Yes we are together, which is great. But for what’s it worth we don’t see much of each other or get quality time. I dislike being out of trade, and yes the French barrier is very very harsh since we don’t speak any French (I posted some of my experiences in the AF - joint forum). I felt welcomer in Cairo while I worked in Egypt for 2 tours than being English here. Shift work was great for us, and we had a lot of quality time together. Now it’s sleeping, getting gear ready or something else ready, with enough late nights and or weekends to go around takes a lot of time up. If one of us could at least get posted to Ottawa or somewhere fairly close out of Quebec it would be a LOT better. Then one year pat off for one of us together to be together with the other, with quality time in a city/area we could enjoy freely. This is harsh for a service couple, I’m unaware of any other service couples posted here both instructing, and I have been asking. I have talked to other service couples here, one instructor, one not and they feel the weight of it all.
I don’t want to be rash, but this place is just not working out at all. It is becoming extremely costly on all fronts and I’m running out of options, patience and overall love, loyalty or caring in general of the CF and this job. This hurts and is very harsh for me to say. I used to be a true blue boy, and I honestly loved the RCAF, wanting to quit only when I got to old to do the job or when my heart gave out.