Diana Stone

Military Wife Friends Only?

When your spouse, fiancée, or significant other joins the military, you’re suddenly faced with a multitude of information about where to find other military wives. Bases and posts include all kinds of groups and get togethers that you’re able to join. FRG (Family Readiness Group) and other programs offer meetups...
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How Joining the Military Allowed Me to Stay At Home

Before Sam joined the Army, we lived paycheck to paycheck. Our pay was eaten up by a mortgage, 2 cars, and a new baby. It was the insurance that killed us though. Each month, Sam paid nearly $400 to his work insurance for us to be on it. This was...
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8 Military Family Benefits You May Not Know About

When your spouse joins the military, there are all kinds of new things to learn. One of them is what benefits your family and you are entitled to. Here are a few you can expect to hear about and use – whether your spouse has a four year enlistment or...
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Army Life vs Marine Life: Is There a Difference?

From 2003-2005 I was a Marine wife. My husband Sam was stationed in Pendleton, San Diego – but really he spent very little time there. He was deployed overseas to Japan, Iraq, Singapore, S. Korea, and other places for months, often years, at a time. I remember feeling very –...
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The Pros and Cons to Living Near a Major Military Base

Even as a civilian, you know when you live near a military base. It’s usually fairly obvious; from the uniforms around town, to the city taking an interest in special events, to the base opening up things to the public. But it can take on a different view as a...
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7 Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Military Wife

I’ve been a “new” military wife twice in my life. Once at 19 when my husband was a Marine and stationed in Southern California, and the other when he joined the Army last March. Both held very different experiences for me. I’ve learned significantly more about stateside military life as...
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Finding Connections as a Military Spouse Living Off Base

When you’re a military spouse, moving is simply part of the lifestyle. For some, it’s effortless to fit right in with other wives. For others, it might be a bit harder. Living on or off base/post both present their own set of challenges in meeting people and starting your life...
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Starting Family Traditions: Memorial Day

With my daughter 2 1/2 this Memorial Day, and my husband finally home for one of them, we decided to start some family traditions that we can do each year. Reminders of what this day really stands for, and ways to spend it as a family. Just like most of...
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