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Here are the top stories for the week of Aug. 3, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Aircraft Pilot
* U.S. to Withdraw 12,000 Troops from Germany
* Most Underused Veterans Benefits by State
* Army National Guard: Reorganizing into Eight Divisions
• This Week in History
Here are the top stories for the week of Aug. 3, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• First Woman Tasked as Commander of Army Reserve
* Potential Top New Cybersecurity Position at White House
* Push for Regular, Reliable Data in Military Spouse Unemployment Tracking
* This Week in History
Here are the top stories for the week of June 1, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• DoD Bans Photographs from Officer and Enlisted Promotion Boards
* Recycling Innovation: Plastic Bottles Find New Life
* Military Families Have Free Access to Digital Library
* This Week in History
Budgeting (oof). This subject warrants an eye roll, but it’s unavoidable, and that’s why we’re talking about it. Your monthly budget determines the future of your finances, right? It’s important!
So, let’s talk about one of the major budgeting categories (spoiler alert)…housing. While military families often focus on the evergreen debate as to whether we should buy or rent a home, there’s another big decision to make when moving to a new duty station: whether or not to live on the installation.
The answer comes down to your location and your priorities.
“I cast my lot in with a Soldier, and where he was, was home to me.” — Martha Summerhayes, 1873, Army Spouse
Life with the Army, as you may know, is often exciting; yet it can be challenging and sometimes stressful. Even though Army spouses are busy with their families and careers, there will still be occasions when you will want to know the protocol and etiquette expected of everyone—for example: parades, changes of command, receptions, New Year’s receptions, balls, dining outs, coffees, and entertaining.
The Army Spouse Handbook, recently published, covers in depth all of those topics and more. It’s a 440-page paperback book that has been updated for the 21st century spouse.
We are nomads. Not livestock-moving nomads (unless of course you count children and pets), but nomads nonetheless.
Dictionary.com defines a nomad as “a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place.” Sound familiar?
We are certainly a tribe all our own. Regardless of service (Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard), we have common experiences with unique language and customs that seem strange at times to our civilian counterparts. With special customs only we understand, we’re like some unique culture in a world of normal.
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