Tempting offers

"There are offers being put on the table from companies for people like himself and it's very tempting."

Previously they had discussed such offers and compared them to the "life experiences" they had had as part of the Army, she said.

"And they have been great. There's no denying that at all.

"My children have lived in wonderful places, met lots and lots of different people and learnt different things. However, now the uncertainty involved with every move that you do means that it's too much pressure now.

"Although I haven't outrightly said 'this is it, this is the end of your army career' I am encouraging him to look elsewhere now."

The survey also suggested that one third of spouses felt their lives were "worse" than their friends who were not married to Army personnel.

Other findings included that 43% of officers' spouses and 35% of soldiers' wives strongly agreed that the Army lifestyle limits the choices they can make.

Among the partners of private soldiers and non-commissioned officers, almost one-in-four, 24%, said that the experience of being married to a soldier was worse than they expected - in 3% of cases it was much worse.

The intense military activity of the past few years has resulted in increased calls for help from service families, said the director of welfare at the British Legion, Sue Freeth.

In the survey nearly half, 46%, complained that their partners were deployed on operational tours too frequently.

Ms Freeth said: "[We're seeing] all sorts of different situations, such as people who have already unfortunately separated, of partners coming back and just not connecting with the family. That has an impact on people."

She said people were prepared for the bigger sacrifices that military life can ultimately lead to, but daily life was hard for those left behind during tours.

"The person who is serving gets all the adrenaline, the excitement and the opportunity and the training.

"That's not what the family gets - the family gets the dislocation, the family often gets the long periods of not being in contact and increased pressures on daily life that all of us our getting."

She said accommodation was a concern to people.

"If you're actually sitting in it and not able to do anything about it and have no support to do anything about it and no-one really to talk to then you're going to feel even more frustrated."

Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/7071505.stm
Published: 2007/11/01 09:19:41 GMT

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