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SCRA: Companies That Go Above & Beyond

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The Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) protects active-duty servicemember's in several ways. The most often heard of is banks lowering interest rates to 6% on loans & credit cards entered into before active duty for servicemembers. This is great for those who had these accounts before entering active service. But ...
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PTSD Resources for Active Duty & Veterans

Eye in the darkness
Don't suffer with combat related PTSD in silence. Are you avoiding help because you don't want to be seen on base/post? Or maybe their appointments have a ridiculously long wait list (we found this to be the case when trying to get my husband help). Whatever the case may be, ...
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Fort Hood Area Military Marriage Services

Couple sitting on a dock
I have complied a list of Fort Hood Area Military Marriage Services that consists of civilian providers offering services to our military families here at Fort Hood for free. Many service members refuse to go to marriage counseling because they think their command will find out that there is trouble ...
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Dear Military Spouse: Does it Take 5-6 Months for the Military to place me in DEERS?

Dear Military Spouse by Bridget Carlson
Hello, I am 18 and currently in a relationship with my boyfriend who is in boot camp for the Army right now. However, after AIT we plan on getting married. All of this stuff is so new to me. One of his recruiters told him the DEERS paperwork process could ...
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Dear Military Spouse: How Long Does It Take For The Military to Recognize a Marriage?

Dear Military Spouse by Bridget Carlson
My daughter and her boyfriend, who is in the army, are planning to get engaged soon. They are under the impression that it could take up to 6 months after they are married for the military to recognize their marriage and before she could go live with him. Is this ...
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Dear Military Spouse: How do I get a house on base?

Dear Military Spouse by Bridget Carlson
Dear Military Spouse, I'm fairly new to this game and I don't really know how getting a house in the military works. We're getting married when he gets back from Marine boot camp, how soon will it be until we're able to get a house? Will we even get a ...
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How long do I have to wait to be added to DEERS after getting married?

Dear Military Spouse by Bridget Carlson
How long will it take to add me to DEERS after getting married? Dear Military Spouse, I wanted to know do my Fiance and I have to be married for any specific amount of time before he can submit me for DEERS? He will be re-enlisting and we plan to ...
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DarnTough

Military Family Budget Worksheet {FREE}

Free Military Family Budget Worksheet with step by step instructions
For all of those that are looking to make a military family budget (and stick with it), I have created an easy to use, fill in the blank budget worksheet geared specifically towards the Military Family. It includes easy to follow directions to help you create your zero balance budget ...
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How long before we can move into housing?

Dear Military Spouse by Bridget Carlson
Hi Bridget! First I would like to thank you so much for having your Ask Bridget column. I enjoy reading it every week, even when you write about other stuff. Anyway, I just married a soldier; how long before we can move into housing? I feel like we have a ...
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Can I terminate my lease if I marry someone in the Military?

Ask Bridget - Dear Military Spouse
Q. I am currently engaged to a soldier. He is stationed in Texas and I live in our home state of Kentucky. Since we are getting married does this mean I can legally terminate my lease? InĀ other wordsĀ if I get married to someone in the military, can my lease be ...
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Gear Trade

What is a liberty pass and why does it cost so much?

Dear Military Spouse Bridget
Q. I have a question about Liberty pass, Can US ArmyĀ personnelĀ get them and do they cost thousands of Dollars to buy one? IĀ have beenĀ receiving emails for someone supposedly on deployment in Korea, and he's asked myself for 4700 Dollars to pay for his Liberty pass for 3 months to come ...
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Hey Military Spouse! Grow up & stop the bullying!

Stop bullying withing the Military Spouse Community
Hey, Military Spouse, Grow up stop the bullying! As a Military Spouse of almost 13 years, I have pretty much seen it all. I became a Military Spouse at the age of 20. So most of my adult life has been that of a Military Spouse. Although I didn't get ...
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Fort Lee MWR steps up to the plate

Sorry Keyboard
First I would like to apologize for notĀ writingĀ this sooner. I have been at the Earth Day event on Fort Lee, so I have not been in my office until just now.Ā Fort Lee MWR steps up to the plate on this whole mess! I would like to thank the Marketing Manager ...
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Fort Lee MWR has a potty mouth on Facebook

Fort Lee FMWR Potty Mouth Screen Shot
At around 3:49 pm today April 30, 2012, I noticed a rather disturbing status message in my newsfeed by the Fort Lee FMWR that read (without the stars): "It's the world's fault, not mine." the mantra of lazy f**kers everywhere. READ THE FOLLOW-UP POST HERE: Fort Lee MWR steps upĀ to ...
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Do I have to get a marriage license to get married and will he get days off so we can get married?

Do I have to get a marriage license to get married and will he get days off so we can get married?
Q. It's me again with some lovely order changes... No Presidents Day leave for my FiancƩ. This changes all the plans for getting married at the courthouse before the actual ceremony in April. We are still on for the actual wedding ceremony April 7th but I was thinking about it ...
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