Military Spouse Team

Mission Family: Spouses Need In-person and Online Mentors

Has the pendulum swung too far from face-to-face communication among military spouses? The youngest spouses have been raised on social… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

13 Non-Alcoholic Ways to Mingle at Military Events

Dining Outs, Military Balls, Christmas Dinners… as military spouses we have more opportunities than most to dress up and go… Read More

‘Safe and Sound’ Campaign, 150k-Strong, Draws Attention to Child Neglect

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 15, 2015) -- A Department of Defense-sponsored online campaign, called "Safe and Sound," launched Oct.… Read More

Spouse Support Challenging in a Changing World

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 13, 2015) -- Not so many years ago, military spouses talked over coffee, at Family… Read More

7 Ways to Expect the Unexpected During Your Next PCS

The term “PCS” is just shy of being a "four-letter word" to a military family. You learn quickly to expect… Read More

Obama Congratulates Navy on 240th Birthday

America's early lawmakers realized that in order to be a nation, they needed a Navy. This reality is not lost on… Read More

PCS Roadmap: Trek Across Country With Confidence

Download your map here! Trek across the country wherever your order take you and have confidence that La Quinta Inn &… Read More

Making Mil-Dollars out of Mil-Cents

In the words of the great Philosopher-Poet DJ Quik, “If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense.” But for… Read More

Proposal Would Allow Military Families to Split Their PCS

Newly proposed legislation would allow service members and their families to move to a new duty station at different times… Read More