Deployments are notoriously challenging for service members and their families. Deployment struggles can complicate family relationships and create permanent and lasting changes. However, learning about the stages of deployment can help you …
Deployment
Deployment Money Management Tips
Deployments can cause a lot of disconnection between you and your spouse. It can be REALLY tough to communicate due to factors like opposite schedules and communication restrictions. Unfortunately, some couples get …
Navigating Deployment Extensions
We all know that nothing is certain in military life. This seems to be especially true for deployments. You spend months waiting for your service member’s return, but the reality is that …
Navigating Deployment in Today’s Climate
Deployments are challenging for all military personnel and families. Deployments are not only tough, but for every one of us, the experience is different. My husband has been deployed since September. In …
Military Homecoming During COVID-19
Military homecoming. No two words give a military family such an overwhelming feeling of angst, joy, excitement and even nervousness. From the moment our loved ones leave for a deployment, this is …
It Doesn’t Matter Where Those Boots Are Planted
My husband is deployed – but not to a combat zone. Non-combat deployments are a fairly new concept, as much of our recent past has been a post-9/11 world. Americans have been …