Passed Over for Military Promotion: What to Expect
If you've been in longer than two minutes (as in in the military life), you're probably used to the military taking your carefully laid plans and...
Thank You, Military Spouse Sister Wives
It's been several months since you uprooted your little family from a picturesque small town on the East Coast (or wherever) to sunny and...
PCS Workouts to Keep You On Track While You’re On the...
The season of PCS can throw a curveball at your workout routine. You're driving across the country, staying in multiple hotels, and don't have...
Moving to Hurricane Territory? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Military families rarely get hometown orders — or even orders to familiar regions of the country. Along with learning the lay of the land —...
10 Stages of PCS Season with #TheDependas
Well, PCS season is in full swing, and that means we are all going through some of the tell-tale stages of PCSing. Night sweats,...
Readiness Vacancy: The Marine Corps Is Getting Rid of FROs
The Marine Corps announced on March 19, 2018, in true USMC fashion — a warm, personable MARADMIN — that a “reset” is coming to...
Surviving the TLF with Kids
Let’s start by putting the wondering minds to rest, TLF stands for temporary lodging facility in military land, and there are three reasons why...
Packing for an OCONUS Move: Tips and Lists
There's a commercial that plays daily on the American Forces Network (AFN, as the hip folks call it) that dramatizes what not to do...
Surviving a Deployment with Kids
Your spouse just left for a six-month deployment. Fear bubbles up inside. You think of all the possible scenarios, and you pray for his...
Surviving a PCS Road Trip with Kids
You’re about to set off on an epic road trip across the states! You’ve got an awesome playlist already streaming through your mind. You’re...
How to Not Hate Military Life
We could sit here all day and swap triumphs and frustrations about the military. As dependents, we are constantly being torn away from family...
MILLIE: A Change in the Way We PCS
There’s a new powerhouse in the world of military relocation (yes, I'm talking about the dreaded PCS). Its name is MILLIE. Ever heard of...