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.

Kristen and I also talk about;

• Meeting just 3 weeks after her now fiancé had discharged from the Army
• Why her partner discharged and how hard it was to find meaningful employment
• Not having any transferrable skills and how it impacted his career prospects
• Finally finding work but feeling stuck in a job he couldn’t progress in
• Her fiancé's decision to re-join and why he chose the RAAF instead of the Army
• The considerations that went into the decision to re-join and the long process
• Training and RAAF life for a Loadmaster and the spark it reignited in her partner
• Focusing on the short-term loss for the long-term gains the ADF will provide them
• Having the hard conversations about what defence life will mean for both of them
• Why the RAAF was a better option for their family this time around
• The adjustment from seeing each other every day to being apart for months
• Keeping busy with work and trying to plan for the future with so many unknowns
• How recent world events have caused concern and working through the worry
• The information she wished she had when he re-joined and how she got informed
• The importance of connecting with support and other defence spouses early on

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