The Top 10 Benefits of a Deployment

There is basically nothing fun about preparing for a deployment - especially one in which you THINK you have it all planned out to make it as easy as you can on yourself, and the day before he leaves, they say, "Oh never mind you're not leaving yet, and we don't know when you will." And then you get about 48 hours' notice for when he does leave, and he ends up leaving the same day as your mom, who you had fly in for *2* weeks to help you when he left, and instead you totally have to say two huge goodbyes in the same day.

Yeah. That happened.

Welcome to the lives of many military spouses across the globe.

Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day, by the way!!

So this is for all of you out there who have had the pleasure of surviving the trials & triumphs of a deployment.

The Top 10 Benefits of a Deployment

10. You don't have to fight for the blankets in bed.

9. You get to listen to YOUR music in the car.

8. You can watch whatever you want on TV because you always have full control over the remote (unless a child sneaks it away from you!)

7. You have the car to use all day, everyday. No more figuring out the car situation. No more juggling rides to work.

6. Want Starbucks or Jamba Juice or ice cream? Go!

5. Less expenses... Maybe.

4. You only have to clean up after yourself... and your mini-me's. Somehow, though, that really does make a difference!

3. Don't feel like cooking (or cleaning)? Don't. Eat ice cream. Leave a mess. Anyone who's been there will understand, because they know how hard it can be some days.

2. Bored of whatever base your at? Take a vacation! If you're a stay at home spouse, you have 4-12 months of time at your disposal. Go crazy! Make the rounds to friends & family, or just take some time to break up the deployment.

And the number 1 benefit of a deployment?

If you want to rock out to old school boy bands while cooking dinner, you totally can. No one is going to judge you (except your children) and no one is going to make fun of you for still knowing every single word to every song by the Backstreet Boys.