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Leaving the military was the easy choice on paper. My husband’s and my career fields made it hard to be stationed together. I would likely have to deploy soon after my son was born. Other miscellaneous travel was to be expected. Just to name a few of the reasons. The list continued on… It was […]
One of the most common questions people ask me when they find out I served in the military is why did you leave? Why didn’t you stay until retirement? And while the retirement package is desirable. There is a lot of hard work and sacrifice required to get to that point. Military members who are […]
Sometimes I feel as though I am making a choice between my children and my life. I feel pulled in two very different directions that makes me feel as if I take care of one I’m neglecting the other. I’m trying to find balance in life, but it is so hard. Before I became a […]
When I joined the military I was just a normal girl. There wasn’t anything special about me. I had the same fears about the military everyone else has, but I had a desire to serve my country. To be something more, but I wasn’t actually sure I could do it. But I am a doer […]
Please don’t thank me for my military service today. You see, today is Memorial Day. Today is a day to honor the fallen. The ones who signed up to serve and never made it home. They could have died in a training accident, a failed mission or fighting for our freedom in distant lands. Today […]
When I was in the military I was part of the military spouse community. I enjoyed spending time with my friends who were military spouses, but I didn’t quite understand what they were going. Then I left the military and my military spouse perspective shifted. The military spouse community is a pretty unique group. They […]
I am a military spouse, but I also served in the Air Force for six years. I was a military spouse then too, but life was a little bit different. I had many lessons learned from military life. I still sometimes feel like I am in a strange bubble. A military spouse who knows too […]
There was a lot I needed to learn before I decided to join the military. Before I joined the Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) in college the only thing I knew about the military was that there was one. I didn’t know branches, certainly didn’t know ranks and had a lot to learn. And I […]
There is a debate going on about whether military spouses should say, “I serve too.” Depending on whether you are a military spouse or a military service member can determine your perspective on the answer. As both a military spouse and a veteran, I know both worlds well. Do military spouses serve in the military? […]
When I think back to my military service, I can’t help but smile. You see, my time in the military had many challenges, but it was also a lot of fun. I had the opportunity to do amazing things and learned a lot about myself. If you are looking for a way to challenge yourself, […]
