My dad was also in the Reserves (Lt Col and landed in Normandy in WWII) and he DID get called up and was sent to an army base 800 miles away from home for an entire year, leaving mom to manage his business and look after 4 kids. His business suffered, our relationship with him became difficult. Dad later learned that only about 30% of the Reserves who were called during the Cuban missile crisis actually went as bidden. So although there was no nuclear disaster, there was a toll on families.
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