February 2014 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Wedding Planning on a Budget: My First Foray into Military Discounts

Other than being the single event that would mark my official entry into the military family, wedding planning on a budget was the perfect place to test my hand at hunting down military discounts. The big-ticket items mean that even small percentages...

Published Sun, Feb 09 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, military wedding discounts, wedding, military discount, military wedding

Top 10 Things Husbands Miss About Italy

My husband Ed’s love for words does not include sitting down and writing down his feelings on paper, but he can pick the best Hallmark card that can convey his emotions for any specific occasion. So when I asked him about what he missed most about...

Published Sat, Feb 08 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Can Pentagon Do More to Help Transitioning Families?

If you’ve had military transition on your mind lately like so many of us, you may have started to pay attention to just what the military offers families as they look to rejoin military life. The answer? Nothing special. Instead, the Defense Department...

Published Fri, Feb 07 2014 5:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, transition

Report: DoD Could Start Tracking MilFam Suicides

“Do I tell people I have two children or three?” she said. The woman at the conference pulled out her phone to show me a picture of her dark-eyed teenage son. She told me he dyed his hair to match his date’s dress for the prom. She told me he committed...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Spouse & Family News, teen suicide, military family suicide

He Says She Says: A Better Deployment Preparation Checklist?

No matter how prepared we servicemembers and spouses think we are for a deployment, it’s inevitable that something will slip through the cracks. This can spell DISASTER!! So when we were writing our book, The Ultimate Deployment Guidebook, we asked both...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Military Life

YDU: Employment Is My Biggest Struggle?

Why didn’t you tell me that employment would be my biggest struggle as a military wife? I got plenty of other warnings before I married into the military? – “You’ll be far from family.” – “He’s gone a lot.” – “You need to be really...

Published Wed, Feb 05 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

POLL: Does Girlfriend Trump Mom at Homecoming

When it comes to having your in-laws visit during homecoming, we stand pretty firm at SpouseBuzz: Don’t do it. Unless your servicemember insists that he or she could never, ever be happy without seeing the parents at homecoming, we recommend that...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Reintegration

Homefront Rising: Be Your Own Advocate

Over the last year I have noticed something new in the military spouse world. Instead of just talking amongst ourselves when lawmakers give us a bum deal, we’ve started to make some waves. We’ve started to get the attention of people who matter...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Are Spouses the “Must Have Parent?”

All parents are “must have” parents. I think we would all agree that kids need their moms and dads to love them and protect them and help them make their way in the world. But lately I’ve been wondering if military families (and many civilian families...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

‘A Hero’s Welcome’ Commercial Hits the Spot

Redeploying soldier running into the arms of his girlfriend – check. Banners, signs and cheers form the whole town – check. Surprise welcome home parade – check. Shown during the Super Bowl – double check. Every year we are on the lookout for military...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 5:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

The “I Forgot This Sucks” Moment of Deployment

I always forget that at the beginning of a deployment you get that very first “I forgot that this sucks” moment. Let me give you an example. During my husband’s last deployment, I went to the commissary and did my two week grocery shopping...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Top 10 Signs You Are A Seasoned Marine Spouse

There is something about a “seasoned” Marine Spouse that I can’t help but love. As a Navy wife I sometimes pull on the role of seasoned spouse like I had dragged an area rug off the floor to wear as a poncho. Yet the Marine spouses I know wear the seasoned...

Published Sat, Feb 01 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, Marriage & Family, Military Life, Military Lifestyle

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