Reintegration After Deployment Homecoming: 1 Secret & 5 Skills You Need to Know The cycle of Deployment does not end at the deployment Homecoming. Sure, Homecoming Day is an exciting day to welcome them home, but it is followed by a huge period of adjustment for...
There is no “right” choice about where to live during your spouse’s deployment. Some prefer to stay in their current house or apartment. Other people downsize to a smaller place, or even move in with a friend, to save money during the deployment. Finally, there is the option to move ‘back home’ and live closer to family members. Which choice is best?
4 Places to Find Deployment Resources Off Base Living close to a military post means having access to many support systems during your spouse’s deployment. The FRG, military mom groups, and free childcare can be right at your fingertips. But what happens if you don’t...
11 Deployment Cooking Tips to Save Dinnertime Why does it feel like the moment my husband leaves for a training or deployment I completely forget how to cook? If you feel the same way, then you need these deployment cooking tips! On a normal week, I cook for my family...
Bikes: Some military families can’t afford to give their child a new bike for Christmas. But with help from the USO’s “That’s my Ride” Program, you can! Volunteers assemble thousands of bikes to give to needy families.
9 Powerful Ways to Connect a Deployment Baby with Their Deployed Parent Will my Deployment Baby know his Daddy? My oldest son had to wait six months before he met his Dad. My next son had to wait seven months. Why? Military deployment. Somehow, we got into the...
It isn’t easy to take care of the kids or yourself when you get sick during deployment. Here are the steps you should take in advance to prepare for emergencies during deployment.
Military Kids Can Get a Free Deployment Quilt! If your military kids miss their deployed parent, keep reading because this organization makes free personalized quilts for military kids! A deployment quilt from the ASYMCA makes deployments easier for kids. Deployments...
I never wanted to go through deployment with a baby and toddler, but I did it. TWICE. When I had my second baby, I mastered the art of holding the baby with one hand while doing everything else with the other. Every mom eventually figures this out, and feels like...
The first week of deployment can be an emotional roller-coaster. Here’s how you can get through it, military spouse or military loved one!