Educated, Qualified & Unemployed
Even experienced professionals like Mary Houston struggle to build a career when they have to PCS every couple of years.… Read More
Marco Polo App Improves Communication for Military Families
For military families separated by distance or deployment, or living far from family and friends, the Marco Polo app is… Read More
If Age is Just a Number, Can the Military Remember We’re Still Here?
By Julie Tully Age is just a number. That’s what popular culture tells us. Or at least what the media… Read More
DoD Launches Paid Fellowship
Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot matches spouses with civilian employers for 12-week program. The Defense Department in January launched a… Read More
Personally Procured Moves (PPM) Worked For Us
In 2020, we received orders to move from Kansas to Virginia. But as we prepared to move, the Army announced… Read More
4 Ways to Navigate the Heightened Emotions of a PCS With Teens
My husband filled each plate with food and said the blessing on our dinner. Once everyone was busy eating, he… Read More
A Mother’s Patience: Waiting for Your Adult Children to Call
I look at my phone several times to make sure I haven’t missed it. The call, the text, the message,… Read More
Changes to 2023 PCS Entitlements You Need to Know
The PCS move is perhaps the most chaotic part of military life, next to deployment. Whether you Do It Yourself… Read More
PCSing Around: The Dating Game of Military Relocations
For military spouses, moving is personal. My servicemember has a unique gift of disconnecting from a place, like closing the… Read More
Actively Healing from Transition
My nail scraped alongside my son’s dresser to peel off the little blue sticker I found while putting away his… Read More