Military families don’t always get to plan their vacation around school breaks or their work schedule. Sometimes, vacations must be squeezed in before deployment, after deployment, or during a PCS move. But that doesn’t mean your vacation options are limited! 5 Best Ways to Discover Military Vacation Deals Military families [...]
13 Totally Awesome Pre-Deployment Gift Ideas
Before deployment, many military couples want to exchange small gifts to show their love and to encourage their partner throughout the upcoming deployment. Finding the right pre-deployment gift can be difficult, since service members don't have room to pack anything large or bulky. These great pre-deployment gift ideas are small, [...]
13 Totally Awesome Military spouse Facebook Groups You Didn’t Know About
It’s no secret that military spouses are excellent at using the internet to research, plan, and make connections. Give us surprise PCS orders to a duty station we’ve never heard of, and within 24 hours we will know all about the housing, schools, and closest Target location. We will also start making online connections and [...]
Where to find helpful MILSO groups online
When I first became a military girlfriend, the Internet was fairly new and Facebook hadn’t been invented yet. (And yes, in case you’re wondering, that makes me feel old.) During my Marine’s first few deployments to Iraq, I was in college, far from any military base. I did not know any other military girlfriends or spouses and felt [...]
7 Crucial Components to Highly Effective Deployment Communication
One of the biggest challenges to deployment is the way it affects your relationship and your ability to communicate with your spouse. Sometimes deployment communication problems can be anticipated, like when the service member knows they won’t have internet. But other problems can creep up on you unexpectedly, like when your service [...]
16 Inspirational Quotes for Military Kids That Will Make You Smile
Inside:Â Inspirational quotes for military kids that will make your heart skip a beat. They're the perfect set of deployment quotes to inspire your kids during the ups and downs of deployment. Military kids are truly impressive. They live all the challenges of military life, but they never signed up for it. They experience deployments, [...]
19 Inspirational Quotes for Military Spouses and Families
Inside: Looking for some encouraging words to share or inspire your military family? Check out these 19 inspirational quotes for military families. I really, really didn’t want to say goodbye. My husband had asked me to drop him off at a parking lot where he would leave for his next deployment. But the busses weren’t coming for a few [...]
The Essential List of Military Care Package Do’s and Don’ts
Inside: Learn the best ways to decorate a care package, how to get free care package materials, what and what not to send in a military care package. Plus, see our top puns and themes for care packages. This post contains affiliate links as part of the Amazon affiliates program, which means if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to [...]
The Ultimate List of Homecoming Sign and Banner ideas
Inside: Looking for some fresh ideas for military homecoming signs and banner ideas? Check out these 75+ ideas from sayings to images to help you find the perfect homecoming sign after deployment. Near the end of deployment, it is a fun tradition for military families to welcome their service members home with homecoming signs and [...]
OPSEC 101 for Military Spouses: Help Keep Your Family and Service Member Safe
Inside: Learn the OPSEC basics for military spouses, significant others and family members. Plus, discover the most common grey areas of OPSEC for military spouses and why you should err on the side of caution. If you are a military significant other or spouse, then you have probably come across Facebook groups with rules stating [...]