Mac is back at work this week in his new unit and a new job as the signal officer for an infantry division. I’m nervous. Not about him because he’s wonderful and professional. We haven’t been with a traditional Army unit for close to two years, and making friends as adults is a lot more difficult than it was in my younger years. When we were at Bragg, I met my closest wife friends through my social butterfly of a brother-in-law. We bonded over our mutual Virginia experiences. I got along with the wives in Mac’s unit, but I wasn’t from Texas which put me at a great disadvantage with them (honestly, half the wives were from Texas). In Georgia, I wasn’t from Washington. Somehow, everyone we manage to meet is from the same state. With a new unit come a new FRG and a new wives’ club. Hopefully, both groups here are active, and I can make some great friends! I’ll be totally honest, I already have some ideas for fun coffee themes.
Are y’all involved in your family groups and wives’ clubs?
I know how you feel! I’m an Air Force spouse-to-be, and moved to be closer to my fiancé a few months after he initially started with his unit. Trying to make friends was difficult, especially when everyone already knew each other and had formed their own cliques. I finally attended a weekend getaway with the spouses club which helped me to “break in” to the social scene at our base. Good luck!!
It seems like having a built-in group of potential friends anywhere you move would be a good thing…. in theory, I suppose. If everyone there sucks and you’re still supposed to get along with the, that would be awful! Hope some of the new women you meet are great. 🙂
We don’t have an FRG here which is a nice break, but we do have an active spouse club which is great!
I am an introvert so no, I don’t do a lot of wives’ clubs. I will pop up for things from time to time, but I really have to push myself to do it.
Well. Luckily signal people tend to go to the same places. I’ve already learned that. But I do get involved in spouse clubs especially. I also follow my husbands lead… If he makes a friend he will introduce me to his wife and hopefully we hit it off!
John is on his own at the MP station for now.. Eventually he’ll move over to the BN and we’ll be part of a regular unit. I’m nervous since I haven’t interacted with wives in 2 years also.. Should be interesting. I hope I can settle in quickly and start doing fun social stuff.