Hardships Faced by Military Wives
Mikayla Rivers
The present text explores the everyday issues within the life of a military spouse. Military officials are required to deploy when they are called upon to do so. When this happens, they are forced to leave their families behind for months at a time. A military wife is required to hold the family together when her spouse is deployed away. In these situations, she may become overwhelmed. Due to this being proven through prior research, society has developed ways to give those wives support. There are online and in-person support groups for women during the time of their husband’s deployment. Women also involve themselves in meditation to lower stress. Due to wives having to move a lot due to the military, they tend to lack friends. Therefore, they must rely on these effective ways to get them through these hardships.
Mikayla Rivers graduated from Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, SC. She is currently a senior in sociology with a minor in human services. She hopes to advance her knowledge through further studies of social work.
