在军人家庭中，军嫂们常被称作“家庭的顶梁柱”。她们既要扮演母亲的角色，也要承担父亲的职责，在全家再次搬迁时还要打理一切事务——这往往需要她们牺牲自己的生活。
They are often described as the "anchor of the household" in Army families. Military wives can play the role of both mum and dad and run the show when it is time to move again - often at great cost to their own lives.
在萨福克郡的洛克军营服役了9年的安娜·巴克韦说道：“我认为许多军嫂都放弃了自身的梦想与抱负，因为要独自安排生活并思考‘如今该如何独自抚养孩子’，实在是难上加难。”
"I think a lot of military wives give up their dreams, hopes and aspirations because it's so difficult to organise yourself and think 'how am I going to now deal with being a single parent?'," said Anna Barkway, who has been based at Rock Barracks in Suffolk for nine years.
根据英国国防部最新发布的《军人家庭态度调查》，52%的军人配偶表示自己并未得到军方的重视，而持肯定态度的仅占19%。
According to the Ministry of Defence's latest Families Continuous Attitude Survey external 52% of spouses say they do not feel valued by the service, compared with 19% who do.
尽管军旅生活意味着要离开原有的工作、朋友与家人，但洛克军营的军嫂们依然在萨顿希思的前皇家空军伍德布里奇基地上，与其他军嫂共同搭建起了互助网络。
While military life can mean leaving jobs, friends and family behind, the women at Rock Barracks have built their own support networks with other wives at the former RAF Woodbridge base in Sutton Heath.
洛克军营是第23空降工兵团的驻地，该团隶属于英国陆军皇家工兵部队。当军人的配偶被派往外地执行任务时，正是这些军嫂们维系着整个家庭的运转。
Rock Barracks is home to 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment - part of the Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. When partners are deployed elsewhere, they are often the ones holding everything together at home.
曾在洛克军营服役过两次的艾米丽·博伊登说道：“婚姻本就艰难，这是毋庸置疑的。如果你嫁给了军人，那更是难上加难——你必须同时承担母亲、父亲乃至所有家庭成员的责任。”
"Marriage is hard, full stop," said Emily Boyden, who has done two stints at Rock. "If you marry a soldier, it's very, very difficult. You take on that role of mum, dad, everything."