Jennifer Beasley said her husband has served in the Navy nearly 13 years defending the country and providing for their family. That's why Beasley said they're still in a state of shock that he's being laid off.

The Beasleys have a 4-week-old daughter, a 6-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. They're all proud of their dad and what he does as a Navy sailor and what they hoped he'd do for the long haul.

"Each and every one of us has suffered every time he's gone out, but we did it every time understanding we would have benefits at the end of 20 years," Beasley said.

Beasley said her family got the news of her husband's layoff from the Navy just days after Thanksgiving.

"It wasn't that they laid off my husband, they laid off my entire family," Beasley said.

In fact, he's one of 2,947 U.S. sailors being let go. The Navy said it had 31 areas that were "overmanned," so it set up something called an enlisted retention board looking at about 16,000 sailors who have served anywhere from seven to 15 years and made certain amounts of money.

A spokeswoman said the Navy considered many factors and chose to let go of those 3,000 sailors effective Sept. 1.

The Navy said that before the layoffs were announced, those sailors were given chances to apply for other opportunities, but only 125 were placed elsewhere.

"How is that helping the other 3,000 sailors? One-hundred and twenty-five out of 3,000 sailors isn't anything," Beasley said.

Beasley said her husband has a good record and has earned many accolades. She said that once he's gone, the Navy will give them six months of insurance and severance pay that they may have to pay back. Beasley said that's upsetting, given how long he's served.

"Not only is it insulting, but we fought for your freedom," she said. "He held up his end of the contract, and here they are throwing him out to the curb."

As her husband searches for work, Beasley has written more than 100 lawmakers and has even begun a petition in hopes for change.

"We're trying every route right now because our future is really in the hands of whatever's out there," she said.

That Navy spokeswoman said the Navy's main focus now is to help the men and women enter civilian life.

For more information about the Navy's stance and this petition, click here or here. A Facebook page has also been set up.