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To the Military Spouse Struggling with Identity

Written By Lizann LightfootPosted on Nov 15, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
Military life can sometimes feel all-encompassing. It makes numerous demands on military spouses, often without warning. Just when you’re starting to make friends and enjoy a new town — bam! — PCS …
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Tips for Your First Military Ball

Written By Kristi StolzenbergPosted on Nov 14, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
The first whisp of (fake) fall has blown through North Carolina, which means I’m now staring at a rainbow (not the full spectrum, of course, mostly black, red and blue) of evening …
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Reasons to do a PPM/DITY Move

Written By Sydney SmithPosted on Nov 7, 2023CategoriesMoving
Our first experience doing a personally procured move (previously called a do-it-yourself, or DITY, move) was completely unintentional. Somehow, my husband signed us up to move ourselves, and by the time we …
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MilSpouse Life Lessons

Written By Tanecia FavorsPosted on Oct 31, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
Y’all ever looked at your life and realized it’s totally different from what you imagined it would be as a child? That’s me, with this MilSpouse life. It has taught me things …
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My Career Fair Experience

Written By Posted on Oct 24, 2023CategoriesCareer & Education
I’ve always wanted to be a career woman. Then, I got married in college to an ROTC cadet and the last 10 years have been a military whirlwind. Two kids and five …
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Turnover: Spouse Edition

Written By Kristi StolzenbergPosted on Oct 17, 2023CategoriesMoving
We hear all about “turnover” leading up to a PCS, and we hear all about it on the other side as we’re settling in. In a perfect world, our service members spend …
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