In this episode, Instructor Mike goes deeper than most military relationship talks. Sparked by a Marine Gunnery Sergeant’s video claiming that relationships in the military work the same as anywhere else, this episode challenges that idea head-on.

Military marriages are not the same.

They carry uniquely intense stressors — deployment separation, institutional loyalty, emotional numbing, and financial incentive structures that mask true readiness.

And when you add trauma-bonded individuals with unhealed childhood wounds — the results can be devastating for the service member, the spouse, and especially the children.

In this teaching, you’ll learn:

✅ Why the military’s structure distorts relational readiness

✅ How trauma bonding drives many unready military marriages

✅ Why financial comfort is not the same as emotional competence

✅ Why “telling” young troops not to marry is not enough — and what must be taught instead

✅ Why marriage and parenting are vocational skillsets — not ranks you can skip

If you lead young service members — or if you’re a young troop yourself — this episode will give you the wisdom most leaders fail to deliver.

Because your future family deserves better than fast incentives and false readiness.

Listen in. Your wisdom starts here.