MilSpouse Life
She turned her head towards me and uttered the words I dreaded most, “You knew what you were getting into right?” I always hate getting asked this question because, in a way, I did know what military life would be like--frequent moves, separations and the overall feeling that life is a like a revolving door. But at the same time, I [...]
New Military Wife
How to Overcome the Intense Challenges of Military Marriage
I had just found out that another fellow military wife left our OCONUS duty station—and she wasn’t returning. The pit in my stomach immediately turned queasy. This wasn’t the first military wife who moved her life half-way around the world only to move back to the U.S. without her husband. In fact, she was one of many wives that I knew [...]
43 Awesome Tips Every New Military Wife Needs to Know
My husband and I met at a wedding in the Midwest, and it was awesome… It was awesome right until his leave was over, and he had to return to the east coast where he was stationed. We spent several years long distance before finally moving to the same city together. One of my most vivid military memories is flying down to the east coast [...]
