Deployment

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

Re-Negotiate Togetherness

photo by Brynja Sigurdardottir, Air Force spouse After a long separation, it's normal to feel both anticipation and anxiety. Will… Read More

When Your Husband is a Caveman: Feeling the 90/10

You've waited patiently while your spouse was deployed. You've single-parented, been everyone and everything thing, and dreamt night and day… Read More

5 Ways to Protect Yourself During a Deployment

If you have been a military spouse with a Facebook account for more than two seconds, you've probably seen someone… Read More

Skype Me: Staying in Touch With Family and Friends

With the help of Skype and other new technologies, military families are staying connected with friends and extended family members… 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