As fall rolls around again, lines at the Exchange are full of shoppers crossing notebooks, pencils, backpacks and new school clothes off of their lists.
It’s time again to vote for the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year (AFI MSOY). You can now vote for military spouse nominees through February 10.
As a military spouse of almost 20 years, I reached out to my friends and family to see what they would say to themselves as a new spouse. Here’s a little (okay, a lot of) advice from us to you.
When my husband joined the military years ago, I had no clue what to expect. Visions of spouses dressed in their finery with pearls draped around their neck danced in my head.
The holidays are all about celebrating the season and spending time with family and loved ones, even if it is only over a video chat! When a loved one is deployed, it can be a challenge to keep...
Navigating the job market is tricky for any job seeker. For transitioning U.S. service members and military spouses, finding one’s professional footing can be even more challenging.
Military families are at the heart of this nation and Five and Thrive is about military families. It is a grassroots effort created to support and communicate viable quality-of-life programs and resources while highlighting various challenges military families face in five focus areas.
I arrived at 8:30 a.m., just as four other volunteers were setting up a shade canopy over the deep fat fryer. It was our town’s annual “Fool’s Rules Regatta,” and it was going to be a scorcher.
Trying to keep a marriage afloat takes a lot of hard work and effort. However, there are times when no matter how hard a couple tries, the only viable option for the relationship is to end it.
First new orders, then movers, then a long plane ride and studying for a driver’s test. Finally, you are all settled and think that the final step — job searching — is easy, but soon discover the challenges of finding employment overseas.
Be it a few years or more than 20, at some point, the military chapter of life comes to a close. The excitement, confusion, anxiety and even impatience get rolled into a tangled ball of nerve-wracking feelings.
For military families, spring and summer weather signifies change as PCS season is among us. We are preparing to move our families to a new duty station or we are preparing to say farewell to friends moving before us and say welcome to new friends joining us.
The tires squealed as I careened into the parking lot of the local nine-hole golf course. Leaping out of the driver’s seat, I popped the trunk and heaved my golf clubs and pull cart out onto the pavement, looking around to see if there were any other latecomers to the Tuesday Morning Ladies’ Golf League.
