There’s nothing to regulate service members’ nutrition after retirement. Here’s what it might look like if a former service member made his own nutrition wheel.
What if, just what if, I sustained some kind of non-life-threatening injury or illness that would require me to be in the hospital, or at least in bed, for a couple of weeks?
Even though the Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle surveys always cover financial challenges such as military pay concerns, lack of affordable childcare and chronic military spouse under- and unemployment, the most recent report revealed some surprising new money-related statistics.
Children in military families grow up in a unique context that makes their experiences different from other peers. We need to take extra time to listen to and reassure them.
I had become so capable, handy and independent through many moves and deployments, my military husband had become accustomed to relying heavily on me at home. Maybe too heavily? Should I have shown more vulnerability?