The Reality of Reintegration in GIFs
I could hear the excitement in my children’s voices. As they tore through my house, running and giggling, and I ...
I could hear the excitement in my children’s voices. As they tore through my house, running and giggling, and I ...
By Sydney Smith (“Reintegration” is a term used in the military for the period of adjustment for both family and ...
By Jessi Beyer When you think about your spouse’s mental health after they return home from deployment, your greatest concern ...
The months of a deployment pass by and you survive. You are ready for reintegration. You went to the briefing ...
Editors Note: This piece was incredibly difficult for the writer to finish. In fact, they almost decided not to submit ...
They’re home. After days, weeks, months, or years of paper chains, calendar cross-offs, or your 400th empty diet Dr. Pepper ...
Far more regularly than I would like to admit, I roll over in the middle of the night, glance at ...
Do you ever feel like you’re so disconnected from your family of origin that you don’t even know them anymore, ...
Graciously shared from Loudisladylike.com When we lived overseas, my husband and I loved watching AFN commercials. They served as mini ...
Retirement: The World's Longest Coffee Break! I like to start out my article with a quote that pertains to ...
pc: Corrine Turner Photography I don’t have to tell YOU all of the differences between civilian couples and military couples. There ...
Deployment. One of the most dreaded words in our community. Although many service members are ready (sometimes even excited) to ...
Ah, we LOVE homecoming. We have all been there -- the fervor of preparation, worry, anticipation and excitement…it can be overwhelming. ...
Waiting for the end of a deployment can be an exciting yet painstakingly nerve-racking time... By the time the last ...
Last year, our family had the most magical Christmas: the blankets of fresh snow, bright lights and merry songs filling ...
Wedding vows are a time-honored tradition in this world. Whether we choose to vow our undying love to our service ...
We all know that homecoming is amazing, but there are a few homecoming secrets that we keep as milspouses... We ...
About six months ago my husband returned from his third deployment overseas. True to military life: the deployment, homecoming and ...