On a whim

When your schedule gets changed, what do you do? Panic, fight it, cry over it, give it up, throw up the arms in disbelief of your fate....? The answer is: f) all the above. We try to prepare ourselves for "military life" by talking about the possibility of change ahead of time. We take lessons on organizational skills and conduct meetings as a "head's up and encouragement," listen to speeches on spousal significance and family readiness, and On the Importance of Expressing Your Feelings in a world of change. What it comes down to, is that military life is difficult and hard and full of high expectations and deep disappointments; as is every other form of life, all countries and civilians included.