March 2015 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Columnist: Ditch Veteran Preference, Military Discounts

When military spouses and others ask for discounts or special treatment at a business, they are not only embarrassing the military community, but they are encouraging a military-civilian divide according to a retired special forces Army officer and small...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

You Could Get Paid to Drop Weight

Sound like a gimmick? It’s not. Researchers in New York are looking for almost 300 military spouses to participate in a weight loss study and program starting in April. If you get chosen you could receive $400 over two years, not to mention the...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness

The (Un)Written Lessons I Learned in Grad School

I was asked recently by a fellow military spouse whether earning a graduate degree was worth the time and effort involved. The question is very broad, and the answer truly depends on you and your career path. For some professions, a higher degree is often...

Published Sat, Mar 07 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

You Say: ‘Don’t Touch My Tricare’

A few weeks ago we asked our readers to tell us which of the suggested Tricare cuts, if any, they liked the best. Both a commission tasked by Congress with examining military benefits and the President have proposed very different Tricare cuts. One looks...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll

New Military.com Pay App Makes Life Easier

A new app focused on military pay and benefits takes the guess work — and googling — out of exactly what your paycheck should look like. The app, run by Military.com and available for both iPhone and Android, is clean cut, easy to navigate...

Published Mon, Mar 16 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: I Love This Product

Final Vote Opens for 2015 AFI Military Spouse of the Year

We’ve told you about the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award before. Each year military spouses from around the country are nominated to be honored with the Military Spouse of the Year title. There are base-level nominations...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 9:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Sponsored

Celebrate Your Military Kid With Reading

Why is the internet riddled with photos of Cat-in-the-Hat hats, Thing 1 & Thing 2 costumes and Dr. Seuss quotes lately? Simple: March is National Reading Month and that annual Read Across America campaign. Bonus? It’s a great way for military...

Published Sat, Mar 21 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

More Commissaries Lose Bakery, Deli Sections

Commissary shoppers at 22 more stores will be without deli and bakery sections, likely until early June, according to officials with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). That means all gourmet cheese, fresh rotisserie chicken, fresh deli meat, fresh...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, commissary

Poll: Would a Big Commissary Price Increase Keep You Out?

A new study says the Defense Commissary Agency would likely have to increase prices 29 percent to make up for budget cuts proposed by the Defense Department. But would that keep you from shopping there? The report hypothesizes that it would. Researchers...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Poll, commissary

Nebraska Shelves MilSpouse Concealed Carry Law

Gun totting military spouses know that PCSing can bring an additional headache when carrying a concealed weapon is an important part of your life and personal safety. Depending on where you are moving, you may have to change your residency to that state...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Too Much Praise Puts the ‘Brat’ in ‘Military Brat?’

I want my military kids to know I am always proud of how they adapt and overcome. I want to encourage them. I do not want them to grow-up to be aggressive, narcissistic jerks. But a new study shows that is exactly what could happen if I make a habit of...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, Spouse & Family News

How Introverts Make Military Friendships

I think military life may have turned my husband and I into an “outgoing introvert.” My husband was voted “Shyest” in his high school class. If my high school would have had that Senior Superlative I would have received it instead of “Most...

Published Sat, Mar 14 2015 6:38 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Sea Time Confessions to my Husband

Dear Husband, First and foremost, I’m thrilled you’ve once again advanced your career and received orders back to sea. While I’m saddened you won’t be home as much, I’m ecstatic that you’re providing for us and giving back to our country. All that...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

MilSpouse Shoots Husband Home to Surprise Her

Imagine this: there’s been a lot of robberies in your neighborhood. Your husband isn’t due home so you set the house alarm, but you’re still feeling nervous. That chirping of the alarm as someone enters your house jerks you from your...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2015 2:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Spouse & Family News

Dear Suicide: I Don’t Know How to Stop You

You are an enemy I cannot see until it is too late. And I don’t know how to stop you. I’m tired of you taking my friends’ spouses. I’m tired of you taking children, wives, husbands, daddies, mommies, brothers, sisters and friends...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 12:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Wounded Spouse

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