Tag: PCS
5 Friends I Can’t Live Without
Every time I move, like a lot of you, I find it challenging to make new friends. I like to keep in touch with...
10 Reasons You Will Love Being Stationed in Arizona
You may be stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, Luke AFB, Ft. Huachuca or Yuma, but no matter where you are, there are plenty of reasons...
Helping Kids Prosper Through PCS Season: Part 2
When my daughter began struggling with a season of Permanent Changes of Station (PCS) that resulted in a handful of family and friends leaving...
5 Things I Miss about Germany (and 5 Things I Don’t!)
We were stationed in Stuttgart, Germany for two years. The plan was to be there for three, but of course, plans are for losers.
It...
Helping Kids Prosper Through PCS Season: Part 1
Like most military families, we’ve had our fair share of difficult moves. There was the time morning sickness began on day two of our...
5 Ways Living In Italy Changed How I View the World
When we first found out we were being stationed at Aviano Air Force Base in Italy, I felt both excited and overwhelmed. As many...
How to Decide Whether Language Immersion Education is Right for Your...
One of the most stressful decisions we make as parents is where to send our children to school. If you are a military family,...
Why St. Louis is the Best City for Military Kids
If you’ve recently moved with kids to one of the military bases in the St. Louis area, such as Scott Air Force Base, you’re...
What’s So Great About Dayton
"Ohio? You’re moving to Ohio?!?"
"Aren't you going the opposite way?"
"Is there even a highway to get from here to there?"
You can imagine my anxiety...
When Goodbye Is Not ‘See You Later’
Moving away from your tribe is arguably the hardest part of a military permanent change of station (PCS). You spend between two and five...
Embrace the Suck (Part Two) – Gypsy Life Survival Tips
You’ve watched the moving truck roll down the street, turned in the keys, piled the kids clutching man’s best friend into the car, and...
PCSing with an Exceptional Family Member
Recently, my husband's military record changed to reflect that he now has an "exceptional family member." Prior to the diagnosis, nothing appeared amiss. Afterwards, I experienced an array of...