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4 Best Workouts For Burning the Most Calories Per Hour
Service members have busy schedules, so it can be challenging to carve out time enough to burn those calories. Most...
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This Airline Pet Policy May Ban Your Pet From the Air
Anyone who knows me can attest to my obsession with my dog, Boozer. I usually refer to him as my...
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From the Heart of a National Guard Spouse: We Are Strong, Too
I remember the exact words spoken to me by my husband’s grandmother like it was yesterday, “Melissa, are you sure you’re...
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Does Your Military Teen Have an Eating Disorder?
In military life, the word “normal” is just as foreign as the concept of being able to “plan” anything. In...
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Their Own War From Within: When You Think Your Military Teen is Suicidal
Life as a military kid isn’t easy. Our kids often see and experience more in their short lives than some...
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When Does He Leave? (And Other Things Not to Say to a Milspouse)
From NavyLife101 1. When does he leave? Please, please, please. Don’t ask this question. We are trying very hard to...
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3 Life Changing Gifts My Military Parents Gave Me
Who knew that folding clothes the “navy way” and putting on sheets so tight that you could bounce a quarter...
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Watch Out for These 4 BIG Expenses When You Are Leaving the Military
Leaving military life is a challenging transition for anyone, whether your service member is getting out after four years or...
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What I Learned After Living In a Hotel For 6 Months During a PCS
When we received PCS orders to the Washington D.C. area, our plans certainly did not include living in a hotel...
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5 Things a Military Family Needs to Know When Moving
By Lauren Ramirez, Neighborhoods.com Moving is a stress-inducing event, whether it’s half a mile away or across the country. Now,...
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Their Forever War: Milspouses Continue to Carry the Burden of the Widow’s Tax
By Janine Boldrin, Managing Editor, Military Spouse Imagine the worst happens. The person you have loved, your service member spouse,...
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Why You Should (or Should Not) Join Your FRG
From Navy Life 101 I had no idea what an FRG was until I watched Army Wives. Then, while we were...
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7 Things Troops Do on Deployments That They Won’t Admit To
By Eric Milzarski, We Are The Mighty There are many things that troops do that keep mom and dad proud. The truth...
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Book Review: Seasons of My Military Student
The school year is winding down and PCS season is upon us yet again. Many of us are scrambling to...
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3 Things Not Even Pinterest Knows You Need For a PCS Road Trip
"Do not fail us now Gloria!" I called out as my husband drove our packed minivan and trailer onto a dimly...
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Military Life is The Best & The Worst For Friendships
I am not one of those women that shy away from friendships with other spouses. I need them. They are...
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Emulate Foggy Bottom to Enact President Trump’s Order to Hire More Military Spouses
It was the Air Operations Planner that finally did me in. If the phone wouldn’t ring for that job, it...
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Why You Should Just Plant the Garden…
It seemed like a good idea to make a bucket list. Something about writing my dreams down made them seem...
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