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CMV: Military spouses and dependents should not be regarded as heroic as their military sponsor.

I keep hearing the same rhetoric, that just because someone is an immediate family member of someone who serves, that they are also owed a debt from our country(USA, but it may be true in other parts of the world.)
Although I know it has been changing a lot over the years, military spouses and dependents do not go through the physically grueling and emotionally challenging basic training that service members do. 
They do not have to wrestle with the decision to join, and basically give up a predetermined portion of their life for something they may not want to do in a year, but have to keep doing it for 3 more under contractural obligation.
They do not have to risk their lives overseas fighting for a cause they do not understand or don’t agree with.
I understand being in a military family can be stressful, but we should not regale the husbands and wives, or the sons and daughters of those who are actually fighting for their country.
gpt
While you are correct that they don't do the things you listed, military spouses and families do make sacrifices that are worth noting. Military spouses basically become single parents for years at a time. Military families are often uprooted and have to move frequently because their military-serving spouse gets transferred. If their spouse is deployed, they live with the constant fear that they will at any moment receive the notice that their husband/wife is dead. 

Yeah, these aren't the same as fighting in conflict, but they are certainly worth appreciating.