their family.</p> <p> </p> <p>Kristen and I also talk about;</p> <ul> <li>Meeting just 3 weeks after her now fiancé had discharged from the Army</li> <li>Why her partner discharged and how hard it was to find meaningful employment</li> <li>Not having any transferrable skills and how it impacted his career prospects</li> <li>Finally finding work but feeling stuck in a job he couldn’t progress in</li> <li>Her fiancé's decision to re-join and why he chose the RAAF instead of the Army</li> <li>The considerations that went into the decision to re-join and the long process</li> <li>Training and RAAF life for a Loadmaster and the spark it reignited in her partner</li> <li>Focusing on the short-term loss for the long-term gains the ADF will provide them</li> <li>Having the hard conversations about what defence life will mean for both of them</li> <li>Why the RAAF was a better option for their family this time around</li> <li>The adjustment from seeing each other every day to being apart for months</li> <li>Keeping busy with work and trying to plan for the future with so many unknowns</li> <li>How recent world events have caused concern and working through the worry</li> <li>The information she wished she had when he re-joined and how she got informed</li> <li>The importance of connecting with support and other defence spouses early on</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Ready to join the ML community? Click through the link to get connected xx     www.militarylife.com.au</p>