Of the many challenges that face military families, there is perhaps none greater than deployment. Or rather, deployments. After thirteen...

A little over a year ago I was traveling from Germany (home), to Alabama (Mimi's house), with my circus of...

The only things I knew about Germany before PCS’ing here were Oktoberfest and World War 2. This did not bode...

I'm in the Navy. I have an associate degree, a bachelor's degree and am currently working on my second bachelor's degree. I intend...

I'm a military spouse, and I don't have children. You wouldn't believe the reactions I get informing other spouses of...

The military way of life throws many curveballs into families. Even on trips as short as two months, it's easy...

I remember going through my first deployment with my husband. We were married only three weeks before he departed. The...

So, you've reached the acceptance stage of deployment. You're over your initial funk of living through the day to day...

By Kristin Mickelson: Navy Vet, Navy Spouse If you are in the Armed Forces, or a dependent of an Armed...

Editor's Note: Like all of the pieces in our Confessions Series, the author will remain anonymous. We appreciate her sharing...

The PCS move is one of the most stressful military events primarily for two reasons: moving is stressful; and most...

By Bianca Strzalkowski I laid next to him that night begging not to wake up the next day. I knew...

I've PCS'd a couple of times, moved on my own quite a few more, written a few how-to articles on...

The National Guard could very well be the most mysterious of the services... All other branches have an idea of...

One of my best holiday meals was during the worst year of my life. Stay with me, it will all...

One of the things that continues to amaze me is how much candy both children accumulate over the weeks leading...

Somewhere in your earliest days as a military spouse, you have a subtle-or not-so-subtle-orientation. Someone gives you the code of...

by Tim Blake, Army spouse I told my wife in the weeks before she came home from Afghanistan: Reintegration is...