I recommend this show to anyone and everyone. The day to day battles they face are beyond compelling. A heartfelt show about trial and error, success and failure, and triumph and glory. The cast of this show was perfectly put together. I love seeing each and every actor and actress pore their heart and soul into each episode, for seven seasons straight. When I watched this I felt like I was there in the show with them. Being military I know the stresses of the job. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding in all aspects of life. It can tear people apart. It's not easy and for those in the military I highly recommend this show for you and your spouses.

Believe it or not, my boyfriend got me hooked on this show. Every episode is so emotional, whether you feel anger, sadness, happiness, etc. When I watch a TV show on a regular basis, I get very hooked on the characters & what happens to them. I love this cast, yes, even Joan. The second season completely changed the way I see her, knowing that she has that soft, motherly side. Roxy has some of the best lines, I still laugh at feeling like toe jam on an idiot cracker. Roland is a wonderful man, sure he makes mistakes, but don't we all. He is caring & not to mention hot! I am glad Trevor went through his addiction phase cause I was beginning to think they were portraying him too perfect. He is a good man for Roxy though. Pamela is so tough and I was so tense watching her go through the stalker thing, she was truly scared & I felt it with her. I don't know why for sure yet, but I don't really care very much for Chase, maybe its because he disappears so much, leaving the family without notice (I know that is not his fault though). Claudia Joy is truly a remarkable woman, has been through so much & stands by man no matter what. Michael is a likable character as well, you can tell how much he loves his wife. Denise, she is my girl, I understand some of the dumb choices she has made, but I still believe she has a good heart. Frank has taken her for granted for a long time, but he will have to realize what he has. I have only seen the first 2 seasons, but I did see part of an episode in 3, so I do know they get back together. I don't know what all is going on yet, but I do know that they were separated & they both strayed.I do love this show, but I do have to state my opinion on something. I already believed this before, but now I believe it even more.....having a child when you are in the military, knowing that you will be sent away for large portions of their lives seems very selfish to me. This is only my opinion. Those children don't deserve all the missed birthdays, plays, holidays, or just everyday interaction. A wife, well she can make that decision herself as to whether she can handle the away time, the children don't have the choice. I cry almost every time one of those kids cries because their parent is leaving or dead.

As a army brat and an air force wife - we don't look like these women, predominantly we don't act like these women, but yes it is a different world. It can be hard to be second to the military and have our needs dismissed by the hierarchy. But you become stronger people for it. I've brought my children up as a married woman but more like a single family. The military takes it doesn't give...Its interesting to be overseas but it isn't always easy as there are few jobs for spouses and we are often looked down on by local communities, because we take jobs from locals.Its lonely and some times alien family are often far away and not always on the same time zone. I don't regret the 12 years i spent as a spouse but I regret allowing the military to dominate a large part of my life

I think the gossip and cattiness is dead on. The bartender who married an Army guy she knew 4 days...I had to laugh, in real life it would be a stripper. That said, she's one of my favorites. As a former dependent of a retired Marine, a former AF SSgt and now a Air Force wife, I find this show both brutally incorrect and laughably honest. I do agree about the lack of different nationalities. Just when I want to be a cynic about the whole show, I find myself feeling for them because I have been in pretty much all of their shoes. It is just a show, I can forgive the inaccuracies. It's just nice to see the military portrayed as flawed but striving to make the world better.