Tag: military life
Get Connected with Kovii – an App for Friends!
Do you have trouble socializing with friends?
With everyone busy with work, family, hobbies, and just plain living, it can be a challenge to stay...
OPSEC: Operations Security When Nothing Seems Secure
This summer has been a wild ride of examples showing our vulnerabilities. With August being Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness Month, it seemed like a...
To Hold Them Tight or To Step Back? Friendships During a...
I've gotten pretty adept at making new friends. I was shy and insecure as a teenager, but moving over and over again forced me...
Sexism Towards Men is Preventing Women From Rising to the Top...
When my wife and I meet someone new on base, soon comes the question of, "What do you do here?"
That question is always...
5 Considerations When PCSing Your Business
This post is sponsored by our partner, the Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs. AMSE is an exclusive community for military spouse entrepreneurs to learn...
PCS to Graduate School: Lessons Learned from a Seasoned Spouse
Get yourself a sweatshirt from the campus book store, and order up a special backpack- your family is going back to school!
Getting a masters...
“It Could Be Worse” – The Lie Military Spouses Have to...
I've been around the military for a long time.
I became a tried and true Army brat with my first cross country PCS move over...
Are You Using All Your Benefits as a Veteran? 8 Benefits...
As a veteran, you probably know about the basic health care and education benefits available to you through the Department of Veterans Affairs: Tricare...
Changing My Perception (and Yours) of the Key Spouse Program
The term “Key Spouse” (or even just "spouse") can sometimes bring up some unfavorable feelings.
But how many of us really know what a Key...
The Space Between: Navigating the Months Between Getting Orders and Your...
If you’ve been living this military life long enough to have made your first move, you know all about this “space” that I am...
Military Separations SHOULD Be Easier, But They Never Are
I crushed a baseball cap over my bed head as I grabbed keys. The early morning air nipped at my fingers as I carried...
Don’t Miss This Year’s National Memorial Day Concert!
For over 30 years music and reverence has been a monumental event on the lawn of the nation's capitol every Memorial Day weekend. This...