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Why Does Getting Out Feel Like Quitting?
I think I’m a strong person. I’m an Army wife, after all, with a backbone forged in the fire of deployment, separations, solo birth and dramatic emotional burdens. That makes me strong, right? I don’t give up. I don’t give in....
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Wed, Sep 02 2015 5:00 AM
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Recruiting is Hard Because We Don’t Value Service
I wonder if it’s actually their own fault, in a way. Defense Department officials complain that the media spotlight on problems caused by military service, like PTSD, and our military and government’s own inability to respond to those things...
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Tue, Sep 08 2015 5:00 AM
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How To: New Online Red Cross Emergency Message Tool
The Red Cross has rolled out an awesome new online emergency message tool. And we know how to use it. Red Cross emergency messages are the only official way to get an urgent message about injury, death or the birth of a child to a service member. Because...
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Thu, Sep 10 2015 4:16 AM
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It’s Never Too Early for 2015 Holiday Military Mail Deadlines
If you’re like me and absolutely refuse to acknowledge any kind of holiday season items before Thanksgiving, you know there’s an exception to that rule: mailing items to our troops stationed overseas. The holiday-related mail effort takes...
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Tue, Sep 15 2015 5:00 AM
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MilSpouse Project, Play Connects Generations
Years of military moves, deployments and holding down the home front had left Army spouse Amy Uptgraft exhausted. But then she was hit with a new idea — a way to soothe her mind while doing what she loves on stage and bringing communities together...
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Sat, Sep 19 2015 5:00 AM
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Poll: Would You Choose the Military Again?
Military recruiters are having a hard time meeting their goals. And they are blaming all the bad PR caused by the loads of challenges faced by the current force — things like PTSD and the VA backlog scandal. There’s not enough light shed on...
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Wed, Sep 23 2015 5:00 AM
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Government Shutdown 2015: What it Would Mean for MilFams
Although all indicators right now point to no government shutdown, there’s still a chance lawmakers won’t get their acts together before midnight on October 1. If they don’t pass a bill funding the government by that time, we’ll...
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Mon, Sep 28 2015 9:59 AM
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Poll: Are Ballgown Rules Stupid?
Every year the discussion is the same: can you wear ____________ [insert dress style, length, color, sleeve style, etc.] to your local military ball? You’ll never get just one consistent answer for questions like that. Because while there are handbooks...
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Thu, Sep 03 2015 5:00 AM
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How Common are Military Contract Marriages?
Contract marriages are one of the great myths of the military that is actually a little true but we don’t like to think about it — kind of like the broom on the porch myth or the myth of block leave (I kid about that last one … sort...
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Wed, Sep 09 2015 5:00 AM
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How To Remember 9/11 Now
Have you told your 9/11 story so many times that you have a Spark Notes version of the thing suitable for parties? I do. Mine goes like this: When the towers fell, my husband and I were at the obstetrician’s office seeing our baby for the first time on...
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Fri, Sep 11 2015 4:01 AM
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Exchange: Watch Out for Auto Sales Scam
If you are stateside and buying a car from the Exchange …. stop. You’re about to become the victim of a scam. That’s because the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) doesn’t sell vehicles stateside. They are only authorized...
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Wed, Sep 16 2015 5:00 AM
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Study: 30 Percent Savings at Commissary? Um, No.
Results of a mostly annual survey conducted by the commissary system has shown that shoppers annually save about 30 percent by shopping at the commissary instead of civilian stores. And now a new, long-awaited study says what many patrons have long suspected...
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Mon, Sep 21 2015 5:00 AM
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7 Things You Think During Military Transition
Getting out of the military brings a lot of crazy emotions. On the one hand — YAY. On the other hand — OMG. That’s because we all know that while we sometimes love to hate the military, we also love to love it. Are you in the military...
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Thu, Sep 24 2015 5:00 AM
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Military Life
If You Could Ask Two Top Spouses Anything …
If you could ask two of the military’s most senior spouses anything, what would it be? So much of military life is about building on the advice of those who have been there and done that. Sure, there are military life advice books and plenty of...
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Tue, Sep 29 2015 5:00 AM
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How to Host a Military Retirement Party
One of the questions we regularly get on SpouseBuzz is how to throw a military retirement party. Are you supposed to plan it? Does someone else? What is it supposed to be like? What kind of food is expected? Who are you supposed to invite? And we know...
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Fri, Sep 04 2015 5:00 AM
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