As military spouses, of course we know the big perks of military life—highly discounted medical care, free housing, travel opportunities—but sometimes we miss the little perks that make military life so worth living.
When asked about military life, many times we tout the tough stuff like moving, and…moving again, our service member’s work schedule, or long times apart. But if we dig a little deeper, we might find a few nuggets of greatness we often overlook:
We’ve almost made it through April. And if you live anywhere near a military installation or are part of any social media, you’re most definitely are aware that this is Month of the Military Child.
And with this knowledge comes the fun fact that the “official flower” of the military child is the dandelion.
I have alluded, in previous blog posts, to the Family Readiness Group and how much I believe in the purpose and mission of the FRG (feel free to insert your branch equivalent here).
The FRG is such a powerful, useful resource for so many different aspects of military life, but I fear that we’re forgetting why this organization is so important in our military spouse life.
We’re an Army family floundering around in a dry side vs. wet side world I call Navy Town. Now, while this also happens to be my hometown and where we’ve spent every single summer and winter for the past seven years, it was still a struggle getting my sea legs for our 18-month stay.
We’ve had lots of highs and lows along the way, but I’ve learned tips and tricks I can now share with you.
So, get ready to take notes because you never know if your service member will one day end up recruiting in a place where your known branch is a rarity.
I should start with a disclaimer that if you are looking for all our Italian posts to be rainbows and sunshine with all the fabulous places we are traveling to, then this particular post may not be for you. Our real life is not complaining, pessimism, or whining but it is real so please proceed with caution and no judgment.
I don’t know about you, but I love personality tests. From psychological analyzations to buzzfeed quizzes to decipher what kind of cake I am, I’m all about it. And none are as intriguing to me as the Myers-Briggs personality test.
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