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A few weeks ago my service member and I celebrated the halfway point in his overseas hardship tour! In between working and trying to plan a trip to Korea to visit during his leave time, it snuck right up on me, but here it is, and now the rollercoaster can start making the descent, back to the safety of the corral it came from, back to a (somewhat) normal life together!
Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day!
Some of you may have just rolled your eyes, and some of you may have just done a little dance for the exciting plans you have prepared. Regardless of which side of the spectrum you fall on, I’ve always wondered where on earth this Hallmark holiday stemmed from.
The Army’s Performance Triad focuses on three pillars for total health: sleep, exercise, and nutrition. These pillars work together to create physically healthier and emotionally happier families, in addition to directly affecting Soldiers’ on-the-job performance.
I did not grow up in a military family. My dad was drafted during Vietnam but was out of the military before I was born. I lived in the same house for 18 years, all the way until I left for college. I didn’t know any military families growing up.
I have a secret which is the worst-kept secret in the world.
Yet when my secret inevitably gets out, the usual response is, “I had no idea!”
Most of us have probably felt a hate for the current place we call home—at least a time or two. It could be the housing, the neighbors, the weather, the unit, the constant deployment or TDY cycles, or one of a hundred other things that make it bad. I’ve had that hate, but just like going through basic training, often times it takes moving on from that installation to realize it wasn’t really that bad or that there was actually some good things about that “home.”
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