Military Families

Family Economic Security Military Families Open Flexible Work

April 17, 2017

Since 9/11, a new generation of military spouses has emerged; women and men married to service members who want to maintain a career or business as they follow their spouse where the military demands. The military lifestyle requires out-of-the-box thinking to create a transportable career and, with...

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Erica McMannes

Military Families Realistic & Fair Wages

April 4, 2017

It's #EqualPayDay again , and as I started the morning catching up on the news, I noticed several references on social media about the "myth" of the pay gap. I get it, we all have different points of view. I share a view based on facts, research, and actual experience. However, I am optimistic that...

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Sarah Howard

Food! Military Families

April 3, 2017

Tips on how to stay healthy while shopping at the commissary (or off base!).

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Rebecca Alwine

Family Economic Security Food! Military Families

March 27, 2017

This op-ed originally appeared in t he San Diego Union-Tribune and was authored by Representative Susan Davis and Abby Leibman Imagine serving your country, but needing help to feed your family — and because of a quirk in the law, you don’t qualify for food stamps. This is the harsh, underreported...

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Abby Leibman

Breastfeeding Military Families Paid Family Leave

March 27, 2017

Paid Family Leave for military families has rapidly changed in the past two years, and the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act brings even more changes. While some of these changes appear to be improvements for military parental leave, several points of the new law have left us with some...

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

Health Care Military Families

March 6, 2017

"If you’re going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won’t." ― Hyman Rickover, Admiral, USN, (1900-1986) Admiral Rickover is considered the father of the Nuclear Navy, a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and ships he helped create. Rickover is...

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Jeremy L Hilton

Military Families

February 20, 2017

Finding a job as a military spouse can be difficult. But the ladies over at MadSkills have you covered!

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Erica McMannes

Military Families

February 13, 2017

One military mom's courageous struggle with new motherhood and the sudden loss of her husband.

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Alexandra McClintock

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Military Families Paid Family Leave

February 6, 2017

Being a new mom in a military family presents particular challenges. The military needs to address these situations head on with more family-friendly policies like stronger and consistent paid leave policies.

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

Breastfeeding Health Care Military Families

January 30, 2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), implemented by Former President Obama in 2010, was enacted to provide a set of minimum essential benefits for commercial health insurance, such as preventative health services, cost-free screenings, and counseling. In addition, the ACA prohibits insurance companies...

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