What is a Dependas?
What is a dependa? ‘Dependa’ is a horrible insult mainly used by military spouses to put each other down. Every military spouse is a dependent (unless they are active duty), but to be a dependa infers that someone is useless or stupid.
What is a Dependa MOS?
Spouses and children of service members are traditionally called dependents. Being called a “Dependa” implies the military spouse sits at home all day doing nothing while their service member sacrifices everything to keep them comfortable. It’s a derogatory term, but spouses are taking that word back.
How do Army wives cope?
Here are some suggestions for coping:
- Find things to look forward to.
- Reach out to others who are in the same situation.
- Don’t try to hide your feelings.
- Concentrate on what you can control.
- Learn some stress management techniques that work for you.
- Take care of yourself.
What’s a MilSO?
Let’s start at the beginning: The word MilSO stands for “military significant other.” While that could include military spouses, it typically means someone who is in a relationship with a service member: girlfriends, boyfriends, fiancés, and fiancées are all milsos.
Do military members cheat on deployment?
Each year, anywhere from 2% to 7% of military couples file for divorce and even those that don’t aren’t always happy. Sometimes spouses at home cheat, and sometimes service members cheat on deployment.
What is a military wife called?
“Dependas marry for the uniform. They marry for the rank and the benefits. They don’t care about the [service member]. My husband’s ex-wife is a Dependa.
Do military wives get paid?
There is no military spouse pay or stipend, but the military offers a number of benefits to help service members and their families. Your first stop after the wedding should be the nearest military ID card issuing facility to enroll in DEERS, the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.
How hard is it to be a military wife?
The life of a military spouse is undeniably challenging. Being away from your partner for months or years at a time, assuming the role of a single parent, trying to balance a career while moving so often – all of these realities of military life can take its toll.
How do I meet other military wives?
Making Friends as a New MilSpouse
- Spouse Groups. This can be through the Family Readiness Group (FRG), your spouse’s unit, or maybe a group on Facebook.
- Did someone say book clubs? If you enjoy reading, look into book clubs through your local library.
- Work friends.
- Volunteer.
- Neighbors.