I don't watch too much TV but as an ex-soldiers wife and as many of friends are still married to serving soldiers I thought I would watch this new drama. I thought it would be 'soldier' based but it is good to see life from the side of the wives. They are the main support of the soldier serving abroad in a war-torn country. They have to continue doing the mundane things and keeping life normal for the children, whilst missing sharing the events of the day with their partner, and not knowing whether he is safe or not. What a lot of them are missing are a listening ear and a hug. Since I was a soldiers wife things have got easier as the internet, Skype, Facebook etc has made contact so much more accessible and you are not waiting weeks for the letters to start arriving or the odd 10 minute phone call.
What struck me though was the house the young widow lived in - my other half did 20+ years and we never had a quarter that size and the colour of the walls, unless you want to spend ages repainting them, the walls are magnolia. The first thing we did when we moved into our own home was decorate the whole place in our colours!
The reminder to the woman not to knock on the front door brought back some emotions as the knock to the door is something you never want. Even though you knew it would only be the postman bringing a parcel, there was always that 'fear'.
It also showed how rankings rarely interfere with friendships (very few officer's wives wear their husbands rank) and how support is always there. Women understand how the others are feeling and are there to listen, wipe away tears, watch the kids and cheer them up when they are down as the next day it might be them who is feeling low.
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