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Military Life

Everything you could want to know about military life from a military spouse of 20 years who is also the face behind the column Dear Military Spouse.

He’s not deploying after all

Deployment Diary
After months of preparing for an upcoming deployment, something we have known about since last year, the word came down ...
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Military screwed up orders; now what?

Ask Bridget - Dear Military Spouse
My husband and I have been married over two years prior to military and he has been given a 3 ...
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Deployment Diary: Time to make deployment goals

Deployment Diary
My husband is back from NTC and we have started to knock off items that are on our pre-deployment to-do ...
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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 ...
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Deployment Diary: NTC….Check!!!

Deployment Diary
Jerry came back from NTC late last night! We can mark that off the pre-deployment list lol! The last 30 ...
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Deployment Diary: Almost through with NTC

Deployment Diary
Why do the shortest separations always seem the longest? We are three weeks into our four-week NTC separation and it ...
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Deployment Diary: He’s In The “Box”

Deployment Diary
Well, he is now "in the box" at NTC, as they call it. I laugh every time I hear that! ...
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Deployment Diary: NTC is a go!

Heading out for a date the night before NTC
So when I decided to do a deployment diary (blog) this time, I was going to wait until he actually ...
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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 ...
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Starting a Deployment Diary; Preparing for deployment

Deployment Diary
It’s no secret that deployments are not only tough on servicemember’s, but also on the loved ones that they leave ...
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PCSing soon; what tips do you have?

Ask Bridget - Dear Military Spouse
Hi Bridget! I heard you were a PCS guru and we are getting ready to PCS late Spring. This will ...
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Join Your Nextdoor Community!

Join your nextdoor community
Is anyone else a member of their Nextdoor Community? It's been pretty awesome meeting neighbors and other Mom's that live ...
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Care Package Theme: Happy Birthday Care Package

Birthday Package
Is your loved one deployed during his/her birthday? Why not put together a Birthday Themed Care Package aka Happy Birthday ...
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They are Home!!!!

Welcome home sign for my husband at Fort Hood
They are home! I am so happy to say that Maintenance Troop 3cr RSS is home from deployment! This means ...
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Care Package Sign Up Sites

America Supports You Flat Rate Box
Care package sign up sites are plentiful. Did you know there are several places you can sign up to receive ...
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PCS Blog: We are homeowners

Bridgets PCS Blog
Well, it is now official, we are homeowners! We are so glad that this part is over with and we ...
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PCS Blog: Waiting to close on our house

Bridgets PCS Blog
All the tedious work of buying a house has passed...thankfully! We are now just waiting to close on our house ...
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PCS Blog: Found A House

House
I just got back from 10 days of being gone to Texas. The entire purpose of the trip was to ...
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Putting together a PCS Binder – How To & Downloads

PCS Binder
FREE PCS BINDER TEMPLATE DOWNLOADS LOCATED AT END OF POST!! Ah, you have received PCS orders. For many, they are ...
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PCS Blog: Found A Realtor

Bridgets PCS Blog
I am happy to say that we now have found a Realtor! I will be leaving for Texas around March ...
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