Whether you’re going down the road or across the globe, Mission: Milspouse is the perfect travel companion.
Get genius travel tips, relevant location information, and even stay up to date with the latest travel gear and hacks.
Plan your perfect family vacation, girls trip, and romantic getaways with the help of bloggers who’ve been there, done that, and did it on a budget.
Our team of writers know the pitfalls of last-minute plans, leave dates constantly changing, and TDYs popping out of the blue and have kept flexibility in mind.
So go ahead! Add a road-trip to your mandatory pcs trek across the country or go find out if all roads truly do lead to Rome. Wherever your journeys take you, Mission: Milspouse is the travel buddy that doesn’t require an extra ticket!
My husband originally joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard. In 2001, he went off to basic training and AIT. When 9/11 happened, he was at basic training in the woods of Fort Benning. He didn’t find out about the atrocities that had happened until later.
As you can imagine, he was fired up and ready to deploy. After training, he went back home where he worked multiple civilian jobs, including as a beekeeper and fitness instructor in addition to his National Guard responsibilities.
Like many of you, my family loves to travel. I don’t have many hobbies, but perusing for our next spot to visit is near the top of my list. Spectacular travel resources is one of my favorite perks of being connected to the military (like a free National Park Pass!). Today we’re talking military-only resorts run by the Armed Forces Recreation Centers (AFRC). They can really help us vacation on a military budget.
If you’ve been around the military long enough, you’ve no doubt heard of these resorts and maybe even been to a few. If you’re newer, let me give you a quick run down of what they are.
One of my resolutions for 2018 is to take advantage of more opportunities available to us as military families. I’m grateful for discounted travel resources which help us stretch our budget and open doors to explore places we might not have otherwise. First up: the America the Beautiful Annual National Park Pass—military edition. This is an $80 value (and is renewable!) offered for free to military members and dependents. This includes active duty as well as Reserve and National Guard members.
It’s exciting to receive orders to Europe: the travel opportunities, the food, the culture. Europe offers so many new experiences. With the holiday season quickly approaching, Christmas markets are shifting into high gear. This is a magical time to be in Europe, especially Germany. Between the food, the fun, and the festivities, you really don’t want to miss it!
We’re just coming home from a month-long visit home to see our friends and family in Indiana. The time we spent there was filled with some new and exciting things for our son and for myself.
One of the best things about visiting was taking my son to one of the playgrounds I used to frequent as a kid. He had a lot of fun climbing, running, and touching things. It was fun to see him in an environment I spent many days of my childhood in.
Summer is here, my friends! It’s time for fun in the sun, creating new ways to entertain the kids since they’re out of school (#CanYouSaySummerCamp), and of course, vacations.
Now, if you are anything like our family, vacations are not as relaxing as they used to be. With a 4-year-old and a 4-month-old, going anywhere for an hour is sometimes level: mission impossible.
Mission: Milspouse is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
EIN Number: 88-1604492
hello@missionmilspouse.org
P.O. Box 641341
El Paso, TX 79904
