Spouse and Family

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2020 Military Spouse Employment Summit Goes Virtual

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How Military Spouses Can Get Out the Vote, Without Taking Sides

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8 Steps to Prepare Your Home for a Successful Open House

When You Live a Daily Reminder of September 11

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How to Stay Close With Grandparents While Far Away

Are Spouse Hater Pages on Facebook Illegal?

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Make Your Voice Heard with the 2020 Blue Star Families Survey

This Retreat Can Help Spouses Prepare for Deployment

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Veteran Caregivers Can Get Free Mental Health Support Through This Service

Survive Transition

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Free Year of Linkedin Premium Now Available for Veteran Caregivers

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How Military Spouses Can Use the Transition Assistance Program

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VA Suspends All Discharges from Caregiver Program

Officials with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation introduced the Caregiver Experience Map during an event in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 27, 2018. (Elizabeth Dole Foundation/Lisa Nipp)

New Map Lays Out Military Caregiver Experience, Offers Help

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VA's Changes to Pension and DIC Rules May Make Getting Benefits Easier

The Mills Family, December 2017. (Photo courtesy Linda Mills)

A Day in the Life of a Military Caregiver

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Living With the Military

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Military Spouse and Family Benefits

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Military Spouse Education Help 101

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Military Spouse Employment 101

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Military Spouse and Family Moves 101

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Military Family Life 101

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Military Family Deployment 101

Spouse Career Advice

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How to Find Work from Home

You know those “work from home” jobs must be out there. Other military spouses have them. They have clients and they have...

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A Spouse Asks If She Must Give Up Her Dream Career

A spouse mourns her dream of an aviation job, given their frequent moves and where they're stationed.

I Thought My Wife Could Get a Job Anywhere

An Army NCO feels guilty that PCSing has left his vibrant wife unemployed for a year.

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Husbands Say: Get A Job, Military Wife

There comes a point in a service member's career when they want their spouse to work. But they don't always communicate that...

Ms. Vicki

Ms. Vicki: Should a Spouse Sign an Employment Contract?

A military spouse is faced with a two-year employment contract. But what happens if they PCS? Ms. Vicki helps.

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5 Easy Questions: Should You Go Back to School?

Here are five important things to think about before you commit to going back to school.

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Know Your Benefits

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DoD Set to Roll Out New Policy Targeting Pregnancy Discrimination in the Military

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Air Force Grants 1st Assignment Under New Co-Parenting Accommodation Policy

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For 1st Time in 3 Decades, Military Families and Retirees Are Getting Revamped IDs

A doctor at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton examines a young patient.

Bypassing Pentagon Pleas, Lawmakers Say Military Health System Reforms Will 'Stay the Course'

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DoD Mental Health Care Programs Leave Thousands of Families in Need, IG Finds

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Half of All DoD-Run Schools in US Will Move to Remote Learning for Fall

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