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My Favorite Military Housing

February 23, 2012

Wives ask me all the time “Does ____ have nice military housing”?  In my case shockingly I am not quite sure if I can say Schofield had the best military housing even though I had a new home. I would have to go on record as saying I enjoyed my home on Hunter Army Airfield [...]

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The Combat Pay Debacle…When People Don’t Read!

February 6, 2012

The other day I got wind of an article on a political blog that panicked  many people into believing that somehow  President Obama was being this horribly mean cruel man and taking away combat pay from our military. The article I saw (which I refuse to even link) purposely left out the first main paragraph [...]

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AAFES (Reward) Punch Cards Are Gone…Is This a Tactic To Get People To Use Their Star Card?

January 20, 2012

I have many of times collected enough punches from going to Burger King onpost in Hawaii to obtain a free burger or kids meal etc. As I was surfing through the AAFES Facebook page I came across a post where I learned that the AAFES punch cards are no longer available. AAFES responded: “ Thank you [...]

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PTSD Resource: Vets Prevail

January 11, 2012

I can’t tell you how many emails I receive from readers seeking some type of resource for their spouse who is or possibly has PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). While no program I mention on Army Wife 101 should trump proper treatment and a diagnosis from a trained professional there are many great resources to [...]

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2012 BAH Rates Are Here…Did Yours Go Up or Down?

December 16, 2011

Every year BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing)  rates are released and we get to see whether or not the military (or whoever decides this stuff) thinks the cost of living in our area has went up or down. The good thing is that even if the BAH has went down in your area, those who [...]

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5 Things A Spouse Should Know When PCS’ing to Italy!

December 15, 2011

Yesterday the ladies share somethings a spouse show know about when PCS’ing with the military to Italy. I picked a few to share with you all here: 1. Cindy P says: It is overwhelming at first, learn the manners of the host country, don’t worry so much about the language barrier so much .To many people [...]

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