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The Space-A Guide For Beginners

By Kristin Mickelson: Navy Vet, Navy Spouse If you are in the Armed Forces, or a dependent of an Armed… Read More

Spouse Confessions: Divorced Spouse

Editor's Note: Like all of the pieces in our Confessions Series, the author will remain anonymous. We appreciate her sharing… Read More

PCS Move: Your Way or the Highway

The PCS move is one of the most stressful military events primarily for two reasons: moving is stressful; and most… Read More

Please Don’t Knock On My Door

By Bianca Strzalkowski I laid next to him that night begging not to wake up the next day. I knew… Read More

4 Mistakes the PERFECT PCS’er Made on Her Latest Move

I've PCS'd a couple of times, moved on my own quite a few more, written a few how-to articles on… Read More

Top 10 Perks of the National Guard Spouse

The National Guard could very well be the most mysterious of the services... All other branches have an idea of… Read More

Here, There, No Where – Thanksgiving During Deployment

One of my best holiday meals was during the worst year of my life. Stay with me, it will all… Read More

10 Things to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

One of the things that continues to amaze me is how much candy both children accumulate over the weeks leading… Read More

Burden of Silence: When Crisis Strikes do you Tell Them?

Somewhere in your earliest days as a military spouse, you have a subtle-or not-so-subtle-orientation. Someone gives you the code of… Read More

5 Rules for the Best Possible Reintegration

by Tim Blake, Army spouse I told my wife in the weeks before she came home from Afghanistan: Reintegration is… Read More

Keeping Your Sex Life During Deployment

by Heidi Russell Rafferty Use personal objects to feel physically close. Sleep with your husband's shirt that smells of his… Read More