April 2014 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Poll: Combine the Commissary and Exchange?

The CEO of Army and Air Force Exchange (AAFES) has officially proposed combining with the commissary in an effort to save them from the higher prices and potential closings under a new potential budget plan. If you’ve spent any time in either of...

Published Thu, Apr 03 2014 3:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll

Online Classes Taught Me How To Manage Time, Too

My husband is active- duty, so we move more than the average family. Attending a brick- and-mortar school was therefore not an option to help me achieve my educational goals. I knew that if I truly wanted a college education I was going to have to take...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2014 5:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

We Don’t “Stand By” For Tragedy

Before the phone rings, it is a normal Thursday morning. Then we get the official word that there has been a casualty at the command. The next of kin has been notified, but the name has not yet been released. We wives (there are only wives at this command...

Published Tue, Apr 08 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, SurvivorBUZZ, Military Life

How This Service Dog Saved His Soldier

When retired Army Spc. Josh Tucker first met his black Lab military working dog Ellen, he had no idea she would someday give him back his soul. After a injury and short recovery period in Afghanistan in April, 2011, Tucker insisted that he and Ellen finish...

Published Thu, Apr 10 2014 4:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Poll: Tell Us What You Think About Pay, Benefit Changes

As military spouses we know that pay and benefits are the most important issues in our homes. They may not be something we think about every waking hour, but they are what make this military life possible. We also know from talking to you, our readers...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Poll

You Can’t Quit The Military!

Nobody “quits” the military. There is no walking into the first sergeant’s office and telling him that you are “grateful for the opportunity.” You can’t text the CO from your car in the parking lot about where to send your last check. In the military...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: transition, military retirement, quit the military

YDU: I’m a Big Fat Fraud?

Why didn’t you tell me that I would be a big fat FRAUD? I have been through many, many deployments. So many, that I haven’t even kept track of the number. I have felt the dread of anticipation, the pain of separation, the fear when communication...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Top 10 Signs You’re a Complainer (And How to Fix It)

I am not one to join a Quit Complaining campaign. I figure if you aren’t complaining about life just a little, you aren’t paying enough attention. But in military life where so many hold a “Ain’t It Awful?” club membership, we can wear...

Published Sat, Apr 19 2014 5:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

‘We Can Live Without the Commissary’

Next to the camp of service members, military families and retirees who rely on the commissary as a must-have benefit is another less vocal but just as important group of people: those who are fine with getting rid of it. Last week we highlighted the...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Military Caregiver Study Findings Left Me Stunned

A newly released study found something that stunned even me – there are 1.1 million post-9/11 military caregivers in the US. As the program coordinator for Operation Homefront’s wounded warrior caregiver support program Hearts of Valor and a Elizabeth...

Published Wed, Apr 02 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse

Are We Numb to Mass Shootings?

When they come home from war, we expect them to be safe. They expect to be safe. When I work homecoming retreats, so often soldiers and sailors and Marines and airmen tell me that their feeling at homecoming is simply… relief. The wife (or husband) is...

Published Thu, Apr 03 2014 6:05 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Blame the Marshmallows, not the Military

When I dove into depression in the early years of military married life, I blamed it on the military. And yes, there were many aspects of military life that led to my unhappiness in those early years. There was the feeling that I’d lost my own sense of...

Published Sun, Apr 06 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness, Book List

Ingenius Spouse Moves Family Training Online

Sometimes the best ideas are the ones right in front of you. That’s how it was for Brandy Pearson. As a certified Army Family Team Building (AFTB) instructor currently far from a traditional base while her husband does recruiting duty, she knows...

Published Tue, Apr 08 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

Top 10 Ways Parents Help Their Little Ones

Do you think this is a thing? So often when I talk to young military parents, they worry that their child’s latest behavior is a “thing” related to their military lives. Is Aiden waking up in the middle of the night because he knows Mommy is deploying...

Published Sat, Apr 26 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

Should Flu Shots Be Required for Kids on Base?

Should your children be required to have the yearly flu vaccine before they can use on-base child facilities? A recently released administration message from the Marine Corps reiterates in detail that the flu vaccine is a requirement for Marine Corps...

Published Tue, Apr 29 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

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