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YDU: Mean To A Newbie? Really?

Why didn’t you tell me that the wives with years and decades of military life experience could be so mean to me, the bright eyed newbie? When my husband and I first arrived at his new duty station, I was under the impression that my new life would play...

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 4:57 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Navy, new military wife, frg

How to Survive the Child-Free Military Life

I know what you’re thinking, mainstream society (and Army Wives) would have you believe such people do not exist. But we do. We are few and far between and you might have to look for us, but we’re there at family day, homecomings, balls and FRG meetings...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

How to React to the No Paycheck Threat

Is someone threatening not to pay the military? Must be October. Must be that time of year when experts urge military families to stop buying things and contact our creditors and batten down the hatches. Around here, we are secretly bored with battening...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 5:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Why You Should Share Your Dream

As a military spouse, you know that certain career challenges come with the territory. After a PCS and deployment or two, “what you wanted to be when you grew up” can get pushed aside. What DO you want to be? A teacher? Artist? Doctor? Inventor? The Military...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Why Can’t Students Honor Veterans and Sacrifice?

“You have blood all over you. I can smell it,” one female protester yelled. Sacrifice and honor should always go hand-in-hand. But sometimes, to some people, they don’t – and the result is infuriating. So at the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 4:55 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Do You Have A Love Story?

When I was in the Army, I realized the dedication couples have for each other in their situation. Couples who have had to deal with going off to war and being apart for long periods of time have stories to tell–and I would love to share those stories...

Published Sun, Sep 22 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

10 Things to Never Say to a Pregnant MilSo

Everyone’s always talking about things you shouldn’t say to pregnant women. Being recently pregnant, I fielded a number of these myself (no, you may not lecture me on breastfeeding, circumcision, coffee, alcohol, organics, or consignment clothing...

Published Sat, Sep 21 2013 5:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Why “Fat Servicemember” is Worth Cold, Hard Facts

A recent SpouseBuzz post sent the military spouse community into a whirlwind of controversy. The article, “Does Fat Spouse = Fat Servicemember” highlighted some opinions around the internet and a few interviews conducted by the author about the link between...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 5:07 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness

YDU: Push Me Out Of My Nest

Why didn’t you tell me that as a new military wife I’d be violently pushed out of my comfort zone like a baby bird with no wings? I remember sitting in the recruiter’s office in 2006, patiently listening as a kind young man shared with...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life, first timer, new military wife

Get Over Your Rank Problem Already

It’s no secret there’s a deep division among some spouses in the military. The boundaries are subtle when it comes to the division among the servicemembers — different pay, different housing … and fraternization rules. The rules go like this...

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 4:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

What We Lost at the Navy Yard

The headline said that no military members died in the Navy Yard Shootings. Much was said about the gunman’s military service, but CBS News promised that all of the victims were civilians. Then my husband called me from three different numbers. “I didn...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 8:48 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Navy, Marty Bodrog, Navy yard

Will Tricare Cover Your Boob Job?

It’s one of the most talked about Tricare topics out there: How, exactly, can you get Tricare to pay for *** augmentation surgery or “boob job.” One of the things we pride ourselves on here at SpouseBuzz is connecting readers with accurate...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness

I Used To Feel Safe On Base

I used feel safe on base. Before the Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C., before the gunman at Ft. Hood, maybe, I used to feel safest when I was on a military base. Are we still safe on our military bases despite the Navy Yard shooting? Before today...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 1:21 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, security, base housing, ID cards, navy yard shooting

Wed, White, and Blue Details: The Patriotic Wedding

What’s better than a wedding? A military wedding! Walking down the aisle to a man in uniform is inevitably a ceremony full of tradition (and swords), but why stop there? We’ve rounded up the best of the web to help you deck out your military...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Let’s Be Honest: Intimacy After Deployment

There’s a lot I didn’t know about reintegration. I didn’t know my husband would be at once desperate for my company and totally needing his own space and that I’d need my own space too. I didn’t know he’d have no idea...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, Marriage & Family

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