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It’s Time to Run for Office

What if I told you that you should run for office? Give me a chance, here – you’re bright and capable, I know you have issues that mattered to you (hello, Tricare much?), and you’re a military spouse, so you’ve already got some...

Published Fri, Jun 20 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Career & Education

4 Reasons to Try Camping With Your Family

“I require a toilet that flushes. And I don’t go to the bathroom with spiders.” Those were my primary reasons for not going camping with my family before last year. I want to pee in peace somewhere with a flushing toilet and no spider...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

How To Stay on Budget (Without Really Trying)

“Stay on a budget without even trying? Yeah, right,” said SpouseBuzz reader Tara Reeder. Tara isn’t kidding. It’s one thing to have a budget app on your phone reminding you how you really can’t afford to go out to dinner again. It is another thing...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

Beat Summer Slowdown: How To Work With Kids At Home

I scoff in the face of office workers who whimper over their little 20 percent drop in productivity during the summer months. As so many military spouses who work from home do, I actually prefer to do my conference calls while juggling demands for pink...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids, Career & Education

Poll: Have You Used The GI Bill, Spouse?

Under the 9/11 GI Bill, military members can transfer their benefits to dependents including spouses. Yet, according to the 2014 Military Spouse Employment Report from MOAA, more than half of all spouses reported that their educational opportunities have...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 12:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Poll

I Sued My Husband’s Commander

I might be the first spouse to ever sue her husband’s commander in civil court. This is the story of why. My husband was fired from his job as a squadron commander, in part because of my key spouse initiatives. And I wasn’t going to sit by and watch....

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 4:40 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Recruited by the Economy: Will Older Recruits Stay?

Oprah was Tyler’s real recruiter. When Tyler and his then-girlfriend Cathy were living in Michigan, they struggled to make ends meet. He was a student. She was working at a call center. “Oprah offered a free Kentucky Grilled Chicken dinner as a promo...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Mailbag: How To Convince Your Soldier To Seek Therapy

Noticing some PTSD-like symptoms in your soldier (and pointing them out) does not mean he or she is going to have a V-8 moment. The soldier isn’t going to smack himself on the forehead and run off to seek therapy with a smile and a great big “Thank you...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, From the Mailbag

Never Too Late For A White Wedding

With the military lifestyle, it’s hard to plan out a wedding. Instead, many of us get married in a courthouse. Then we often come to the realization that we will never have a wedding. Or if we do, it won’t be special. By the time my husband and I got...

Published Sun, Jun 15 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, military wedding, bride, military bride, air force bride

Top 10 Army Slang Phrases We Use at Home

When we share our spouse with the Army, we agree to let some – OK, a lot – of the Army into our homes. And while the Army jargon and slang that comes with it may be really confusing at first, before long it’s just as much of our vocabulary as it is our...

Published Sat, Jun 14 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Army Birthday Is More Than A Piece of Cake

During my Army career, first on active duty and later in the Reserves, the Army Birthday was one of those things that usually meant a piece of cake and back to work. But this year I’ve been listening to my goddaughter’s sister talk excitedly about entering...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Tricare Appeals Process Long and Unsure

If you talk to someone moving through the Tricare coverage appeals process, you’ll probably find that they are frustrated. At least that was the attitude of the folks I talked to over the last week. Because appealing a non-payment decision is frustrating...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2014 4:56 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness, Spouse & Family News

Our PTSD Story: I Thought It Was The Alchohol

I thought that our problem was the alcohol. I thought it was the fifth of whiskey and the six-pack of beer he could put away in a night. Instead our problem was combat PTSD. And I couldn’t let myself see it coming. Looking back I can. It is really hard...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, SurvivorBUZZ

How To Be A Good Military Father

What makes a good military father? Search online and you will find all these airy notions for fatherhood: Be open minded. Accept that children aren’t exactly like you. Know that it ends too quickly. Those are nice ideas. But I think when you are a sailor...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Brats, Military Life, kids, army, Navy, Marine Corps, military kids, Coastie, air force, military father, military dad

New List Narrows Down Great Communities

Think back with me to your last PCS (or focus on the one you’re doing now) and remember just how hard/terrifying/unsettling/frustrating it is to pick the perfect neighborhood for your family. There’s just so many moving parts to consider —...

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

Filed under: PCS

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