military life

I knew something was wrong as soon as I struggled to bench press 85 pounds. I remember thinking to myself,… Read More

Watch as Babette Maxwell, the founder of Military Spouse magazine, speaks out on behalf of veterans and their families in… Read More

To get into the holiday spirit, our editorial staff here at Military Spouse took a popular Christmas carol and changed… Read More

Just like any other year, 2015 has presented challenges for the military family. We asked our incredible Facebook community what… Read More

Stability.  Stability is not a word we use much in the military.  We move.  Our spouses deploy.  We make new… Read More

I met my husband when I was 15 years old. Our fist encounter went a little like this: I thought… Read More

"Well, life is not fair!"  We probably all heard this when we were growing up, and it is very true.  … Read More

Written by A Military Spouse Editors Note: The spouse who wrote this piece chose to remain anonymous... and we fully… Read More

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

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

Forward by: MSM Staff The National Crime Prevention Council defines cyber-bullying as "the process of using the Internet, cell phones… Read More

[mashshare] Dear Brand-Spanking New Military Spouse, Welcome! I know you are overwhelmed. I know you are excited. I know your… Read More

The recent article, Dear Female Service Member, deeply disturbed me. And I didn't link to it nor pass it along… Read More

I grew up thirty minutes south of Washington, D.C. I remember having to switch routes to places because the President… Read More

Article by: Bri Phillis, U.S. Army Veteran and MSOY Project Manager No one in my family has ever been in… Read More

Foreword by Babette Maxwell, Founder and Executive Editor Now, I'm going to warn you, as I did earlier this week...this… Read More

Foreword by Babette Maxwell, Founder and Executive Editor Stereotypes suck.  And, I don't mean a little.  They suck a lot. … Read More

The night I met my husband, it was actually my 25th birthday party. I was rocking four inch hot pink… Read More