anyone on post housing at fort campbell ky?

[Mommy2three]

my husband is thinking about rejoining the army and he will be at fort campbell ky. I was not with him when he was in the army the first time and am not sure about him going back into the army. we have three children, two are special needs. my 8yo DD has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder aka multiple personality disorder, adhd, bipolar, schizophrenia, and oppossitional defiant disorder. my 6 year old son has been diagnosed with adhd, mood disorder, auditory processing disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, anxiety disorder, paranoia disorder, and the other night he pulled a knife out on me while dad was away at meps for his physical and told me he wanted to kill me, he also told dad the same thing over the phone.

these are the reasons why im not so sure the army is a good choice for us. is there a long wait list for on post housing at fort campbell? any advice would be great. just worried about uprooting the kids would make them worse off.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I am the lady you need. I live and work at Ft Campbell. I've been here 6 years now. I can answer all your questions but can't give you the final answer about joining the army.

 

[Mommy2three]

glad to have found someone at that location. ok fist question, is there a long wait list for the housing, we are a family of five. how many dogs are allowed on post? are there good psychologists and counselors on post? what is the on post schools like? any information you can give me on fort campbell would be great. i just need help making my decisicion. my husband was just recently laid off, hes a truck driver, and is having a difficult time finding a job. we live in beloit wisconsin, our local GM plant will be closing in two years so the economy in my area is not very good, hence the reason my hubby is thinking about going back to the army.

 

[lovemygoofy]

glad to have found someone at that location. ok fist question, 1.is there a long wait list for the housing, we are a family of five. 2.how many dogs are allowed on post? 3.are there good psychologists and counselors on post? 4.what is the on post schools like? any information you can give me on fort campbell would be great. i just need help making my decisicion. 5. my husband was just recently laid off, hes a truck driver, and is having a difficult time finding a job. we live in beloit wisconsin, our local GM plant will be closing in two years so the economy in my area is not very good, hence the reason my hubby is thinking about going back to the army.

Okay I numbered things to help myself lol so I can answer in a logical fashion.

1. The waiting list depends on how the rank of your husband when he enters back into the army and the number of children. I would imagine your waiting list would be about 4-6 months maybe less. As soon as your husband was to receive orders for Campbell he can get on the waiting list. While on the waiting list your children can attend school on post.

2. Two dogs per family

3. There is an excellent program, world recongized in the army, called Exceptional Family Member Program, it's for people with special needs children no matter the age. I have not heard one complaint about the special needs providers but I will tell you that you have to follow the paperwork chain in insurance to make sure all is taken care of correctly. You can receive one on one development help through therapy in your home if needed and could even be elegible for respite care, where a care taker would come in to give you a bit of a break.

4. I don't have children but I the post schools are excellent. They are consistently ranked high in the country especially among DOD schools and the teachers are excellent and understand the hardships of military life.

5. I don't know you or your family and not going to give you the speil to join the army. I'm going to ask are you prepared to send your husband away for a year at at time? Have him working 12-16 hour days and sometimes weekends? Even though you are number 1 in his heart you can't always come number 1 in his life. The army is so hard and it takes alot of grit and determination and support to get through it.

The army is a great life for those that can take it and make it that way but I don't know if I would just join for a paycheck. Especially if your family can't take it.

 

[Mommy2three]

for him, he would not be just joining for the paycheck. he was made for the army and he has begging me since we have been together to let him re-enlist. the only reason he got out of it the first time (with an honorable discharge) was because his wife at the time (now ex wife of course) left his 2 children ages 2 weeks at 2 years old at the time with a 16 year old babysitter when he was over in afghanastan and the red cross called and asked him if he knew where his wife was, he told them she should be at home since she just had their son a few weeks ago. his sgt paid for his plane ticket back to get the kids, by the time he was able to get back to fort campbell, it was over 30 days and she still hadnt come to the kids. she came back when she heard he had gotten sent back. the army made him choose, the army or his kids. he obviously chose the kids, they got divorced and both moved back up here. and she was in and out of their lives, just this year we got her rights terminated and I adopted the both of them, and hubby and I have a 2 year old together. He never wanted to leave the army. and i am really unsure I want him going back in. im sure i could handle the deployments, hes been a truck driver and hardly ever home the 3 years we've been married. its just something ive gotten used to. I just don't know if i could handle raising the three kids on my own and worrying about whether I will be getting the dreaded knock on the door. At least now he gets to see the kids a few times a month (when he was employed) and i know if he gets deployed he won't get to see the family for however long hes deployed. He is bound and determined that he is going back. I know the army has a great support for the families of those deployed. I am just not sure yet.

 

[lovemygoofy]

for him, he would not be just joining for the paycheck. he was made for the army and he has begging me since we have been together to let him re-enlist. the only reason he got out of it the first time (with an honorable discharge) was because his wife at the time (now ex wife of course) left his 2 children ages 2 weeks at 2 years old at the time with a 16 year old babysitter when he was over in afghanastan and the red cross called and asked him if he knew where his wife was, he told them she should be at home since she just had their son a few weeks ago. his sgt paid for his plane ticket back to get the kids, by the time he was able to get back to fort campbell, it was over 30 days and she still hadnt come to the kids. she came back when she heard he had gotten sent back. the army made him choose, the army or his kids. he obviously chose the kids, they got divorced and both moved back up here. and she was in and out of their lives, just this year we got her rights terminated and I adopted the both of them, and hubby and I have a 2 year old together. He never wanted to leave the army. and i am really unsure I want him going back in. im sure i could handle the deployments, hes been a truck driver and hardly ever home the 3 years we've been married. its just something ive gotten used to. I just don't know if i could handle raising the three kids on my own and worrying about whether I will be getting the dreaded knock on the door. At least now he gets to see the kids a few times a month (when he was employed) and i know if he gets deployed he won't get to see the family for however long hes deployed. He is bound and determined that he is going back. I know the army has a great support for the families of those deployed. I am just not sure yet.

I can't help you on that front. My husband was in the army when I met and married him. This Dec we will be married 6 years. He is on his 3rd deployment to Iraq and in the 5 years we have been together he has been in our bed 820 nights total. Not much I can tell you and it's hard. You just put the worry on the back burner and live your life. Everyday that someone hasnt knocked on your door is another great day.

Life is hard no matter what, whether in the army or not. Every one has challenges to overcome the army is just sometimes more in your face. Only ya'll can decide if the army life is for you. As you said now, your husband sees the children semi often and if deployed would go months without seeing them. It already sounds like you have alot on your plate. Have you talked to the children's doctors for their opinion about uprooting them for the army life? Please feel free to PM me with anymore questions or thoughts or ask around here. Many are living the army life and know how hard it is to juggle.

 

[tomthebarncat]

as long as you realize that you joined too!! I spent 10 year as a wife and hated every minute of it. I sacrificed all my personal goals and aspirations so that I could traipse around the world with my spouse. When he finally got stationed in one place for at least 3 years, I enrolled in law school. After two semesters, the Army decides it is time to move again. I had to drop out of law school as my in state tuition just went to out of state and I could not afford to stay. I wanted my spouse to resign his commision and get a job in the civilian world, so that I could accomplish something for myself. I got really tired of being COL/Dr so and so's wife. We ended up getting divorced after he cheated on me with one of the slutty lower enlisted woman that tend to throw themselves at officers. The flip side is that we had no children, so the issues that you are facing were not ours. I will say that the US military is the highest paid military in the world and benefits are great. As long as you know what you and the kids are getting into and all factors and variable are weighed in, it may be RIGHT for your family. As far as going to Iraq only 47% of current active duty have gone and so far it appears to be the same 47% that keep going. Do what is right for you and everything will be fine. I was a terrible officers wife as I firmly believed that my name was not on his contract and even told one of his bosses that, when I was interrogated on why I refused to join the officers wives club. I always believed that the Army was a paycheck not a way of life. I met my current DH as he was on his way out, as his recruiter told him a big lie. We both joked about how this was the last stop on the Army tour bus!!