Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
Best Defense Against Infection
Department of Defense health surveillance data continue to reflect that sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are widespread among both men and women in the military.
13 Reasons You Should Take the #BSFSurvey
The annual Military Lifestyle Survey, from the nonprofit Blue Star Families, is open and taking responses until May 25. But why should you contribute to the survey?
Time to Move!
Don’t panic, just stay organized and follow this weekly guide to make your move a success. This is the ultimate moving checklist. If your moves go like mine, you usually have about two months to get it all together and get yourself moved.
Here is a handy timeframe to help make your moving plans:
Emotional Awareness: Understanding Disappointment
I only have a few specific memories of kindergarten, but I’m pretty sure I know why this particular one stuck around.
One day, my friend Amy and I were playing inside a gray stand-alone tube on the playground. It was just a tube, and I have no recollection of what was so fun about it, but it was big enough for two little kindergarteners to hide inside and that’s exactly what we chose to do. When the recess whistle blew, we didn’t hear it, and our class left without us. In fact, all of the classes left the playground by the time we got bored with playing in that tube.
Free College Money is Good College Money
Repeat after me: “Free college money is good college money.”
There are many scholarships out there for military spouses, dependents, and service members who want to attend college and other training… and some of them are just waiting for you.
Yes, you can use the Post-9/11 GI Bill or the Forever GI Bill if you have access to it, but you can also compete for scholarship money to support your education and training needs. Doing so will enable you to use the GI Bill later on or save it for a dependent.
Recon Rendezvous: Milspouse Marriage Advice (Part 4)
Alas, here we are—the final chapter of our milspouse marriage advice miniseries. (Don’t miss Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3). I’ve waited until the end to share my personal milspouse marriage advice, mainly because patience is a virtue (and as a milspouse, I always need an opportunity to practice that!).
6 Reasons the Military Makes Me Smile
As a child, spouse, and parent, the military has and always will give me reasons to cry and frown. It’s natural as a human being to struggle with life-altering decisions made without your consent.
Recently, however, I’ve pondered how we as spouses and parents can teach our friends, families, and children how to find reasons the military makes us smile when we’re feeling down:
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