Warning: this will probably make you cry.Military spouse and musician Olivia Perez-Breland composed this heart wrenching deployment ... and then, just to show that she can do it all, directed, … [Read more...]
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Free Park Passes for MilFams
Military families can score a free National Parks American the Beautiful pass as part of a Joining Forces partnership with the Interior Department, the White House announced yesterday.I know this … [Read more...]
Poll: Should we Turn Off Social Media Downrange?
Like Jacey wrote in her post this morning, social media – Facebook, texting and Skype – can be both a huge blessing and an avenue for awful things that we don’t even want to imagine.But does … [Read more...]
No Bullet Wound in Skype Death
The Army released a statement yesterday saying that there was no bullet wound or visible injury in the death of an Army captain who died downrange while talking to his wife over Skype.Capt. Bruce … [Read more...]
Guard Couple Wins “Amazing Race”
I'm not a reality TV junkie. But I do like a good excuse to watch "Amazing Race." Lucky for me a National Guard couple was on the most recent season of the show, giving me the perfect reason to burn … [Read more...]
Poll: If YOU Were First Lady …
We spend a lot of time on this site talking about the First Lady's Joining Forces program. Why? Because it is the central effort by our First Lady and government to not only raise awareness for the … [Read more...]
Wife Saw Bullet Hole Behind Skyping Soldier
The wife of the soldier who died downrange last week while talking to her on Skype has released some harrowing details of just what she witnessed on that day.According to this story a new … [Read more...]
Spouse Sees Husband Die Over Skype
A military spouse witnessed the unimaginable over Skype early this week – the death of her husband downrange.According to a family statement, Susan Orellana-Clark saw her husband, Capt. Bruce … [Read more...]
Commissary Extreme Couponing Crackdown
The commissary is threatening to revoke the shopping privileges of crazy couponers who play the system a little too well.According to this statement, the commissary will no longer be tolerating … [Read more...]
Poll: How to do Mother’s Day During Deployment
Ah, Mother’s Day. That glorious day once a year where your children bring you breakfast in bed, your husband brings you flowers and you spend the day at a spa.Unless your husband is deployed. … [Read more...]
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Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant!
I'm not the type of girl who applies for TV shows.First of all, I have the unfortunate malady of being both really competitive and really bad at game shows, even from the comfort of my … [Read more...]
Poll: What Goes in a Care Package?
We military spouses love putting together care packages for our servicemembers. We like to get creative. We like to be cutsie. And we really do want to send them stuff that they actually want.But … [Read more...]
Soldier Who Notified Via Facebook Could Face Prison
The Fort Carson soldier who notified a spouse of her husband’s downrange death using Facebook could face dishonorable discharge, prison time and loss of wages, a JAG official told us.Depending … [Read more...]
Dear Civilians: Four Military Appreciation Tips
My spouse works his tail end off for his country, not to mention risking his life and leaving his family behind for months at a time. So it’s pretty great when people who are not in the military … [Read more...]
The Stay-at-Home MilSpouse Economic Expert
You’ve no doubt heard by now of the political flack over a comment made last week about presidential candidate Mitt Romeny’s wife’s decision to be a stay-at-home mom. The storm was raised when … [Read more...]
Poll: Should The Notification Process Be Changed?
After a soldier this month notified a military spouse of her husband's downrange death over Facebook and a pair of fellow spouses shared the news with a spouse first over Facebook and then text … [Read more...]
Yes, AGAIN: Spouse Notified of KIA Via Facebook
Yet another Army spouse learned of her husband’s downrange death through Facebook when a female Soldier in his platoon sent her a message saying there was an emergency and asking the spouse to call … [Read more...]
PCS Survival: Fort Benning
Ah, beautiful Fort Benning, Ga. –- home of the Infantry.If your spouse is an Infantry or Armor soldier, particularly if he is an officer, you will probably find yourself living at Fort Benning … [Read more...]
