Sailors have been deploying and their loved ones have awaited their return over the centuries, but that doesn’t mean deployments are easy. It’s not just daily life that must be handled, but also the roller coaster of emotions that have to be dealt with.

Much research has been done to understand the common feelings Sailors and their families experience when separated from each other due to a military assignment. Reactions may be very different. There is no such thing as a “right” or “wrong” feeling.