Rebecca Alwine
Working Through It: A Military Spouse’s Reflections on Employment
Just like many other military spouses, Suzie Schwartz, spouse of Gen. Norton Schwartz, the 19th Chief of Staff of the… Read More
Women in Combat – Why I’m Not Excited for What Comes Next
The military world was rocked on its heels last week when Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered all branches to open… Read More
21 Things That Have Changed About Military Life in 2015
As the year comes to a close, its normal to look back on all that has been accomplished or what… Read More
Celebrate Thanksgiving Miles From “Home”
The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving bring Americans together in a flurry of activity: shopping for massive amounts of food,… Read More
5 Relationship Survival Tips for Deployment
Deployments come and go, no two are the same and no three milspouses learn the same lessons during them. Over… Read More
Yes, I “Let” My Husband…
Somewhere out there is a military spouse outraged at the next step in my husband’s career. And the outrage is… Read More
Is Commissary Shopping the Best Way to Eat Healthy?
In some far away corner of my mind, I know that if I were to really buy the best food… Read More
Why is Everyone PCS’ing Without Me?
Disclaimer: If you can’t identify with me, maybe you will next year, or the year after that. Approximately one-third of… Read More
Best Back To School Supplies For Military Kids!
Special Guest Writer: First Grader Declan Alwine Backpacks and highlighters and pencils galore. Notebooks and lunchboxes and markers and more.… Read More
One Last Hurrah Before School Starts
Summer is slowly coming to an end and many families are shifting focus from summer camps and swimming to back… Read More
Choose Your Chow
Life for Chris Loer and his wife, Lt. Shamis Fallah has always been filled with adventure. In December of… Read More
Sexual Dysfunction in the Military
The most recent July issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine published a study that has the military world abuzz. … Read More
The Crossfit Craze
Whether the change in the weather has added an extra pep in your step, you want to put your best… Read More
Resilient Spouse Academy
Jennifer Rickert has always found a way to bounce back. She knows the power of resiliency, and she's passionate about… Read More
What being married to the military has taught me about Independence Day
I grew up in a patriotic, service-oriented family. My parents were big on volunteering and giving back to the community.… Read More
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up, Military Spouse?
If you're anything like me, you had some big plans and lofty goals as a teenager. Throughout college I was… Read More
Horrible PCS Stories …. That we can laugh about now!
Its PCS season and that puts a shiver down the spine of any milspouse who has had a less than… Read More
10 Reasons to Hire a Military Spouse
Photo Credit: Katie Syring Military spouses are valued members of their community, both on and off the installation. Collectively, we… Read More