Military Families

December 12, 2016

Our kids attended Vicenza Elementary School in Italy for two years. As we prepared to move back to the United States , I was nervous about the transition to new schools. Will the kids be behind academically? Will they make friends? Will the curriculum be very different? Will they adjust? As it...

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Military Families

December 5, 2016

As with so many other people who land their perfect match on the internet, we met online. No, it wasn’t Tinder, although I like to believe we would both totally swipe right. We randomly found each other in a virtual fitness group, and soon learned we were both Army spouses,moms, and business driven...

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Erica McMannes

Childcare & Early Education Military Families

November 21, 2016

Military families and civilian families have more in common than you might think. Finding those commonalities are super important to strengthening both of our communities.

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Rebecca Alwine

Military Families

November 14, 2016

Up until I became a mother, the biggest part of me was being a soldier. Then in an instant everything changed and difficult decisions had to take place. Here is my reflection for Veterans Day.

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Amber Flenner

Military Families MomsVote

November 7, 2016

Election Day is tomorrow! Make sure to vote on behalf of your military family and all families!

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Jennifer Goodale

Health Care Military Families

October 31, 2016

I thought I could handle the stress, anxiety and depression I was battling all by myself after we got news of another deployment. I was wrong and after crisis I learned to reach out for help. Here's my story.

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Jennifer Novak

Military Families Paid Family Leave

October 24, 2016

My son's birth wasn't an easy one. Luckily, I had my husband by my side the entire time. We are thankful that the military continues to expand their maternity and paternity leave policies.

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Susan Reynolds

Military Families

October 17, 2016

Finding employment as a military spouse can be difficult and frustrating. Here is one spouse's point of view and advice---he should know. He's done it three times!

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Sean P. O’Driscoll

Military Families

October 10, 2016

One mom tells you what it is like to have your high school senior applying for colleges while stationed overseas.

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Family Economic Security Military Families Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

September 26, 2016

In mid-July, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) published the first in a three-part series regarding military spouse employment, titled The Force Behind the Force: A Business Case for Leveraging Military Spouse Talent. The purpose of the study was: “to outline some of the...

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