June 2011 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Video: Higher Education? Yes, Please.

The military lifestyle can be a confusing place for a spouse. American culture tends to expect everyone to have a career, but with frequent moves and deployments, starting or finishing college can be a real challenge, much less getting a job. But chasing...

Published Sun, Jun 12 2011 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Videos

No More Pancakes

It’s been established: I am a PCS worrier. Now some of you are PCS warriors. You roll with the punches, fill out your lists (even months in advance), and focus on the good stuff, like all the fun things you can do at your next duty station. Me,...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 7:39 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS

Rank: Does It Matter, Or Doesn’t It?

Please excuse me here, I’m on a little rant. I hope that I don’t offend anyone, or start some sort of argument. Andi’ll kill me if I do… I was just reading over my Facebook page, and the American Forces Network Europe (AFN) status...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 4:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, spouse, military, family, contest, time, rank, benefit, program, service

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

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

Meet Taryn Davis and Kristle Helmuth

At SpouseBUZZ, we strive to create a social environment for all milspouses; past, present and future. Today, I’m going to introduce you to two amazing women who will soon begin writing for SpouseBUZZ. Their stories are heartbreaking, yet inspiring...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 12:35 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Miscellaneous

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

Embarrassing PCS Stories

Given that it’s PCS season and some of you found this old thread, I’ve bumped it up so that you can share your most embarassing PCS stories with us (and read some of the doozies we previously collected). We love humiliation blogging here at...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 6:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Humor

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

From the Mailbag: Spreading the Love

WB wrote in to ask this question: My kids and I would like to have a military pen pal. When my nephew was in the service we wrote to him often. He told us that their were many service personal who did not receive letters from home. He shared his letters...

Published Sat, Jun 18 2011 11:38 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, From the Mailbag

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

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

Video: What to do When Disaster Strikes

USAA’s crack team of disaster response specialists have some advice for us today on what to do when disaster strikes. Hurricane season started last week – but we all know that more than hurricanes are at play right now (Anyone up for watching “Twister...

Published Sun, Jun 05 2011 5:31 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Videos

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

But Wait, There’s More!

I’m a sucker for a good sales pitch. Really, any sales pitch. Salespeople can smell me coming from a mile away. That’s why Saturdays in the BX and the Commissary are always so difficult for me. All it takes is one free sample, and I suddenly...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 3:20 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor

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