June 2011 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Committee Votes to Gut Commissary Program

A Senate Committee voted Wendesday to combine all base exchanges and commissary operations everywhere into one for-profit retail business, this Military.com story reports. Whoa. Before we get ourselves all worked into a tizzy, let’s step back and remember...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:42 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Spouse & Family News

What Does the 4th Mean to You?

Someone asked me recently what, exactly, Independence Day means to military families and I did not have an immediate, good answer. There’s no question what Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day mean to me as a military spouse. But July 4th? I had to give that...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 9:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Employment Program to Require Results

The new and improved military spouse employment program will require spouse hiring results from participating companies, a DoD official in charge of military and family policy said yesterday. From my Military.com story: “We’re really holding their feet...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Spouse & Family News

Spouse for Hire!

Sixteen months. Sixteen long, stressful and frustrating months. That’s how long I’ve been “unemployed.” And while I do have two small “micro part-time” jobs (read: just one weekend a month for one and just four hours a week for the other), I’m really...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 11:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Careers

Leave the Funeral Planning to the Families

There is a big court battle brewing in Houston, Texas over claims that the Department of Veteran Affairs is censoring religious speech at the funerals of veterans at Houston National Cemetery. While I have no intention of getting into a discussion about...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 3:39 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Spouses Can’t Say “Hooah”

Confession: try as I might, I can’t say “hooah” correctly. And I don’t think I’m in the only one. I’m not sure what it is about these grunting military calls that make them so challenging. Do I lack the proper gusto? Am I just not, well, hooah enough...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor, Military Life

Hurry Up and Wait

We’re still waiting for our orders to come in, but to pass the time we’re playing a stress-inducing game I’m sure you’re all familiar with. It’s called Hurry-Up-And-Wait, and I’m pretty sure we’re losing. I don’t know why I’m always surprised by...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 7:51 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, moving, stress

National PTSD Awareness Day 2011

Today is National PTSD Awareness day. I started my day by sending my husband a heartfelt message. This is what it said; “Today is National PTSD Awareness Day, and I just want to thank you for the things you have been through, and for continuing to fight...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 8:33 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, Wounded Spouse, Military Life

DoD: More Employers Joining Partnership

DoD will announce Wednesday the names of 15 new companies joining an employment program aimed at linking military spouses with jobs. The addition will bring the total of “corporate partners” to 79 fortune 500 companies. Previously an Army-only program...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 4:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Spouse & Family News

Video: Top Military Marriage Tips

Thanks to all the emotions of deployment, being married to the military can be particularly challenging. Rebekah Sanderlin, who blogs at Operation Marriage, recently shared with us her top two military marriage tips.

Published Sun, Jun 26 2011 6:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Videos

Who Do I Want To Be This Year?

One of the things that I love about moving regularly is the opportunity to reinvent myself. Obviously, I can’t really change my basic nature, and I don’t want to, but there are things that I would like to change. For example, my tendency to...

Published Sat, Jun 25 2011 9:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, kids, future, changes

Americans Place High Confidence in Military

Gallup is out with its Confidence in Institutions Index, and the military leads the way. Americans continue to express greater confidence in the military than in 15 other national institutions, with 78% saying they have a “great deal” or “quite...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 8:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Civilians

Poll: Which Service is “Most Important?”

Military folks love nothing more than a good service rivalry. This is silly because, obviously, the Army rocks the most. (Wait – did I say that out loud?) A Military.com story hit at the issue again this week, reporting that Americans believe the U.S...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 4:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Spouse & Family News

It’s Not Okay!

Being the Wife of a Wounded Warrior, I have been blessed with some truly, for lack of a better term, unique experiences. All things, good and bad, have contributed to the person that I am today. This past weekend Wounded Warrior Project and The Writers...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:53 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, Wounded Spouse, Marriage & Family

Plan, Plan, Plan

Hot newsflash from the headlines of my life: planning ahead for a PCS during peak moving season is important. As in — more important than work, going to the pool, getting a tan in the hot Georgia sun, training for a triathlon and, yes, blogging...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Spouse & Family News

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