Army Opens 19,700 Field Artillery Jobs to Women
"The Army has officially opened more than 19,700 field artillery jobs to women. Under policies now in effect, jobs in the ...
Month: October 2015
Prince Harry and Michelle Obama Team Up for Wounded Warriors Program
(FORT BELVOIR, Va.) — Britain’s Prince Harry is teaming up with first lady Michelle Obama at a Virginia military base ...
8 Deployment Care Package Ideas to Make You the Best Spouse Ever
When I was deployed there was nothing that could compare to hearing “MAIL CALL” and finding a hot pink duct ...
How to Deal with Cyber Misconduct
In addition to being a licensed independent counselor, proud Army wife and the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of ...
10 Reasons My Civilian Friends Are the Best
There are so many wonderful reasons to love being a military spouse, not least of which are the exotic duty ...
Obama Announces New Limits On Standardized Testing
"In moderation, I believe smart, strategic tests can help us measure our kids’ progress in school. As a parent, I ...
The 5 Best Comedies on Netflix 2015
Being a military spouse can be a little stressful at times, to stay the least, which is why every military ...
22 Inevitable Consequences of Being a Third Culture Kid
h/t “TCKs are the prototype citizens of the future.” -Ted Ward, sociologist, 1984 1. The question where ...
The Caregiver of Invisible Wounds
The face of a caregiver takes many forms. These faces are weathered and weary. Battered and often near broken. Hopeful, ...
These 3 Everyday Items Helped Me Conquer 15 PCS Moves
“Honey, I’ve received orders.” These words have been known to raise blood pressure, cause a grown woman to cry (either ...
Exhausted families face news that troops will stay in Afghanistan
(CNN)Kathleen Rodgers remembers when her 22-year-old son called to tell her he'd enlisted in the Army. Then a junior in ...
The Long, Long Weeks of Deployment…
Once upon a time... ...there lived a military spouse in a brand new town, she carried with her a 4 ...
10 Best Apps for Military Spouses
You’re at the circus and you’re juggling a basketball, rubber duck, and three ping pong balls while riding a lopsided ...
6 Tips for the Spouse of a Transitioning Veteran
1. SAVE You can never be too financially prepared for your transition out of the military. It is important to ...
I Am Human
Today, I am proud to be an America. Today is not about anything but love. I will tell you right ...
How Homeschooling has Brought Peace to This Military Family
Shared from homeschoolstrong.blogspot.com We made the choice to home school 5 years ago but continuing to home school has not ...
34 Year-round Military Discounts for Military Spouses
As a foreign national, something that I have always loved about the US is the collective effort to respect the ...
Parents Need to Know the Military-Connected Children’s Educational Bill of Rights
Military-connected children have educational rights. They may not be called educational rights in any law or policy, but the intent ...
