Every military spouse struggles with the challenges of military life. We all face deployments, moves, unexpected changes, and time apart from our spouse. Yet some spouses seem to handle the military life roller coaster with calm strength that carries them through the toughest challenges. What is their secret? How do they juggle kids, a job, […]
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Where Do You Go for MilSpo Advice?

Whether you’re new to the military life or are a seasoned spouse, you’re bound to need advice during your life as a military spouse. I mean, let’s face it – there’s not exactly clear guidelines when it comes to military living. And even if there WERE, they would change on a dime, reverse, flip, and […]
What Military Spouses Really Want For Military Spouse Appreciation Month

What is the best way to thank a military spouse for the way they handle the unique challenges of military life? With presents.
From one unicorn military couple to another: Here’s what you should know

Navigating a new duty station always comes with its own set of challenges. As a child-free couple trying to make new friends, it can at times feel downright isolating. My husband and I had been in Germany less than a month and had been invited on a wine hike with five other couples. Wine and […]
This non-profit is encouraging military spouses to become coders and techies

ToAnh Tran was a flight attendant for a decade when her husband was given orders for Japan. Like many military spouses, she had to make a choice: Make it work or leave her job. For a bit, she made it work– commuting from Japan to Los Angeles in order to stay in her career. Tran […]
The sacrifice at home: Military spouses bear economic burden in service to their country
After her husband was medically retired from the Marine Corps in 2015, Patricia Ochan set aside her career as a lawyer with a cybersecurity degree to become a full-time caregiver to her husband while raising their young child. She arranged for treatment for his physical and mental injuries and handled his doctors and his care […]
Nellis AFB spouses bring healing to Las Vegas community

In the days since the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, the Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas communities have found strength in unified actions to rebuild hope. As Las Vegas moves toward a state of recovery, Nellis AFB spouses are combining efforts to provide for the needs of community volunteers, displaced family members and […]
New sorority is just for military spouses

Ever wish you could join a sorority for military spouses? Air Force spouse Tonya Rankins did, so she started one. Alpha Lambda Psi is believed to be the first sorority just for military spouses, and it officially launched September 23. “I had been having a vision to do a sorority for a while now,” said Rankins, […]