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Guard Spouses Aren’t “Real” Army Wives?

Amy — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:03:01 +0000

An Army spouse blogger in Vermont has gotten the military blogging community in a hot tizzy after writing a post stating that, her in opinion, Army National Guardsmen are not “by any stretch of the imagination” really Soldiers, and Army National Guard wives are not really Army wives. Her reasoning, in a nut shell, is ... Continue Reading

Pinterest and the Army

The New Normal — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:53:26 +0000

Pinterest…social media for the visual…or the lazy (like me). While I realize that Pinterest has been around for a while, it seems to have had a resurgence of interest and chatter over the last few weeks on various social media sites. While I personally have used Pinterest for everything from new recipes to try, to ... Continue Reading

“Rolling in the Deep” Staff Sgt. is Back!

Amy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:09:42 +0000

Remember SSGT Angie Johnson and her downrange Air Force band performance of “Rolling the Deep?” So do I. Thanks to her I had that song and her remarkable performance of it stuck in my head for days at a time. We all like seeing talented servicemembers (including former ones – J.R. Martinez and “Dancing With ... Continue Reading

Girl Power: Ninja Assassins

Amy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:13:26 +0000

Is there anything about the idea of female ninja assassins that doesn’t make you think “heck yes?” Now, what if they hailed from, say, Iran? I ran across this link on Facebook this morning during my daily time-wasting extremely important news scroll and just had to check it out. We all know that the concept ... Continue Reading

MilSpouse Week on Wheel of Fortune

Amy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:42 +0000

Fact: I am frequently accused of acting like an 85-year-old. Another fact: This characterization is often correct. Yet another fact: if acting like an 85-year-old means I can go to bed at 8:30 p.m. and watch Wheel of Fortune at will, I’m OK with the label. And, if only for this week, you should embrace ... Continue Reading

5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Apart

Amy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:28:39 +0000

It’s that time of year again: Valentine’s Day – the day every female (whether she wants to admit it or not) expects their significant other to do something special to show their love, and every male inevitably forgets – is swiftly approaching. Deployments or TDYs can make marking the occasion especially tricky. But newsflash! Living in ... Continue Reading

MailBag: Enlisted to Officer = Lonely MilSpouse

Andi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:27 +0000

An interesting question from the Mailbag archives that was sent to us some time ago: My DH has been in the Army for 11+ years. 10 as an Enlisted Soldier and the next 10+ will be as an Officer. He made this decision early on in his career and I have supported him. Ok, now ... Continue Reading

Tragedy at Marine Corps Housing

Amy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:32:51 +0000

The military spouse community is today mourning the loss of one of its own after an explosion at an off-base military housing unit killed one spouse and seriously injured two other people. From the Military.com story: A woman killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the 31-year-old wife ... Continue Reading

Reverse the Roles and Hilarity Ensues

Andi — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000

Unfortunately, I’m stuck working this weekend and to add insult to injury, the cupboards are getting bare. On an ordinary Saturday, I would have hit the grocery store early this morning. Thankfully, my husband announced he was going to do the grocery shopping so I could focus on work. I didn’t even ask. The day ... Continue Reading

Military Advocacy: Helping or Hurting?

Andi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:47 +0000

When I published my article, Do Military Families Feel Entitled, I received a lot of comments from people who believed entitlement was a broader cultural problem and not a military-specific one. When times were good and the economy was humming along, I hadn’t given too much thought to this subject. But when the economy tanked and belts ... Continue Reading