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Pregnant Spouses of Deployed Service Members at Higher Risk of Depression

From militarytimes.com Pregnant military spouses whose partners are deployed are at a higher risk for developing postpartum depression and mental… Read More

Shutdown Day 31: Schools Worry They Won’t Be Able to Feed Kids

From Businessinsider.com Schools are worried about their ability to provide school lunches during the record partial government shutdown, which on Monday… Read More

Coast Guard Families Told They Can Have Garage Sales to Cope with Government Shutdown

From washingtonpost.com Employees of the U.S. Coast Guard who are facing a long U.S. government shutdown just received a suggestion:… Read More

This Gymnast’s Routine Is Every Military Spouse Who Gets Their First Choice Duty Station…

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Egg Beats Out Kylie Jenner for Most-liked Instagram Photo

From Foxnews.com Kylie Jenner on Sunday lost the world record of having the most liked photo on Instagram to an… Read More

Are Exchanges and Commissaries Headed Toward a Merger?

From Militarytimes.com This year could mean the beginning of more big changes to military exchanges and commissaries. By Jan. 1,… Read More

Female Marine Officer Graduates from Scout Sniper Unit Leaders Course

From Marinecorpstimes.com A female Marine officer has graduated from the Scout Sniper Unit Leaders Course and is on track to… Read More

Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran

From Militarytimes.com When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she… Read More

Costco is Now Selling a 27-pound Bucket of Macaroni and Cheese

From Mashable.com You can never have too much mac and cheese, right? Or, I don't know, maybe you can now,… Read More

Costco Sells 7-Pound Buckets of Nutella and People Are Understandably Excited

From Thrillist.com Although it’s probably safe to say the full-blown Nutella craze peaked a few years ago, the chocolatey hazelnut spread -- much… Read More

Build Connections to Help You Land a Job

My network helped me land a job that works to find military spouses meaningful employment. By Anna Christen, Hiring Our… Read More

Nominations for 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® Open

Nominations for the 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year open on January 2nd! Entering its twelfth year,… Read More

United Airlines Tightens Rules on Emotional Support Animals on Flights

From usatoday.com United Airlines is joining other carriers in tightening its policies on emotional support animals. Starting Jan. 7, the animals will not… Read More

Blended Military Retirement Plans Not as Popular as Projected

From thenewstribune.com With passage of the new Blended Retirement System in 2016, the Defense Department’s Office of Actuary, assisted by… Read More

Transgender Troops Serving in the Military – Where It Stands

Read more at Washingtonpost.com A federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration Friday, saying restrictions on transgender… Read More

As Government Shutdown Continues, Does Coast Guard Get Paid?

From Militarytimes.com With fears the partial government shutdown could drag on for weeks, the Senate is moving legislation that would… Read More

Government Shutdown 2018: Will the U.S. Military Get Paid?

From cbsnews.com **There is more information surrounding this topic - check out military.com for what they have to say on… Read More

Hundreds of Troops Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Have Started Heading Home for the Holidays

From businessinsider.com Having completed their missions, some troops deployed to the US-Mexico border are heading back to their home bases,… Read More