"A somber and enlightening look into the lives of the wives of junior enlisted men, too often anonymous and unheard in the military community.

The author interviewed hundreds of spouses, Army personnel, and others in the military community and here selects three women whose voices convey the dilemmas faced by many junior enlisted families: Dana, a young, almost stereotypical wife of a junior enlisted soldier; Jennifer, a teenage wife and mother managing a limited lifestyle; and Toni, a more mature, educated, ex-paralegal who leads her husband's unit's Family Support Group."--BOOK JACKET.