by SpouseLink | Oct 19, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions
By Michael WeaverGuest Blogger The roaring sound of a passing train may feel commonplace today, but there was a time when the introduction of locomotives represented cutting-edge technology with consequences that would affect every aspect of American life, including...
by SpouseLink | Oct 14, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions
By Jaimi EricksonSpouseLink Blogger When we lived on base for the very first time, I had huge expectations. I imagined that base life was going to look like the community depicted in the movie We Were Soldiers. Although each base provides a different experience,...
by SpouseLink | Sep 29, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions
By Anna LarsonSpouseLink Ambassador &Guest Blogger I was nine years old when I won the prestigious “Top Reader Award” in my fourth grade elementary school class. My teacher, Mr. Wood, is an educator that you remember for the rest of your life, the kind that you...
by SpouseLink | Sep 21, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions, Well-Being
By Natalee KingGuest Blogger I was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and started school there. My parents were both military, so moving around was normal for our family of five (mom, dad, older sister and younger brother). After PR, we moved to Hawaii and then Texas,...
by SpouseLink | Sep 20, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions
Was there ever a time when you PCS’d and didn’t know anyone, but a stranger knocked on your door and welcomed you to the neighborhood? That one interaction may have changed your entire outlook on military life and your new home. Or, maybe you’ve experienced what it...
by SpouseLink | Sep 16, 2022 | Lifestyle, Transitions
By Selena ConmackieGuest Blogger Come October, my husband will be officially retired from the military, turning his status from ACTIVE to RETIRED in every government system that records that information. I watched as one of my military spouse besties experienced...
