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Report: DoD Could Start Tracking MilFam Suicides

“Do I tell people I have two children or three?” she said. The woman at the conference pulled out her phone to show me a picture of her dark-eyed teenage son. She told me he dyed his hair to match his date’s dress for the prom. She told me he committed...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Spouse & Family News, teen suicide, military family suicide

He Says She Says: A Better Deployment Preparation Checklist?

No matter how prepared we servicemembers and spouses think we are for a deployment, it’s inevitable that something will slip through the cracks. This can spell DISASTER!! So when we were writing our book, The Ultimate Deployment Guidebook, we asked both...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Military Life

YDU: Employment Is My Biggest Struggle?

Why didn’t you tell me that employment would be my biggest struggle as a military wife? I got plenty of other warnings before I married into the military? – “You’ll be far from family.” – “He’s gone a lot.” – “You need to be really...

Published Wed, Feb 05 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

POLL: Does Girlfriend Trump Mom at Homecoming

When it comes to having your in-laws visit during homecoming, we stand pretty firm at SpouseBuzz: Don’t do it. Unless your servicemember insists that he or she could never, ever be happy without seeing the parents at homecoming, we recommend that...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Reintegration

Homefront Rising: Be Your Own Advocate

Over the last year I have noticed something new in the military spouse world. Instead of just talking amongst ourselves when lawmakers give us a bum deal, we’ve started to make some waves. We’ve started to get the attention of people who matter...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Are Spouses the “Must Have Parent?”

All parents are “must have” parents. I think we would all agree that kids need their moms and dads to love them and protect them and help them make their way in the world. But lately I’ve been wondering if military families (and many civilian families...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

‘A Hero’s Welcome’ Commercial Hits the Spot

Redeploying soldier running into the arms of his girlfriend – check. Banners, signs and cheers form the whole town – check. Surprise welcome home parade – check. Shown during the Super Bowl – double check. Every year we are on the lookout for military...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 5:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Entertainment

The “I Forgot This Sucks” Moment of Deployment

I always forget that at the beginning of a deployment you get that very first “I forgot that this sucks” moment. Let me give you an example. During my husband’s last deployment, I went to the commissary and did my two week grocery shopping...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Top 10 Signs You Are A Seasoned Marine Spouse

There is something about a “seasoned” Marine Spouse that I can’t help but love. As a Navy wife I sometimes pull on the role of seasoned spouse like I had dragged an area rug off the floor to wear as a poncho. Yet the Marine spouses I know wear the seasoned...

Published Sat, Feb 01 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, Marriage & Family, Military Life, Military Lifestyle

Mailbag: What Can a Military Girlfriend Expect as a MilSpouse?

When we received this letter from a military girl friend asking for advice on what to expect from military life, we knew we had to answer. We gave her some of our tips — can you add some, too? Dear SpouseBuzz: I am extremely new to the “military...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: From the Mailbag, Military Life

Stationed in Alaska: Shovel Your Way Through

After surviving an epic road trip across the pot-hole-ridden roadways of the United States and Canada, we arrived at our home in the frontier land of Fairbanks, Alaska. My husband and I were thrilled to select Alaska as our first Air Force assignment...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Military Life

DoD Launches New Military Spouse Career Help System

If you’re looking for a step-by-step plan to help in your career decisions and development or job search, you’re might love the new career help system recently rolled-out by the Defense Department. “My Individual Career Plan” (MyICP), launched early this...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education, Spouse & Family News

YDU: Terrible and Wonderful at the Same Time

Why didn’t you tell me that military life would be a roller coaster? My husband has been in in army for seven years and just finished his third deployment. To many of my friends back home this seems like a huge amount of time. In military life,...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, homecoming, soldier, army wife, newlywed

Reintegration Secret: Housework and Childcare

One soldier told me that at their command they call it the Don’t-Beat-Yer-Wife-Cuz-She-Bought-New-Curtains speech. He was talking about the reintegration lecture presented to returning troops. The troops are cautioned not to come home and take over from...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Marriage & Family, Military Life

Create a Lovely Valentines Day Care Package for a Friend

No matter how many times I say Valentine’s Day is silly and I plan to ignore it this year because my servicemember isn’t available, a secret part of me is still sad. My husband proposed to me the day after our first Valentine’s together, and no matter...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Military Lifestyle

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