Reintegration

By Michelle Bowler - @TheWaitingWarriors - Michelle@TheWaitingWarriors.com  We've been thinking about reintegration the wrong way. Things aren't "going back to… Read More

I could hear the excitement in my children’s voices. As they tore through my house, running and giggling, and I… Read More

By Sydney Smith (“Reintegration” is a term used in the military for the period of adjustment for both family and… Read More

By Jessi Beyer When you think about your spouse’s mental health after they return home from deployment, your greatest concern… Read More

The months of a deployment pass by and you survive. You are ready for reintegration. You went to the briefing… Read More

Editors Note:  This piece was incredibly difficult for the writer to finish. In fact, they almost decided not to submit… Read More

They’re home. After days, weeks, months, or years of paper chains, calendar cross-offs, or your 400th empty diet Dr. Pepper… Read More

Far more regularly than I would like to admit, I roll over in the middle of the night, glance at… Read More

Do you ever feel like you’re so disconnected from your family of origin that you don’t even know them anymore,… Read More

Graciously shared from Loudisladylike.com When we lived overseas, my husband and I loved watching AFN commercials. They served as mini… Read More

  Retirement: The World's Longest Coffee Break! I like to start out my article with a quote that pertains to… Read More

pc: Corrine Turner Photography I don’t have to tell YOU all of the differences between civilian couples and military couples. There… Read More

Deployment. One of the most dreaded words in our community. Although many service members are ready (sometimes even excited) to… Read More

Ah, we LOVE homecoming. We have all been there -- the fervor of preparation, worry, anticipation and excitement…it can be overwhelming.… Read More

Waiting for the end of a deployment can be an exciting yet painstakingly nerve-racking time... By the time the last… Read More

Last year, our family had the most magical Christmas: the blankets of fresh snow, bright lights and merry songs filling… Read More

Wedding vows are a time-honored tradition in this world. Whether we choose to vow our undying love to our service… Read More

We all know that homecoming is amazing, but there are a few homecoming secrets that we keep as milspouses... We… Read More