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MSRRA signed into law
On November 11th (Veteran’s Day), President Obama signed into law the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act that will allow military spouses the option of choosing a state of residency alongside their active duty service member.  The guidelines and regulations still need to be laid out, but here’s a decent overview of what this new legislation will mean for you.

Leading on the Homefront
There’s no question that after more than 8 years of persistent conflict, military families are tired, stressed and fraying at the edges. At our recent Annual Meeting in San Diego, MOAA brought together spouses representing different services and components to share their experiences from the field and help us identify how organizations such as ours can reach out to support today’s currently serving families. Rather than re-inventing the wheel, here is the write up and some highlights from our recent Legislative Update*: Bill Keller, an Air Force retiree and spouse

What’s this balance you speak of?
Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” As a military spouse, I would ask, balance? What’s this balance you speak of? But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning…. After a whirlwind time at the MOAA Annual Meeting events in San Diego, we’ve all made it back safe and sound. I would have to say that the event was a resounding success – actually, 7 signature events in a record 3 days. What an amazin

Feedback, please
On October 24th, MOAA will be hosting a Military Spouse Symposium in Coronado, California in conjunction with our Annual Meeting. The topic is: “Leading on the Homefront: the Evolving Role of Spouses in Today’s Military”.  Here is the description of the panel: Today’s heightened ops tempo and the stressors associated with back to back deployments make it difficult for some to reconcile the needs of their families with the needs of the military.  When the All Volunteer Force was first conceived in the 1970’s, the makeup of the military was quite different than what we see today.  Resources and support programs designed to s

Wounded Warrior Resource
At our recent Defense Forum Washington, we hosted 3 excellent keynote speakers and 3 incredible panels on Wounded Warrior issues.  For a quick recap of the day’s activities, check out the following videos:   Weeding through the wealth of information that was shared that day, the one essential takeaway that sticks in my mind is www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov, a one stop shop for resources and programs supporting wounded warriors, their families and caregivers.  So tell us, do you have any additional resources you think people should be aware of?