Tag: deployment

When people ask me how married life is going, I often laugh. We are a dual-military couple, cross-branched, and stationed ...

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I have hit “the wall.” You know that point during a deployment where you are just done? Realistically you know ...

We asked spouses to share their deployment curse stories. Here are some of the best. Share yours in the comments! ...

Article and Photo Credit: Besa Pinchotti for NMFA Last night, I attended the D.C. premiere of the new Ethan Hawke-January Jones ...

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When a key figure in our lives suddenly disappears for a long period of time how do we actively acknowledge ...

I was born into an American subculture that consists of millions, yet is truly understood by few on the outside. ...

"Why does it always appear that everyone else's kids are perfect, except mine?" A friend wrote this message on Facebook. ...

I remember my first year as a brand new military spouse that I heard a lot of buzz about the ...

The countdown is over! Your service member is finally about to return home and you are a bundle of nerves ...

A deployment is an interesting thing. Even though most of us are accustomed to surviving (and even thriving) while our ...

1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses who have been through a deployment. ...

I can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or ...

Article Credit: JoMyGosh.com No matter what you think about the movie American Sniper, it has people talking and bringing our ...

By Erin Whitehead Deployment is looming: One spouse has only been married for a few months, is living in a ...

Being married to a service member is difficult for a number of reasons. Here are just a few of the ...

Photo Credit: Flickr user U.S. Pacific Fleet When my dad would go out to sea, I always had this picture ...