Leave More Room For Grief in Your Life
By Crystal Bettenhausen-Bubulka In military spouse life, there comes a moment when we need to challenge our perspectives, we need to...
Stop Playing Catch Up With Your Finances
By Jennifer Berlin, Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff Advisor Operations at First Command Financial Services Military life comes with...
Military Families Deserve Better: Examining Military Spouse Unemployment
By Mark Steffe, President/CEO of First Command Financial Services, Inc. Raising a family is more expensive than ever. Between rising food...
If Age is Just a Number, Can the Military Remember We’re Still Here?
By Julie Tully Age is just a number. That’s what popular culture tells us. Or at least what the media...
DoD Launches Paid Fellowship
Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot matches spouses with civilian employers for 12-week program. The Defense Department in January launched a...
Fostering an Inclusive Community for BIPOC Spouses
By: Brandi Jones Feeling a sense of community and belonging is important, and no one knows the challenge better than...
How Military Health Insurance Helped Me Through My Mental Mess
By Katie Dale As with much of life, there’s always room for improvement. However, regarding Tricare’s coverage for my years...
Don’t Give the Grinch an Inch of Your Holiday Time
By Rachelle Chapman When did you start seeing storefront Christmas decorations this year? For me, September. America is in holiday...
Back to (a New) School Through the Eyes of a Military Teen
By Abby Huisman, age 14 Most military families understand the struggle of moving, but how does it affect military kids,...
Student Denied Valedictorian Status Because of PCS
By Brianna Cooley Dear, friends, My name is Brianna Cooley and I would describe myself as a driven and determined...
Spouse Kickball League: Celebrating Our Wins On and Off the Field
By Rachel Pitts We had just landed in Yuma, Ariz., instead of the location we were promised. I was pregnant,...
Evolve Retreat: Navigate Your Personal Identity
If you’re a seasoned military spouse thinking about the future, raise your hand. If you are a military spouse who...
If You Hate Your Duty Station, You Are Not Alone…
By Laura Schofield We were exploring a new-to-us museum at a new-to-us duty station when I first found the letters....
Military Spouse, I See You
By Laura Schofield One of my comfort movies is “Shall We Dance” with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. Besides the...
5 Soft Skills You Need to Work from Home
Rachelle Chapman Meet the new boss—it’s you. No new parking spot, pay raise, or executive washroom key. But in the...
How One Milspouse Spent His Life Savings Creating the Ability to Keep in Touch With the Kovii App
By Bethany Wallace It’s a good time. That’s the tagline for Matthew Shanks’ app, Kovii. A free platform, the app...
America Through the Eyes of a Black Veteran
By James Payton Jr. IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, I WROTE A PIECE FOR G.I. JOBS about the dueling dualities...
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Sponsored Verizon’s Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program provides seamless members with management training and hands-on experience for a smooth...
