Family Life & Relationships

4MCA.com / Operation Reach Out: Suicide Prevention App

Home / Family Life & Relationships

Introducing Diana Stone, Our Newest Contributor!

Well hi there. As the newest writer for Military Family I thought I’d share a little more about myself. I’m Diana, a current Army wife and past Marine wife. My husband is currently stationed in El Paso, TX, where we live with our little girl. We have been in the...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
5 Myths about being Stationed in Germany

We were stationed in Germany for four years back in 2006-2010. Before we moved there I wasn’t sure what it would be like. Overall we had a challenging yet amazing experience. I wanted to clear up a few myths about being stationed in Germany. If they are stationed in Germany...
Read more...
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 –...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
All About Julie

I’m excited to be a new writer for Militaryfamily.com! I am Julie and married to a soldier in the US Army named Ben. We are both from California and met back in 2001. We have been married almost 10 years now. We have three little boys. Daniel is 7.5, Drew...
Read more...
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...
Read more...