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Military.com Announces Winners of 2007 "Thank a Military Spouse" Writing Contest
After careful deliberation, Richard Medved (spouse thanked: Rebecca Medved, winning entry) was declared the winner of Military.com's 2007 "Thank a Military Spouse" writing contest....More
New Scam Targets Military Spouses
The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops. The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military spouse, identifying herself as a representative of the Red Cross, and telling the spouse that her husband was hurt in Iraq and was medically evacuated to Germany. ...More
Navy Spouses List Top Challenges
Concern for the deployed Sailors' safety, children's coping issues and acting as a "single" parent were the top three challenges listed by participants in the Spouses of Navy Individual Augmentees (IA) Survey results released this month. The results will be used to evaluate family quality of life....More
SpouseBUZZ Book Club: 'Shared Courage'
Shared Courage: A Marine Wife's Story of Strength and Courage, by Michelle Keener is our pick for the third book to be featured in the SpouseBUZZ Book Club. We'll begin discussion threads in a couple of weeks, this will give you time to order your copy of Shared Courage and begin reading. ...More
Tara's Tale Podcast
Tara's Tale: The first PodCast for military spouses where we talk, advise, learn and empower. Listen this week as Tara Crooks discusses Military Recruiting with Fiona English....More
Q&A About Military Life
Q: When my husband says we will be leaving for our summer vacation at "zero-six-hundred hours," what does that mean exactly?
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Sending your Love: Important Care Package Contents
I receive e-mails and requests daily, asking what to include in a care package for a deployed servicemember. Many just simply don?t know what to send. The best advice I can offer is to ask the Soldier what his/her needs are and follow their guidelines as to what to send. ...More
How I Spend 'Me' Time
I have always played sports, but never particularly enjoyed running. In college, I tried to join the track and field team, and gave up after the first day of practice. I thought it was too hard....More
Career Strategies: Build Networking Skills
What's the most important skill to help you create and develop your career as you move with the military? Is it education, experience, specific job skills, licenses or certifications? No -- it's the ability to network effectively. We can't emphasize this enough....More
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