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Don’t YOU Want ME in the Military?

I never hear military members carp about the 99.5 percent of the population that does not serve in the military. Why is that? I sometimes hear them complain about an aging fleet or back-to-back deployments or diminishing benefits or my persistent desire...

Published Wed, Apr 18 2012 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Travel Insurance Tips for Milfam Summer Fun

Trip planning is a large part of vacation/PCS preparations for our families, but what often gets discounted or simply overlooked is travel insurance. It can be the difference between a smooth sail or bumpy roads back home with nothing to show for it....

Published Thu, Apr 19 2012 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Resources

PCSing to Korea? What I Wish I’d Known

So your spouse has orders to South Korea, and you are going to make it a family tour. Now that your tickets are booked, transportation has a packing date and you broke the news to the family members that you are headed overseas, what is your next step...

Published Fri, Apr 20 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Resources

Top 3 Ways to Find Spouse Career Support

It’s easy to get discouraged as a working military spouse. Not only are we a small sliver of the already tiny military spouse demographic, but the military life challenges of moving and juggling career with sometimes-solo parenting can leave us feeling...

Published Tue, Nov 05 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Poll: Tricare May Close In-Person Service Offices

Tricare may permanently close all of their stateside in-person service centers early next spring in a move aimed at saving money. The centers, located in free-standing buildings or within military hospitals on bases around the world, help Tricare users...

Published Fri, Nov 08 2013 5:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness, Spouse & Family News

Why Do I Forget My Veteran Is a Badass?

Seven years into military life, I think the shininess wears a little thin. When I first saw my husband in his dress blues, boy-oh-boy, I understood intimately how easy it was to love a man in uniform. Yet, how quickly the Velcro goes from gosh-that’s...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2013 4:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Veteran's Day

Video: How to Help Someone With PTSD

I know there is a psychologist in Columbia, S.C. who is very happy I moved to San Antonio earlier this year. This poor guy, Dr. Nick Lind of Post Trauma Resources, was so sick of talking to me on camera about post traumatic stress (PTS) that I’m...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Videos

As God as my witness I will never ever procrastinate during the holidays AGAIN!

Published Tue, Dec 21 2010 10:10 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Uncategorized

Dear Boss: Moving Is Not “Following”

“I’m so sick of wives who follow their husbands around the country and just work entry-level job after entry-level job.” My boss said this to me– about me. I immediately bristled. I had to concentrate really hard not to show my...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Military Life, Career & Education

Just in Time: Military Themed Gift Round-Up

If you are looking for a patriotic or military themed gifts and presents, we just want to commiserate: There are only so many years you can give grandma the “USMC MOM” sweatshirt without feeling idiotic. (NB: Do you ever *not* feel idiotic...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Why Didn’t You Tell Me Budget Wars Feel Personal?

Why didn’t you tell me I would feel like I was the only one still upset that our heroes are still in the middle of an endless budget fight? Am I like you? I am a military spouse. Like many of you, I feel a great sense of pride, seeing my husband...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Top 10 Things Military Husbands Want Wives To Know

Every married servicemember who has walked in my clinic in 29 Palms, CA, confessed that being married was way harder than being a US Marine or being deployed. These men often came into counseling because their wife dragged them in. They usually left happy...

Published Sat, Dec 14 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

I Love This Product: SmileShow

I love this product! A DVD photo/video slideshow program has answered my need for Christmas gift ideas. SmileShow is a service that enables you to put your digital photos and video clips into a DVD movie slideshow. It includes themes...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2009 6:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

Child Care

Finding the 'perfect' child care situation can occasionally prove to be difficult, but there are many resources available to assist you. Military OneSource offers the following information on Quality Standards for Military Child Care In the course...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2009 6:14 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Family Matters, Military Brats, Resources

Doing This Apart

Because it has taken many years to get to this point, my husband and I already had first names picked out for our baby. But we had never settled on a middle name. Since my husband will be deployed for...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2009 8:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Family Matters

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