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7 Boot Camp Graduation Gifts That Will Make Your Service Member Smile

Best boot camp graduation gifts to share with your service member. Whether you're a military spouse, significant other or family member, these are perfect.

Inside: Best boot camp graduation gifts to share with your service member. Whether you're a military spouse, military girlfriend or family member, these gifts are perfect. Boot camp is no joke. A year ago, our family visited the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time since my husband graduated boot camp 13 years [...]

MilSpouse Life

5 Best Ways to Support Your Service Member at Basic Training

Learn how to support your service member at basic training | military girlfriend | military significant other | military spouse

When my fiance left for basic training, the days afterward were incredibly hard. But as I learned how to cope and take better care of myself, I realized that the hardest part wasn't him being gone, the hardest part was learning how to support my service member through basic. I knew that his physical, as well as his mental strength, [...]

MilSpouse Life

Your Service Member Went to Basic, Now What?

Is your boyfriend in basic training? Learn what to expect, how to find resources and support | military significant other | military girlfriend | military spouse | coping with military separations

After dating for about three years, my boyfriend, Jon finally proposed to me. He had decided to go into the military and join the Air Force and he wanted to propose before he left for basic training. I was officially a military significant other. After being engaged for just one month, my boyfriend turned fiance left for basic [...]

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