Image Credit: Katu.com Name: Kaui E. from ThriftyMilitaryMommy.com Name of Post: Fort Lewis, WA Pros and Cons of Housing Onpost: Pros: Quality of living is quite nice. Housing areas are quiet. Cons: Most people keep to themselves and aren’t so friendly. Traffic is horrible. The base is MASSIVE so getting anywhere can take a lot […] Read more…
A Brief Breakdown of the Overseas (OCONUS) PCS Process
Each day military spouses long for a more detailed and concise explanation to the tedious process of PCS’ing overseas or OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) as the military calls it. While I know somethings , I make no secret that the overseas process is annoying and unclear to me at times too. Yesterday the Army […] Read more…
PCS Diaries: Frustrations with Applying for Housing
It is important to me to share the real side of this life . The joys , the frustrations of this lifestyle are what make it all full circle for me. Everything can’t be perfect as you will see in the video below, where I share a situation that has happened to me with the […] Read more…
Please Stop Saying We Get Paid More for Being Married…Part 2
Last year I wrote a post entitled “Please Stop Saying We Get Paid For Being Married” in which I intended to clarify the myth that money falls from the trees the minute a soldier takes on a bride or a groom. Recently a soldier left the comment below in which I wanted to responded to […] Read more…
New Military 2011 BAH Rates Released
Did you know that once a year housing allowance rates are reviewed to see see if they still match up to the cost of living in a particular area? BAH rates either increase or decrease. BAH rates for this year have been released and can be found here at : BAH Calculator Feel free to […] Read more…
The Housing Office for Your New Duty Station
Did you know that it’s really simple to find the housing office as well as a website where you can see floor plans or actual pictures of housing ? Many spouses always ask for help finding housing so I thought I would explain to you in a sentence or two how to do that. Simply […] Read more…