December 2014 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Study: Young Military Marriage About More Than Money

A new study out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst takes a look at some of the reasons military members typically marry so young. Stereotypes say that young military marriage is just for the cash. We know that nice Basic Allowance for Housing...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

How To Find Work From Home

You know those ‘work from home’ jobs must be out there. Other military spouses have them. They have clients and they have deadlines and they have paychecks. How can you, too, be one of those lucky military spouses who work from home? Don’t rely on Google...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, SECO, work from home, job hunt

Landlord: Soldier on Leave Can’t Stay in Wife’s Apartment

A soldier, presumably on paternity leave for a visit to his geobachelor wife and two-week-old newborn daughter, was told by her South Carolina landlord that he couldn’t stay in the apartment past the seven-day visitor window dictated by her lease...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Officials: TransCom Can Help With Car Reimbursements

Officials are warning the company in charge of shipping service member’s cars to and from overseas duty stations that they need to have a viable plan for keeping things moving during the next peak season — or they could have their contract...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Spouse & Family News

Military Nonprofit ‘Destroyed’ by Military BRATs

This is why we can’t have nice things, people. On Tuesday, Operation CHAMPS, a nonprofit dedicated to military kids closed down due to a crippling internet controversy. Read about it over on Military.com. We didn’t write about the controversy at...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2014 1:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, Spouse & Family News

Military Kid 2015 Commissary Scholarship Open Soon

A scholarship program run through the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) and administered by the Fisher House Foundation will open for applications Dec. 15. The program, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, gives at least one $2,000 scholarship through...

Published Thu, Dec 04 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, Career & Education

‘Troop’s Career Important?’ Poll Results Surprising

A recent SpouseBuzz poll on whether or not a service member’s career should always come first demonstrated something I never expected — an almost even split among all the options. Early last month we asked you if your troop’s career...

Published Fri, Dec 05 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Poll

Why Didn’t You Tell Me Military Retirement Was Like This?

It’s been a year since my husband retired from the Army. It has been a year of huge change, so why don’t I look forward and leaving the former life behind? The ceremony was a turning point, but I didn’t think we were going to change that much. His long...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 5:07 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

How Do You Get YOUR Message to the Military Community?

Do you ever wonder how some people get their message about military families out to the world and some don’t? I have been writing about military families since 1996 and this has always been a puzzle for me. Recently our military community has seen...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

What Gift Won’t Fit In a Box?

I’m at that age where the gift I want most for Christmas doesn’t fit in a box. This drives my niece, Maddie, absolutely crazy. I think it makes perfect sense. I think you ought to be able to wrap up a yearly gift of ten lost pounds. It would be...

Published Sun, Dec 14 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

#GivingTuesday: Will You Support Military Charities, Too?

Has the concept of #GivingTuesday brought out your Spirit of Christmas Present or your miserly ol’ Scrooge? Even when it comes to military charities and nonprofits? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had hundreds of emails in the past week or so begging...

Published Tue, Dec 02 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial, military charities, nonprofits

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Study: Young Military Marriage About More Than Money

How To Find Work From Home

Landlord: Soldier on Leave Can’t Stay in Wife’s Apartment

Officials: TransCom Can Help With Car Reimbursements

Military Nonprofit ‘Destroyed’ by Military BRATs

Military Kid 2015 Commissary Scholarship Open Soon

‘Troop’s Career Important?’ Poll Results Surprising

Why Didn’t You Tell Me Military Retirement Was Like This?

How Do You Get YOUR Message to the Military Community?

What Gift Won’t Fit In a Box?

#GivingTuesday: Will You Support Military Charities, Too?