What Are The Fitness Test Standards For Each Branch?

If you're in the process of enlisting in the Military, you may have a specific idea of what branch of service you'd like to go into. Did you know that each branch requires a...
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Staying in Contact While Your Husband/Wife is Deployed

Deployment can be tough on families, especially when staying in touch is hard. Communication helps ease the pain of your spouses absence, so most military family's have many ways to stay in contact despite...
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Who Do I Talk to if Coming Home to Family is Difficult?

Though it may be hard to imagine before you're actually deployed, a very large number of veteran soldiers have a difficult time rejoining their families after an extended time away. This doesn't mean that...

Planning for the Move – Change of Station (PCS)

Military families are all too familiar with the term PCS - “permanent change of station”, the permanent relocation of an active duty military service member and his or her family to a new location...
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Tips for Families Who are Planning to Move Overseas

Moving can be hard enough, especially for military families who seem to face the task more often than others. Moving overseas? It's tough on a whole new level, albeit exciting if you enjoy traveling...
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What Companies Give Military Discounts?

If you or a loved one has served our country, you've no doubt sacrificed in ways that others haven't, and you've earned, at the very minimum, a discount or two at your local company...

Can I Work Off Base While We Are Stationed Overseas?

If you're stationed overseas during your service in the military, you or your spouse may be wanting to make your time serving as normal as possible; this might include signing yourself up for a...

Can You Buy a House While Stationed Overseas? Is It a Good Idea?

Many military families are moved around quite frequently, landing in different areas in and out of the country every few years. For many of these families, life on a military base can just get...
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Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress

Post-traumatic stress is a condition that one may develop after a life threatening experience such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, serious accidents, physical or sexual abuse and combat. Most people who experience these types...

Suicide Prevention Hotlines: How to get Help if you feel like you’re alone

Suicide deaths are on the rise in the military and civilian population. As a matter of fact, over 41,000 people committed suicide in the United States in 2013. Statistics show that roughly 12 deaths...

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How To Choose A Moving Company For Military Move

With so many moving companies around, it can be hard to choose the one that's right for your military move. You might need a...