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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along – Guest Post by The New Normal!

This blog series is called Why Can’t We All Just Get Along What that means, is that sometimes we tend to turn life into a big loser contest, where we figure we have it harder than everyone else.  Especially on Military forums and support groups.  We judge the experiences of different branches, different bases, different families, and we argue over who has it worse. Let’s not anymore, okay? So in this series, I have some amazing guest bloggers who have written me what it’s like to walk a mile in their shoes.  The good and the bad.  Because all our struggles and victories may be different, but that doesn’t make them any less valid. And for my readers who are not military, it’s a chance to see how unique each military family is and what their day to day life is like!   Before each blogger, I am going to take a moment to answer a question from you guys about what it’s like to be a Canadian military spouse.  And the best part is, commenting and asking a question enters you into a draw for Canadian Maple Syrup candies! When the series is all done, I will use random.org to pick one of our question-askers as the winner of the candies :). A Canadian Contest Our first question is from Crystal:  There are 5 branches of the military here. How many are there in Canada?  In the Canadian Armed Forces, there is the Canadian Army, The Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy.  Each branch has their own reserve unit. Unlike American and British forces, we do not have Marines.  And while we do…