Stand beside a soldier and support them through the thick and thin. Stand beside them and let them know they have someone to lean on, they have someone who will be there for them when the ones they look for are not.
This doesn't apply to significant others. This applies to family... and friends... of a soldier.
Do not stand infront of a soldier, making everything be about you. Honestly, they don't want to hear all about your neighbor's recent surgery, or what you cooked for the week. Grow up and realize that there are more important things than the things you care about. Their worries and concerns are much greater than what you baked today. Take the time to ask how their day was? How they are doing? Don't just make some casual closing remark as if you care about their well being, after you just got done talking about yourself for 15 minutes.
Do not stand behind a soldier, saying you support them but never bother to show it. Deployments tend to bring out the best and worst in people.. so if your true colors haven't shown yet, they will now. If you want communication, you must give it. It goes both ways and NOT just during deployment. If you want to be in CONSTANT communication with a soldier.. don't expect to randomly talk to them before they deploy and then suddenly take an interest in communicating with them once they have deployed and then whine because you don't hear from them.
Deployment. War zones. The middle east. Even I don't watch the news regularly and I know what to expect and what not to expect.
Quit making a soldier's deployment be about you. The only people they have an obligation to contact are their significant others and/or children if they have them. Anyone else who receives any contact during the deployment should feel privileged..and not expect or demand more.
So STAND BESIDE a soldier... do not stand infront of behind.
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