You did it: you moved your family, your furniture, your cars and your pets to a new location. You researched housing and school options around your military base. You unpacked piles of …
How to Make a New Base Feel Like Home
Topic: PCS Prep
So, We Might Be Moving
For us it’s slate season. We’re waiting to hear what our next orders will be. It’s something I’ve been working on being okay with. Things might change. We might move. Whatever happens, …
Stop Starting Over Professionally with Every PCS
When it comes to work life, as a military spouse (depending on what you do) you might change jobs with every PCS. Your new job can be a great way to meet, …
A Farewell Letter to Our First Duty Station
Dear Fort Benning, You will forever be a bookend on our time as an Army family, as this chapter of our lives started with you. You first met my husband in the …
What to Do First When You Receive Overseas Orders
If you just received orders overseas, congratulations! You are in for a unique experience and memories that will last a lifetime. But before you get caught up in dreams of clear beaches …
Preparing Your MilKid for (Another) New School
It’s PCS season, which means that military kids across the country are preparing to enter a new school. For some students, who move every two to three years, this is a familiar …
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