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This is a blog about my life as a military spouse and the obstacles that a lot of us face trying to not only hold down the fort while our spouses are away, but also raise a family in the Military. Articles that pertain to the Military and Military life are also posted to my blog on a regular basis. Tips, Information, and the latest News affecting Military and their Spouses.

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 1d ago

We’re in Germany, husband is re-classing. Where do me and my children go?

Q. I have a question about PCSing. We are now stationed in Germany, however, he is re-classing and has to go to Missouri for 3 weeks then to Florida for 26 weeks. My question is, where will myself and my children go while he goes to those classes before he is given a duty station? [...]

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 6d ago

Help AOL donate minutes to Operation Phone Home

AOL is looking for you to help them donate 1 million minutes to USO’s Operation Phone Home program. Simply go to aol.com/heros to get started. Visit everyday thereafter and donate even more minutes by simply logging in, telling your friends about the program, and leaving a message of support for our

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 1w ago

Free National Park Pass for Military

The National Park service offers a free annual pass to Active Duty Military Members and their Dependents. This pass allows the Military member and up to 3 adults (ages 16 & older; 15 and younger are free) within the same vehicle free admission to The Forest Service, the National Park Service, Fish a

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 1w ago

Single Military Member Moving For The First Time With Kids

Q. I am a military member and a single parent of four children. I am about to PCS to Quantico, Va and am looking for some stream line checklists. I have never had to plan a move before (my X-wife normally did that) and now I realize just how much goes into the plan and execution. [...]

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

Moving from overseas and have some questions.

Q. I’m moving from overseas back to the United States, specifically Okinawa, Japan to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma. When we called to check the housing conditions and wait lists we found out that we would have to wait about a year and a half to get housing since we are around 240th on the list [...]

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

Can I travel with my husband overseas for training?

Q. Can a spouse travel with military spouse (marines) on a training deployment overseas that will last 6 months? Thanks, First Time Deployment Rookie Not on the Military’s dime (unless his orders state that dependents are authorized). However, if you want to pay for your own air fare, lodging, food,

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

My husband isn’t supporting me financially. What do I do?

Q. Hello, I’m a 19 year old military wife. My husband has told me a while back that he stopped receiving his military pay. People laughed in my face saying that I needed to call up the financial office up at Fort Jackson and find out what was really going on cause he should still [...]

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

Hey Military Spouse! Grow up & stop the bullying!

As a Military Spouse of almost 13 years, I have pretty much seen it all. I became a Military Spouse at the age of 20. So most of my adult life has been that of a Military Spouse. Although I didn’t get the true Military experience until we moved on post for the first time [...]

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

Ole Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Every October, my family squeals in delight, not only because they get to carve pumpkins but they also know that Mom/Wife will be roasting the pumpkin seeds from the 5 pumpkins (1 for each of the family of course)! INGREDIENTS 4 cups washed and dried Pumpkin Seeds (there is about 1 cup per pumpkin)

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DEAR MILITARY SPOUSE · 2W ago

Confused about pay and BAH. Please help!

Q. Hello, and Thank you for your previous answer to my question Will BAH increase when we marry? That does help a bit. But I am confused about the DEERS system/program. We have went to the nearest base while he was on leave from boot, I got my military spouse ID card. In doing that process, was I a

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