How do I?

I think this is something that you need to talk with you wife on a 1 on 1 basis. Get her true feelings on how she feels. This career takes you away from your family on the same basis as the military does, and that I have a lot of experience with. What I will say is breaking them in to something to where they are not too familiar with is going to be the hardest selling point.

I can already tell you that women like comfort, I know my wife does. She sleeps better just knowing that I will be home at night. even with being gone almost 2 weeks for training we were just talking today to how she was barely sleeping when I was gone. They will worry, no matter what you tell them and how you try and comfort them. Reassurance is the key! If she does go for it, the daily phone calls, the reassurance of "everything is going to be okay" does wonders!

Again, this was 7 years of experience from the Army where 27 of those months I was in a combat zone talking over 5000+ miles away. I will say that if she is not too comfortable with it, it might have to be something that you guys "try" and see how it works. If it does not work out, than at that time you would have a big decision to make, the road or the marriage my friend.

It gets even more complicated for those who have children. emotions run even higher.

Either way you go, wish you the best man. Breaking someone in to a lifestyle to where their life partner is away from them nights on end is not an easy task and leads to a very high divorce rate no matter what the profession is.

 

lcfd15 hit it on the head.
Up to a month ago my wife worked in the city from 7:30am to 7:30pm but we were both together at night.
When I told her I wanted to up-grade my CDL from B to A the job may take me away for a day or two (dedicated) as I did not want to go OTR and be away for weeks. She was on board with that but we are both older and no kids, well fir kids (cats) so it may be easier for us. Wife is changing jobs and we are also moving so we are talking all the time but sometimes not what she want to talk about if you know what I mean

Talk to your wife as you both have to agree on what needs to happen or it will most likely get ugly.
Good luck
Dave ----