Military Spouse Team

DENTAL INSURANCE: Bright Smiles, Sunny Options

The TRICARE Dental Program is an essential benefit available to military spouses.  Managed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), the… Read More

Customs and Traditions of the Military

With so many customs and traditions associated with your spouses' career, it can feel difficult to keep track of everything. … Read More

Child Development Centers: Support for Your Children

Being a new military spouse might feel overwhelming enough, but what if you add children into the mix?  Don't fear!… Read More

Charities: Serving You and Helping You Serve Others

Aside from the Red Cross and the various Reliefs Societies, there are a number of Charities that work directly with… Read More

On Base Housing: How to Sign Up

Do you live on base or off?  You will likely hear this question a number of times when you first… Read More

Dreading Our Next Duty…Recruiting!

I swear my husband just got home last week. And yet, really, he just left. Again. Aaaagaaaaaaiiiiinnnnnn. I counted the… Read More

Advice from the Trenches: Tips for Balancing Military Life and Your Education

By Kristen Obst, PhD   I am a professor and a military spouse. I have coached many students through their… Read More

15 Halloween Safety Tips From Your Skipper

Article by TSW JRB Fort Worth Safety Officer **DISCLAIMER** The below statement has not been reviewed or endorsed, and in… Read More

Non-Traditional Students: No Ordinary Student

Each semester hundreds of military spouses start college; some for the first time while others continue where they left off. … Read More

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Grad School

By: Alison Hansen, Navy spouse I decided a few months ago that I wanted to go back to school.  The… Read More

The Changeling

It's dark tonight, with the only light belonging to that of the candle that I bear. It glints off the… Read More

Mom Isn’t Here to Create Halloween Costumes and Dad is Scared!

Of all the holidays, Halloween is the one I fear doing alone. It's not the ghouls and goblins that frighten… Read More

5 Tips for an Awesome Halloween!

Everyone has one in their life. Everyone has someone around them who loves Halloween and the costumes and all the… Read More

75 Ways You Know You Are A Military Family

Yesterday, one of our fabulous writers, Rebekah Sanderlin, updated her facebook  page with the following status:  "You know you are… Read More

Photo Friday: October 2013

Welcome to Photo Friday! Military life is so unique... we are always on the lookout for pictures that reflect our… Read More

Reasons to Support a “NO PEANUT” Policy at School

Article by: Michelle Aikman, Air Force Spouse and Tricia Ross, Navy Spouse of the Year, 2012 Editors Note: For even… Read More

Giving Wisely

The military community was stunned by a Military Times story last week that said Operation Homefront had fired its co-founder… Read More

No Winners

Senators from both political parties reached an agreement today on a plan to reopen government and, at least for the… Read More