Yesterday the Pentagon announced that it would lift the ban on women serving in combat in the military. This means that MOS that are strenuous and require a great bit of physical strength such as Infantry would now be open to females. Like I normally do with any issue that is military related I placed […] Read more…
Don’t Call Me A Single Mom Just Because My Husband Is Deployed
Deployments are hard for the service members and they are hard for us spouses here back at home. Yes we deal with a lot and many times it can be very lonely and in some cases the comparisons to feeling like a single parent are there. I myself was guilty of being a little Academy […] Read more…
Book Review: Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Ever since my husband enlisted in the Army, I have been interested in Military Literature; whether it’s nonfiction, fiction, or just plain old informational. Recently, I started reading novels by Kristin Hannah, a New York Times bestselling author. After finishing Firefly Lane, an intriguing story about two best friends, I stumbled upon Home Front. Read more…
Another 10 Ways To Prepare for A Deployment
Yesterday a Twitter friend asked me how she should prepare for her husband’s first deployment. I wanted to give her more then a few tips so I solicited the advice of some of my Army Wife 101 readers to compile a top 10 list for military spouses preparing for upcoming deployments. You can read a […] Read more…
BuildASign Offering More Freebies In Addition To Their Famous Free Banners to Military
Most of us who have went through a deployment have took advantage of the free offer from Build A Sign where you can get a customized free banner to hang in front of your home. While going through some older posts I decided to click on links to see what updates they offered and I […] Read more…
The Media Misunderstands…Top Five Reasons Why Military Marriage Rocks!
During the last few days we’ve heard about the Petraeus scandal. As I was reading a Facebook friends status she brought up a great point about how to a degree the media has our marriage all wrong especially in the wake of this unfolding drama involving leaders in high military positions. Marriage is challenging period […] Read more…