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Military families and spouses often have to move across state lines with little notice, and often end up living overseas. The service member in the family can be called to move bases at any given time.
The result is that moving frequently can take its toll on the family, and although its members might grow accustomed to the process, adjusting to life in a new city is always gradual at first.
So when a military family not only has to move, but move overseas, the adjusting period is amplified by multiple factors, such as unfamiliarity, language and culture. How, then, do military families adjust to living overseas?
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Saying “I love you” isn’t very difficult, but it can prove to be an issue when your spouse is deployed and communication isn’t easy. If you can’t talk on the phone every day, you might find it hard to communicate your love on a regular basis.
So the next best thing is to get creative with the methods through which you say “I love you.” Here are several creative things you can do from the home front that serve that purpose.
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If you’re a military spouse, you might have to move by yourself.
Moving houses can be intimidating in the first place, but having to move by yourself can be downright frightening. If you’re a military spouse, that might be the reality at some point in your life when your spouse is deployed.
“I am an active duty military spouse with two children and six ‘on my own’ moves under my belt,” said Roxanne Reed, Executive Director of the Military Spouse Foundation and Marine Corps spouse. “I’ll be honest — moving stressed me out to no end in the beginning, but now I see it as a time to clean out, reorganize and start fresh.”
Although moving by yourself is an ominous prospect, there are several tips and precautions you can take that will make the process much smoother and easier.
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During a deployment, the sudden absence of one parent or spouse can become noticeable to those who might wish to take advantage of a vulnerable situation. Military spouses are often young women living on their own, sometimes in a place far from their families and friends. While they may be perfectly capable of taking care of themselves, one can never be too safe.
Avoid living in fear and take control of your situation with these six simple safety tips.
As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, you may find yourself experiencing the blues. Everyone feels them now and again especially in the winter months.
However, if you can’t seem to shake your poor mood and constant fatigue and these symptoms reoccur at the same time every year, you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD.
It’s not just your mother’s disease anymore. Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages and higher rates than ever before, and military women are at a higher risk.
According to a 2009 study, military women are 20 to 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than other women in the same age groups. More than 2,000 cases of breast cancer have been diagnosed in active-duty service members in the past decade.
Experts disagree, however, over whether that’s due to increased incidents or increased screenings. See More
Often someone with PTSD just wants someone who will listen to them.
Do you know a military veteran who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Is it a spouse, relative, or friend? What you say can help or harm them.
Here is a list of things you should never say to someone with PTSD:
Deployment is a large adjustment for a couple. The military service member might usually have had certain responsibilities at home that the spouse must now undertake. Because deployment is a change, some spouses might decide to keep the household as similar as possible to normal, but others might choose to do things differently.
Whether or not spouses have children, deployment is a time when habits and behaviors tend to change temporarily, both out of necessity and out of choice.
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Online Hate: When Internet Users Criticize Servicemembers
My husband often complains when people stop and thank him when he is in uniform. He says, “I’m just doing my job, it makes me uncomfortable for people to thank me for doing my job.” I understand that to a degree.
He feels like there are so many servicemembers who have died, suffered and sacrificed so much that his contribution is relatively small. I try to remind him that people are thanking him because he is willing to do all of those things for his country and that’s enough.
But what about the people who call you out for more malicious reasons?
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