 As the first season progresses, the four women and Roland all become close friends.Along with their spouses and other characters they face issues such as deployments, abuse, hostage situations, adultery, post-traumatic stress disorder, death and loss of friends and loved ones in combat, homophobia in the military, financial problems, and alcohol and prescription drug addiction.Though the show is based on the book of the same name, and some of the characters echo their book counterparts, significant differences exist.