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- We're conductin' a Strong
Bonds marriage training,

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it's for couples.

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We have training, we
have time for the couples

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to spend time together, to get out and see

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some of the things that are
going on in Indianapolis.

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We have child care that's
provided for those that have kids,

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we have meals that are provided, and then

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they get two nights in this hotel.

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So, basically, just a
Strong Bonds couples event,

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and this is somethin' that we like to do,

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and we hope that the people
that are participating

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like it as well.

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(crowd talking)

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The training that we do is to enhance

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the relationships and the
marriages, so hopefully

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that's beneficial to them.

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They get some training, but
they get some downtime as well

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so that they can spend
some time with each other.

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- We're workin' on our relationships,

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a good weekend to get away,
spend time with each other,

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get out of the normal routine, ya know,

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have a date night.

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- The emphasis of this
weekend is communications.

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- We've been married about a
year, a little over a year,

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there's people in the room that

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have been married 20 plus
years, so there's nothin' wrong

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with gettin' everyone's
point of view on same things

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that we're gonna come across
later in life as well.

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- It's good to hear different opinions

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from everyone's relationship,
and we could ask our questions

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and see what everyone else feels,

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and then get their opinions.

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Well, I liked how he
brought in the MFLC today

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'cause they're putting up the information

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for the families to let
them know that you have

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that available to go talk to him,

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'cause a lot of people don't know that

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that's there for them.

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- MFLC, the Military
Family Life Counselor,

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I've used MFLC before when we do this,

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just to give a different perspective

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on some of the other
resources that the Army

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can provide to families and couples,

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so he spoke about communication and ways

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to do conversations that
kinda soften the blow

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when it comes to arguments
and things of that nature.

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So something that we have
done the last couple of times

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that we've done a Strong
Bonds event, is we would ask

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on the first night for
just random questions

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that people would be interested
in having an answer to,

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so we keep it anonymous.

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People will write down a
question about marriage

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or about relationship,
or just anything, really.

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- Especially you might not
know it goin' in the room,

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it's an anonymous question
box, you can just throw it in

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and then hear what anyone
has to say about it.

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- I'll try takin' a stab at
it and then we open it up

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to the whole group to see if anybody has

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any suggestions or any
input that might help

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the question, as well.

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We've got a great mix, all the way up

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to Lieutenant Colonels and Sar Majors,

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all the way down to
Privates and Specialists.

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I think it covers a lot of people,

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and just reminds us that we're all

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in the same boat together,
as married folks.

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We have all the same
issues, the same questions,

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the same problems, so
this is a good resource,

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I think, just to show people,
hey, you're not alone,

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help's out there, we're
all kinda goin' through

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it together, so I think that's
probably the biggest thing

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about Strong Bonds.

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(peaceful music)