Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
As a military spouse, you’re likely aware of the various allowances and benefits that your family receives while your service member is on active duty. One of these benefits is the overseas cost-of-living allowance (OCOLA), which provides financial support to service members who are stationed outside the continental United States. Recently, the Defense Department announced […] Read more…
Guys, we’re coming back from three years in Japan. And I’m starting to notice that there are a few differences in the way I talk, act and live than when I was last stateside. I mean, it’s kind of a lot of little things. But they all add up to a radical lifestyle change. 9 […] Read more…
Wow, it’s hot! While many of us are beating the heat indoors, several military families stationed abroad are surviving the summer without AC. That’s right — select locations such as Germany and England are in temperate zones that experience only a few hot weeks a year. Because of this, homes (including those on military bases) […] Read more…
Two years ago we got the news: OCONUS orders were in the works. Moving outside of the lower 48 wasn’t even on our radar, never mind our wishlist. So this turn of events was a complete shock. Needless to say, the news was met with heavy resistance on my part. There were tears and heated […] Read more…
One of the perks of military life is the opportunity to see the world. If you’re lucky enough to get orders to Germany, you will learn that pieces of Germany will stay with you for years to come. If you have ever lived in Deutschland, you may find that: You get frustrated by speed limits. […] Read more…
When we learned that our first duty station would be Wiesbaden, Germany, my husband and I were elated. I soon realized that I would be raising our 2-year-old and a 5-month-old sons without my hometown support network of family and friends. I had grown accustomed to my little village and wondered how I would fare […] Read more…