Did you know that the “military look” is fashionable? Said look, and I quote “chic-ifies” your outfit. Let’s pause here. When was the last time you looked at your servicemember and said … [Read more...]
Families Safe in DoD’s new Budget
It looks like most Defense Department military family program spending is safe for now, according to 2013 budget details released by the Pentagon this morning. (Do you hear that noise? That’s a … [Read more...]
Missing Whitney and her “Star Spangled Banner”
Around here we really appreciate excellent performances of our National Anthem. And why wouldn’t we? We’re proud supporters of our flag, country and what it stands for. A great public performance … [Read more...]
Command Apologizes for Anti-Guard Comments
The commander of a Vermont-based Army recruiting station issued a public apology this afternoon for the remarks made by a soldier there on an inflammatory, viral blog post written by that soldier’s … [Read more...]
Are you Being Schooled Like Vermont Army Wife?
Somebody is getting schooled about military life. This week a young Army spouse in Vermont wrote a post on her personal blog about how National Guard spouses are not Army spouses. Big mistake. Huge … [Read more...]
Guard Spouses Aren’t “Real” Army Wives?
An Army spouse blogger in Vermont has gotten the military blogging community in a hot tizzy after writing a post stating that, her in opinion, Army National Guardsmen are not “by any stretch of the … [Read more...]
“Rolling in the Deep” Staff Sgt. is Back!
Remember SSGT Angie Johnson and her downrange Air Force band performance of "Rolling the Deep?" So do I. Thanks to her I had that song and her remarkable performance of it stuck in my head for days at … [Read more...]
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MilSpouse Week on Wheel of Fortune
Fact: I am frequently accused of acting like an 85-year-old. Another fact: This characterization is often correct. Yet another fact: if acting like an 85-year-old means I can go to bed at 8:30 … [Read more...]
Birth Control Fail = Redeployment Fear
A major drug company earlier this week substantiated the greatest fear of every woman who has ever relied on “the pill” to prevent pregnancy – some of their packets of the “Lo/Ovral-28” drug … [Read more...]
New Labor Regs to Help Spouses
A series of new labor department regulations announced by the White House and Labor Department this morning should go a long way towards giving spouses the time off they need to take care of their … [Read more...]
Germany-Based Brigades Moving Stateside
Say “goodbye” to [most of] your dreams of a European adventure, Army spouses – the military announced yesterday that two Army brigades will be leaving Germany and calling stateside … [Read more...]
Final Farewell to R&R at the Dallas Airport
Even thinking about the folks who volunteer their time at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to welcome servicemembers returning for their R&R (or, in some cases, deployment) makes me tear up a little. … [Read more...]
Missed Connections: Truth in Commentary
If your spouse is deployed right now this will hit home without any extra help – if he (or she) is stateside, remember back to the last time he was gone. Recall with me that feeling of needy … [Read more...]
No More BCG Lovin’
Remember those goofy looking glasses your dearly beloved sported through Basic Training? They’re about to go away forever. That’s right -- no more military brides will have to look past those … [Read more...]
Space-A Travel to be More “Predictable?”
I’ll admit it: the unpredictability of flying Space-A stateside scares the tar out of me. It goes like this – I love free (or even cheap) things. LOVE them. But I also love having a plan. And … [Read more...]
Interview with Brit MilSpouse Star
I’ve been following the lovely British military spouses of the military wives choir ever since posting about their hit “Christmas” single a few weeks ago. The Daily Mail, a UK paper, today … [Read more...]
When [Supposedly] Proud People do Dumb Stuff
The world is full of people who do stupid things in front cameras. Some of those people are servicemembers. And some of those films go viral. The latest example of servicemember-led foolishness is … [Read more...]
And so it Begins: Defense Spending Cuts
This story out of the D.C. area crossed my path in December – pretty innocuous stuff, in a way, except that it was among the first I saw notifying families that activities on base are going to start … [Read more...]
