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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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