Why Such a Debate on Don’t Ask, Dont’ Tell Policy?

I saw an article yesterday about how the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made a ruling in 2008 that gays cannot be expelled from the military unless the military can prove that “the firing promotes cohesion or discipline in the unit.” The government didn’t appeal this decision. So in nine of our states, gays [...]

What is HouseholdSix?

It seems the term “householdsix” causes a bit of confusion amongst my civilian friends and readers. A householdsix is the household commander. Usually it’s a woman, but we also have a few men amongst our ranks. It’s a term of endearment our soldiers use for us. We are the ones who make sure the kids [...]

Military Needs to Make Up Its Mind

Once again I’m left baffled. I just read an article where because of war spending, we military families may lose post services and programs. But I thought we had the Army Family Covenant. I thought the DOD was doing MORE to support or military families, not less. I guess once again, that’s all lip service.
Can [...]

Army Fun Facts

These are based upon my experiences as an Army spouse. My experience falls as a traditional Army National Guard spouse and now as an Active Guard/Reserve spouse (AGR) with a combined total of 10 years.
-We ALL pay for our dental health coverage. Even soldiers. We pay soldier only, or it’s based on soldier and number [...]

Army Life – Tricare and ASUs

I’ve already been stressing about Zach’s therapies for his Asperger’s. It seems we can use the Tricare (military insurance for newbies) plan we’re on now, and use ONLY network doctors (ie. lowest contract bidders because that’s how they do government contracts), and still pay a copay every month. OR, we can move Zach to a [...]

Falling Through The Cracks

I read an article today about military spouse and family member suicide. The article talks about how these rates aren’t tracked by the military. The response is there’s too many to track. That’s appalling to me.
Sure, people cite the old stigma argument. If I seek help it’ll hurt my spouse’s career as a soldier. We [...]

Going Silent for CJ

As a military spouse, we’re often expected to just show up to functions, look good next to our soldiers, smile, and nod when appropriate. I’ve never been this kind of spouse. I’ve always been the one to question policies and procedures when they seem ate up like a soup sandwich. I’ve always tried to do [...]

Military Teens Coping with Depolyment

November is Military Family Appreciation Month. As such, I wanted to just share this press release with my readers. All too often the military kids are overlooked – especially those of our reserve components because they often live so far from a military installation. I’ve noticed more and more focus on the kids in the [...]

Heroes

My husband sent me this video in an e-mail and I wanted to share it with all of you.

How Do You Thank a Veteran?

How do you thank a veteran? I get asked this question a lot. For me, if I see someone who is obviously military, either current or retired, I’ll just strike up a conversation. I know when we’re in the clinic here on post, the retirees often like to chat and play with my 3 year [...]

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