My Life As A Military Spouse

2011/06/26

2011/06/20

2011/06/08

2011/06/05

2011/06/01

I am.....A thirty-something active duty army wife. A mother and teacher. A southern born girl. I love sports! An independent conservative - sometimes I talk (or bash on) politics. You are not required to like my opinions or politics. I am a strong woman. I am not a feminist. Be sure to check out the sidebar for the most updated information.

Copyright All content ©2005-2011

MILITARY RELATED

• Gates: DOD budget cuts will require rethinking missions, benefits
• Benning doing away with vehicle stickers
• Communication with spouse linked to PTSD levels
• FINALLY: Army dumps beret as official ACU headgear
• House bill cuts military construction funds
• Marines struggle to convince Afghans that they won't abandon them
• As more U.S. troops die in Iraq, end of the mission there remains unclear
• Delta apologizes to soldiers after baggage fee complaints
• GAO: Fewer civilian providers accepting Tricare
• House passes $690 billion defense bill
• House passes GI Bill fixes, but will the Senate act?
• Obama issues veto threat for House defense bill
• Gates: Big Budget Cuts Will Diminish US Influence
• Education is Key in Fight Against PTSD
• Rule shielding military doctors from liability faces legal battle
• Gates to chart path to steeper defense cuts
• Chaplains seek protection for troops to share views on homosexuality
• Military paychecks not assured should government default in August
• As U.S. military exits Iraq, contractors set to enter
• Raiders knew mission a one-shot deal
• DoD's Education Directory for Children with Special Needs
• What is the way ahead for the Army?
• New Family Caregiver Program
• GI Bill Changes Could Cause Massive Delays
• Strain on U.S. forces in Afghanistan at a five-year high
• Lawmakers moving to block defense cuts
• New Mobile App Allows Users to Monitor Emotional Health
• Finally - Controversial black beret could get ditched
• Report: Number of ill service members increases
• Study offers Guard families help with parenting
• Army launching new email system
• Stress rising in families, but programs can help
• DOD, USDA Announce Family Support Partnership
• Major shake-up coming soon for top military officers
• Soldier 360
• WikiLeaks reveals details about Guantanamo detainees
• Shame on the Government for Scaring Its Military
• Cost of combat stress
• Former President Bush to Bike Ride With Wounded Warriors
• Pentagon inquiry clears McChrystal of wrongdoing
• Survivor's Guilt

THINGS THAT I THINK ARE PC, IGNORANT, RIDICULOUS OR PLAIN STUPID

• Sure, higher gas tax is the answer
• Driving Tax?
• Yippie, Van Jones jumps on board for 'new movement for a radical regime of global environmental law'
• U.N. Prepares to Debate Whether 'Mother Earth' Deserves Human Rights Status
• Seattle school renames Easter eggs 'Spring Spheres'
• California Teachers Union passesa new resolution supporting a convicted cop killer
• TSA frisked our 6-year-old daughter
• Chicago school bans homemade lunches
• Boston Mayor Thomas Menino KOs Soda, OKs Alcohol
• Can You Pay Mommies and Daddies to Be Better Parents?
• U.S. Lawmakers Weigh Putting Brakes on State (Rights) Age Limits for Teen Drivers
• Making it easier to pass exam for police recruits
• Feds go to far in the name of bullying, ax privacy, Fed instructs teachers to Facebook creep students
• Waxing and Shaving Monster High Doll, sculpt, tweeze, wax
• Arizona County Workers Being Tested for Nicotine Use
• Amnesty Int'l urges support for WikiLeaks suspect
• Report: Too many whites, men leading military
• WikiLeaks Is Up for a Nobel Peace Prize
• Who cares if it is a federal law?
• Smoker? No Job for You!
• Lawmaker seeks ban of military NASCAR sponsors
• Ousted USDA employee sues conservative blogger
• Arbitrator Rules DC Public Schools Must Rehire 75 Fired Teachers
• Making the case to the American people for why the U.N. matters to national security
• Proposal Would Require You to Buy Insurance--On Your Dog!
• (CREW) has a real problem with the number of congressmen choosing to sleep in their Capitol Hill offices at night
• Bill would ban sale of toy guns to minors
• Stars Comfort from the Cold Doesn't Matter - Quit whining! Super Bowl belongs everywhere
• Teen Suspended, Facing Criminal Charges for Shooting Plastic Spitballs in School
• Popular chicken chain under fire for donations
• Florida lawmaker wants teachers to grade parents
• 'Vodka eyeballing' drinking game
• The Myth of Homegrown Islamic Terrorism
• World leaders to discuss junk food ad ban at UN
• Journalists try avoiding violent political cliches
• Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals
• Hold the brownies! Bill could limit bake sales
• Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
• Federal Mandate for Safer Street Signs
• DREAM Crap
• Your kid from NV cannot go to CA college for in-state rates, but illegals can
• TSA employees backgrounds in question, but they can still 'feel you up'
• Trying terrorists in civilian court is great - for the terrorist
• The body scanner images we were promised would never be saved or published
• Females can play male sports, males catch flak for playing female sports
• In the Classroom: No Free Speech for You
• Circumcision as a Crime May End Up on S.F. Ballot
• Food and Drink Prohibition
• U.N. Human Rights Council to Take Aim at New Target: United States
• Banning Happy Meal Toys
• 4-Year-Old Can Be Sued, Judge Rules in Bike Case
• Beer Distributor's Witch Label Brews Contempt Among Wiccans
• Judge: McDonald's must pay obese employee $17.5K
• Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery
• Tax collector tries to squash childrens Idaho pumpkin stand
• Bad Driver? In Debt? Proposed NYC Law Would Ban You From Owning a Gun
• Michigan Woman Faces Civil Rights Complaint for Seeking a Christian Roommate
• Nebraska Girl, 11, Kicked Off Cheerleading Team for Not Shaking 'Booty'
• School cafeterias to try psychology in lunch line
• San Francisco considers banning Happy Meals toys
• Pentagon burns book and makes it a best-seller
• Time for Comedy, Not Tax Cuts
• Southern Baptist president: Yoga is anti-Christian
• Green Police Can Fine You
• FDA Weighing Restrictions of Cough Medicine
• Arizona vs. the U.N. Human Rights Police
• More ILLEGALS getting licenses
• Liberal groups push to exploit Target backlash
• Marine Says He Faces Termination for Refusing to Pay Teacher's Union Fee
• Spelling Bee draws protesters
• Congress Examines Restroom Inequalities in Federal Buildings
• Bay Area Students Punished for Sporting American Flag on Cinco de Mayo
• Employees Fired for Pursuing Alleged Shoplifter
• Georgia Considers Outlawing Abortions Based on Race, Gender
• International War Over Exit Signs
• Lindsay Lohan Suing E-Trade
• Parents have ZERO common sense so government must step in with labels
• First Lady Links Childhood Obesity to National Security
• Atlanta Billboards Link Race, Abortion
• Coercive Taxes, Veganism to Stop Climate 'Emergency'
• Support builds for Murtha's wife to take U.S. House seat
• Mixed reaction on MARTA's ‘yellow line' rebranding
• Why Are Those Super Bowl Ad Execs so Mad at Women?
• Atlanta's Transit System Changes 'Yellow Line' to 'Gold' After Asian Outrage
• The women's movement going stupid
• International Planned Parenthood Pushes Intensive Sex Education for Kids as Young as 10
• U.N. Report Advocates Teaching Masturbation to 5-Year-Olds
• International police force authorized to act within the United States

WELL SAID

• Weinergate - Yes, blame the females

OTHER THINGS

• How Free is Your State?
• TSA security looks at people who complain about ... TSA security
• Excerpt From Kevin McCullough's New Book "No He Can't"
• Military Diversity gone wild
• Assimilation depends on a shared sense of national pride
• Multiculturalism has failed, says French president
• Test gets almost 1 in 5 syphilis cases wrong
• Oliver North: Avoiding a Jimmy Carter Moment
• The Bogus Science Of Shaken-Baby Syndrome
• Making Yourself Nearly Invisible on Facebook
• Why Almost Everything You Hear About Medicine Is Wrong
• Feds Checking Post-Vaccine Seizures in Young Kids
• Record $14 trillion-plus debt weighs on Congress
• Obama administration ends high-tech border fence
• Lawmakers Ban Protests Near Tucson Funerals
• The Constitution Did Not Condone Slavery
• Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans
• How a Bill Really Becomes Law
• Top 10 Political Lies of 2010
• Gay Is Good Or Bullying Is Bad? A Teachable Moment
• Seeking Promiscuous Heathen Female Roommate
• What's Your Constitution IQ?
• Airports toy with the idea of tossing the TSA
• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" About Religious Liberty Problems
• Liberalism: An Autopsy
• Is Biofuel more harmful than coal?
• Is the Health Care Bill Constitutional
• Parents, do you know what these texts mean?
• Oklahoma to become the first U.S. state to veto use of Islamic code
• CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot
• Obama's $50 Billion Spending Plan to Boost Economy, Report Says
• Obama Highway Plan Fuels Talk of Gas Tax Hike
• Meanest Sites on the Web for Kids
• Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Global Comparison
• College-Bound: Turning Your Child Over to the Campus Liberals
• Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live
• You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows (1969)
• Gun Rights For All 50 States
• Think Tough Gun Laws Keep Europeans Safe? Think Again...
• Immigration and Liberty
• Congress about to limit political speech of bloggers?
• The Secret Cult of Office Smokers
• Exploring Kagan
• Forever Mother
• Immigration lesson for numskulls
• All Not Created Equal
• How Are Our Federal Tax Dollars Spent?
• Audit finds US census preparations wasted millions
• Foreign 'Birth Tourists' Seek U.S. Citizenship for Children
• CBO chief says debt 'unsustainable'
• The War On The Young: The Minimum Wage
• No Fat Kids!
• A Birthright? Maybe Not.
• Democrats show command of health care votes
• Obama and Task Force want take over Fishing
• Did you know that the census does not distinguish between illegal immigrants and U.S. citizens?
• The roots of the Tea Party movement
• Maryland Gun owners in cross hairs
• The FBI Knows Where You Are, Thanks to Your Cell Phone
• ClimateGate's Phil 'Hide the Decline' Jones Admits Manipulating Data
• Obama will help select location of Khalid Sheik Mohammed terrorism trial
• Anti-Tea Party Web Site Part of Scheme to Funnel Funds
• The Super-Sized Census Boondoggle
• Why a Six-Hour Flight Now Takes Seven
• Behind Obama's Phony Deficit Numbers
• Great Expectations - By Oliver North
• Global Warming Update
• What it costs to be a winter Olympian
• Fact Check: How State of Union Compares With Reality
• State of the Union punctuated by tough talk, odd reaction
• Did the WHO Exaggerate the H1N1 Flu Pandemic's Danger?
• "Live Free or Die Documentary"
• Analysis: Winners, losers in Supreme Court ruling
• Cass Sunstein's Stealth Propaganda
• U.N.'s World Health Organization Eyeing Global Tax on Banking, Internet Activity
• Commonsense Reagan vs. Elitist Obama
• Removing the Public from Public Discourse
• Pentagon: More return to fight after leaving Gitmo
• Terror 2010
• Studies spotlight problems in FDA device approvals
• Extending Federal Benefits to Same-Sex Couples Will Cost $898M
• The Government is Monitoring Facebook and Twitter
• H1N1 Vaccine Insert
• How not to pay too much for car repairs
• Terror Trials
• Pork Report
• Web-monitoring software gathers data on kid chats

YUMMIES

• One-Pot Meals
• Pioneer Woman Cooks
• Old Recipe Books
• Just Cook It





For TKD, check out this student taekwondo uniform by KD Elite.



PET FRIENDLY



• Dog Park.com
• Amber Pet Alert
• Pure Gold Pet Trackers
• Find Toto
• LJT Pet Tracking

USEFUL QUICK LINKS TO GOOD ARTICLES & BLOG POSTINGS

• Facebook Tips for Military Spouses
• Coming Home Series
• Military Spouses for Creative Solutions
• As A Military Spouse: What have you done for yourself lately?
• Preparing for Deployment
• Anticipatory Grief
• Deployment Snowflakes
• Homecoming/Reunion Time
• Quiet Panic
• Deployment = Being A Single Parent
• Blogging 101
• Which is more difficult during deployment?
• SPACE-A for Military Families
• The Fun of Privatized Housing
• Budgeting for a PCS
• PCS Tips from a Military Wife
• Helping Our Wounded Heroes
• When you are a military spouse and need help
• Domestic Violence help for Military Spouses
• Military Spouse Education Resource
• Military Spouse Counseling Options
• Is There An ASYMCA Near You?
• Photography
• Helping Children Stay Safe Online







MILITARY FAMILY BLOGROLL

• I married into the Army
• Ramblings of a Marine Wife
• Semper Fi Momma
• The Homefront
• Honor and Remember
• Military Matters - Jewlery & Gifts
• Paycheck Chronicles
• Guide to Military Travel
• Four Fans of Freedom
• Lemon Stand
• Married To The Military
• Most Certainly Not
• Army Wife Toddler Mom
• Homefront Six
• Trying to Grok
• Erin
• Family Matters
• Tammi's World
• Mel
• MOAA Spouse
• In Training
• Hooah Wife and Friends
• Learning to Live
• Texan Abroad
• Proud Infantry Wife
• Anonymous Army Wife
• Hope4Grace
• Life Lessons of a Military Wife
• Life in a Cracker Box
• Redleg Wife
• MacDonald Clan
• Liberal Army Wife
• Chronicles of Marna
• Under the Sea
• Slighty Salty
• Loquita
• She Who Waits
• More Than An Army Wife
• Soldier's Mom
• Debbi's Dribble - Army Mom
• Life As An Army Mom
• Married to the Army
• Military Spouses for Change
• View from the War(Home)Front
• Trying Our Best
• Friggle Frump
• Little Did She Know
• Army Wife Blogger
• Wendy's Tiki Hut
• HH6
• TripleE
• MO
• KJ Musings
• Holding Down the Homefront
• Tootie's Place
• In The Gutter
• Yllescas Family
• Army Duck
• Heffners In Hawaii
• Yellow Ribbons
• Julie The Army Wife
• Household6Diva
• Taking Life One Day At A Time
• The Finish Line
• Life the way I see it
• Finding Waves
• Life is like a rock - just lick it!
• Hellcat Betty
• Tucker & Swiss
• Kansas Castillos
• Army Brats and Me
• When In Rome
• My Life



Homeschooling's #1 Way to Save

MILITARY HOUSING & CLASSIFIEDS LINKS

• New RCI Waiting List Procedures
• AHRN (DOD sponsored)
• Plan My Move (DOD)
• DOD Military Housing Privatization
• Off Base Housing FYI
• MilitarybyOwner
• Military Classifieds
• Military.com Classifieds
• Military Owners.com
• Off Base Housing
• Military Homes For Sale
• For Sale By Military.net
• US Military FSBO
• Military Homes

MILITARY & RELATED LINKS

• DoD Education Directory for Children with Special Needs
• Navy Seal Foundation
• Afghan 101
• Students At The Center
• Camaraderie Foundation - Veteran Counseling Services
• National Resource Directory
• Sittercity for military families
• PilotsnPaws
• Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pets
• Burn Pit
• Space A Travel Info
• Operation Special Delivery
• Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
• Military Matters - Gifts
• Defense.gov
• Military Connection Blog
• Illinois Warrior Assistance Program
• Minnesota Veteran
• Ask June - Military Finance Issues
• US Army Wounded Warrior Program
• Military OneSource
• Military HomeFront
• Armed Forces Journal
• Reconnect America
• Operation Love ReUnited
• Military Homeschool Blogger
• To The Fallen Records
• Armed Forces Ft Lewis
• Treats For Troops
• Patriot Guard Riders
• VA Joe
• SpouseBUZZ
• Military Spouse
• About.com US Military
• Military Spouse Network
• Military.com Podcasts
• Military Money Matters
• Married to the Army
• Multi National Corps-Iraq
• Move America Forward
• MRS Project-I'm Comin Home
• They Have Names
• Sentinels of Freedom
• The Legion Vision
• Help Iraqi Families.org
• Freedom Calls
• Money for Military
• GoodSearch.com
• American Military Family
• Iraq War Today
• Flags Across The Nation
• Baghdad Weather
• Operation Gratitude
• Operation Homefront
• Fisher House
• Wounded Warrior Project
• Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund
• Soldiers Angels
• Valour-IT
• Soldiers Angels Europe
• Solders Angels Germany
• Soldiers Angels Kansas City
• Homes For Our Troops
• Proudly We Hail
• Support Them
• Salute America's Heroes
• Angels 'n Camouflage
• Hidden Heroes and Wounded Warriors
• Operation Iraqi Children
• Iraq War Veterans Org
• Subscriptions For Soldiers
• Lest They Be Forgotten
• Bubbas Artwork
• Sew Much Comfort
• CENTCOM
• Luke Stricklin
• Songs By American Soldiers
• Don't Speak For Me
• MAAF
• International Military Family Law Blog

BLOGROLL

• Luggage Free.com
• What Will They Learn
• ACTA
• Keep America Safe
• RightOnline
• NEJW
• Big Government
• The Hill
• ALG
• Below The Beltway
• Dog Kennels Center
• MG Oates Blog
• McCain Blogette
• Ellen Miller
• Dr Laura
• Mudville
• This Vet's Life
• Outside the Wire
• Insight on Freedom
• Murdoc
• Boston Maggie
• Warning Signs
• American Ranger
• This is Your War II
• My Opinions & Rants
• Back In Iraq
• Deployment to Afghanistan
• Lumberjack in a Desert
• Dude where's the beach-Iraq
• American Citizen Soldier
• Cowboy Marine
• America's Son
• SGT Grumpy
• Victory Caucus
• Uncle Jimbo
• Scully
• Danz Family
• Gazing at the Flag
• Alayna
• Acute Politics
• Life in these United States
• Gunnar's Mom
• Michelle Malkin
• Duty in the Desert
• Tanker Brothers
• in Defense
• One Guardsman's Spiel
• A Soldier's Mind
• Western World Politics
• Blackfive
• Blackfive You Tube Channel
• Laughing Wolf
• Francis Marion
• A Soldier's Perspective
• ACE
• From My Position
• OPFOR
• Small Wars
• Retired Reservist
• At Walter Reed
• A Storm In Afghanistan
• Iraq Now
• Radio Patriot
• The Military Outpost
• Captain's Comments
• Badgers Forward
• Argghhh!
• Boghie
• Bored Soldier
• Vox Veterana
• Captains Quarters
• Major Mike
• Old War Dogs
• Blogmeister USA
• IraqPundit
• Middle Ground
• Drunken Wisdom
• Pawigoview
• Echo9er
• CIIDG
• VW
• Right Truth
• Iraq the Model
• Dadmanly
• Soldier's Dad
• Thunder Run
• Boots In Baghdad
• Boots In Baghdad Films
• Right Face
• Not Exactly Rocket Science
• Third Wave Dave
• Miserable Donuts
• Major Dad
• Snark Patrol
• Vicki's Blog
• Chevy Rose
• Pappy's Blog
• Jack Army
• Lump on a Blog
• American Soldier
• Basil's Blog
• Doc In The Box
• This That and Frog Hair 2
• Hello Iraq
• Healing Iraq
• Neurotic Iraqi Wife
• The Mommy Blog

OTHER LINKS

• RightOnline
• NEJW
• Big Government
• News Fifty
• Keep America Safe
• Made In USA
• Karl Rove
• The Fox Nation
• New American Tea Party
• Washington Examiner
• Environmental Republican
• Middle East Journal
• LGF
• PJTV
• Danger Room
• Ace of Spades HQ
• Townhall
• Threats Watch
• Neptunus Lex
• Eject
• Defense Tech
• Warriors For Innocence
• Hot Air
• Michael Yon
• Stop The ACLU
• Stop The ACLU Coalition
• Stop The ACLU Blog
• Moonbat Monitor
• The Hillary Project
• LGF
• Right Wing News
• Jihad Watch
• Moore Watch
• Violent Patriot

OLDER ARTICLE LINKS

Oliver North: Busted
• Free Music, Movies For Troops Overseas
• Purchasing Old Military Equipment
• Introduced Bill to Give Military Funerals More Protection
• Mythbuster developing vehicle armor for military
• New DoD initiatives to detect concussion under study
• New PT test to get at least 6-month trial
• Dempsey: More on way forward coming soon
• Vote coming Thursday on 2011 budget agreement
• Corps on fast-track to field ballistic boxers to Marines
• Gates' replacement: Panetta gets the ink; will Mabus get the job?
• McChrystal To Lead Program For Military Families
• Social Security numbers to be removed from military ID cards
• Shutdown Planning Fail - There will be a next time
• Programs Helps You Cope With Divorce
• Ham: US May Consider Sending Troops to Libya
• US to Scale Back Troop Cuts in Europe
• TDY help changes for reserve, recalled soldiers
• New circular guides PT
• A guide to approaching troops at the airport
• Gates: Troops could stay in Iraq after 2011
• Shutdown Averted
• Illegal immigrants in US Marine uniforms arrested
• 9 PT changes that airmen want now
• 4 Army clothing bag changes for 2013
• Dem. Rep says Petraeus Testimony Carries a Charlie Sheen
• Congress Won’t Consider Defense Spending as Separate Issue, Durbin Says
• Budget delays wasting billions, harming readiness
• Does Shutdown Mean No Pay for Military?
• Hearing to focus on troops’ heavy combat packs
• Good-Bye Interval Pay, We Will Miss You
• Military monitors radiation as troops deliver humanitarian aid
• Free military volunteer force, that will be serving for free without pay
• Life and healing in progress
• Army Gen. George Casey is urging against cuts to manpower and equipment, but he knows a tough fight looms
• Military blocks access to popular video sites
• Tricare target of Pentagon cuts
• GAO says Army wasting millions on gear
• Revisions leave soldiers with single dress uniform
• 12th infant dies inexplicably at Fort Bragg
• Slain O-3’s widow can get Army records
• Opinion: An Expeditionary Force in Readiness
• Army Community Service to employ pilot transformation
• Army Social Media Handbook Now Available as iPhone App
• Casey: Two-year dwell time will be reality by October
• Effectiveness of DOD school funding questioned
• Report: TBI center leadership ‘unfocused’
• Germany-based soldiers add yoga to PT program
• Army revises retention control points for enlisted soldiers
• TRADOC revises Army Physical Fitness Test
• Program Cuts Would Sustain Health Care, Maintain Quality
• GAO: Improve DoD tuition assistance oversight
• Researchers Discover Biological Pathway Linked to PTSD
• Wounded Iraq Vet Gets Heckled During Columbia University Speech
• Gates: More personnel needed in Iraq after 2011
• Top HASC Dem: Raise Tricare fee if necessary
• Coffman: It’s time to completely end the draft
• Europe-based troops to test new Army fitness program
• Budget proposal slashes construction, housing
• Gates defends plan to raise some Tricare fees
• Panel chair challenges Obama's defense cuts
• Still no word on fate of combat brigades in Europe
• Up-or-out rules get refined by Army
• Report: Combat soldiers carry too much weight
• Military won’t be spared in Obama’s budget
• How a family can survive a spouse’s long absence
• Bomb-Resistant Boxers to Be Manufactured by New York Company
• Caregiver benefits proposal irks families of wounded troops
• Report: One-third of overseas voters couldn’t cast a ballot last fall
• Lawyers say faker law gives feds too much power
• 'Widows' tax' lingers
• Army's most seriously wounded commander returns to combat
• Report: BRAC to bring traffic headaches
• After war, an Air Force pilot's life spirals out of control
• Experts: Lack of Sleep May Cause Big Problems - Troops Especially Vulnerable
• Handbook to guide GIs on social media usage
• AFAP delegates tackle 88 issues
• Senate report on Hood shooting slams FBI, Army
• Op-Ed: On Gates' Watch - He has left a mess
• Care, access seen rising under 'Medical Home' concept
• Bachmann plan would cut veterans benefits
• Wilson: Prepare for tighter budgets, force drawdown
• Report: Many in wounded units ‘over-medicated’
• Obama warns more DoD cuts may be needed
• White House to Unveil Military Family Plan
• Spouse education programs to be reviewed
• Errors affect thousands of military mortgages
• Consumer Advocates Seek Military’s Input
• ‘Medical Home’ Concept Improves Care, Controls Costs
• Elementary School Readers Vote U.S. Armed Forces as 2010 Person of the Year
• Bank apologizes for overcharging troops for mortgages
• Army to report rise in National Guard, Reserve suicides
• Deployed GIs benefited from upfront help
• Hasan mental health report due next week
• DoD expands Tricare coverage for older children
• Tricare plan for young adults won’t be cheap
• Commission to recommend allowing women in combat units
• Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program
• Texas artist bringing the fallen to life
• AAFES offering students awards for B average or better
• Opinion: Can Obama cut the military in the face of a rising China?
• Military chaplains are faith mismatch for personnel they serve?
• Top Officer Directs the Military to Take Stock of Itself
• Battle heats up again over Tricare fee hikes
• Gates goes after military health care
• War Savings Could Be Elusive as Gates Proposes Budget Cuts, Reduction in Ground Force
• Army Mulls Women in Combat Arms Units
• Holly Petraeus to take on online loan scammers
• Casey: Families, modernization top priorities
• Program cuts let Army keep soldiers, for now
• President signs into law latest GI Bill changes
• New GI Bill Puts Parents in a Pinch
• Gates to announce program cuts
• Study: PTSD signals longer-term health problems
• Tricare denies coverage of newer TBI treatment
• Military kids taking more psychiatric drugs
• Fort Detrick (and other installations) allowing others to rent houses on-base
• Army is moving to replace its combat uniforms - Again
• Many troops protected from BAH rate drop
• Geo-tags can show enemies your location
• Make your MOS move now
• Oliver North: Obama administration's "strategy" for dismembering our national security
• Military Bans Disks, Threatens Courts-Martial to Stop New Leaks
• Pay Raise: 1.4% Assured; 1.9% Unlikely
• Military retirement system broken, board says
• Changes in Tricare payments to eat at hospital budgets
• Service Members Face New Threat: Identity Theft
• Diet pills, laxatives, liposuction: Everyone is trying to meet the Army’s weight, tape standards
• Hoyer Wants Military Pay Freeze
• Family of Marine killed in Iraq adopts wounded dog
• Debt panel backs off on specific military cuts
• R&R Challenges
• Method to erase traumatic memories may be on the horizon
• GI Bill upgrades unlikely to happen this year
• GI Bill changes don't include much for families
• Home-Buying Tips for Military
• 'Catch-26' for Military Families
• Troop Divorce Rates Level
• U.S. Sending Heavy Tanks to Afghanistan
• Congress Building to Break Promises
• AF Warns Troops About Facebook Feature
• Military Pay and TRICARE Under Fire
• Study: Playing Tetris Can Help Reduce Flashbacks
• Presidential panel calls for freezing military pay, housing allowances for three years
• Pentagon chiefs: Afghans can manage by 2014
• USAA says it's probing e-mail scam
• More problems, stress for kids of deployed
• General provides Yellow Ribbon program perspective
• HBO's new documentary, "Wartorn: 1861-2010," Premiers 11 Nov
• Spouse Tuition Assistance — MyCAA Update
• DoD Study: Most Troops, Families OK With Gays
• Study: Evidence That Those Who Serve Marry Earlier and Divorce Earlier”
• Military Teen Online
• Deployments Can Impact Students’ Academic Success
• DOD Website Helps Young People Plan Futures
• DoD Supports Military Children in Public Schools
• Defense Bill Always Equals Social Policy Bill
• Webb Calls for Future Troop Cuts
• U.S. medical team uses new method to save soldier's life
• Congress Failure Means Education support in Iraq suspended
• More options on the way for IRR soldiers
• Army service rifles getting significant upgrades
• Army Pledges Not to Cut Family Programs
• Program Helps Guard, Reserve Couples Cope With Deployments
• Trauma hospital in Afghanistan provides state-of-the-art medical service
• War off the Radar, Congress Fails
• Sen. Bond: Troops with combat stress discharged, not treated
• The Real Soldier Behind the 'Call of Duty' Games
• Army finds simple blood test to identify mild brain trauma
• Fort Hood shooting hearing unexpectedly stalled
• Witnesses to recall Fort Hood attack at hearing
• Feds to Sue New York Board Over Military Voting Violations
• Military funeral protests reach Supreme Court
• Army targets depression during awareness month
• Too few in US bear burdens of war
• Senate passes compromise veterans package
• Kids’ education a growing concern for mil families
• Official Urges Protection Against Identity Theft
• Sen. Inhofe would expand private care for PTSD, TBI
• Extended Tricare for children still in limbo
• Ft Bliss Gunman, retired SGT
• TSP prepares for launch of Roth option
• Lawmakers seek ways to pay for GI Bill upgrades
• MyCAA extends enrollment date
• Freedom to Speak or Terrorize?
• Obama to push immigration with defense bill
• Military Pays and Allowances for the Free and Reduced Lunch Programs
• Infant Deaths at Bragg Lead to Inquiry
• Text of Obama's Oval Office address on Iraq
• Text of President Obama's speech at Fort Bliss
• Army ends GED programs
• Army Residents Bill of Rights
• Tobacco Shipments to Troops to Resume
• Army's First Privatized Hotel Opens
• Civilian Business Leaders Suggest Changing Military Retirement System
• Combat gear upgrade: New ruck, improved ACUs
• Defense budget cuts to pay for teacher bailout
• Flu shots mandatory for students, teachers at DODDS-Europe schools
• DOJ Accused of Stalling on MOVE Act for Voters in Military
• Cemetery Agrees to Let Father of Fallen Soldier to Fly Flags
• Support Our Troops - Pay Them
• AKO security changes block access for some
• USDS Psychologist fights battle of minds
• Army screening uncovers wounds of war
• More vets could get PTSD compensation under rule change
• Spouses Discuss Delayed PTSD
• Skeptics say child custody policy for deployed parents has no legal legs
• A Sad Day
• PTSD increases risk of dementia
• Military Still Failing To Diagnose, Treat Brain Injuries
• New research could help explain the lasting effects of PTSD
• New Army deployment model will boost dwell time< (in a few years)/a>
• Former soldiers release album
• MyCAA: Beware of those Fees
• Military doctors developing new approach to treating pain
• Senator Proposes 6 Major GI Bill Fixes
• Efforts grow to stop GI funeral protests
• Army teens take challenges, benefits of Army life to Congress
• Summer Programs Expand for Military Children
• Afghan Embed
• Soldier widows caught in military, civilian worlds
• Inhofe bill would ensure off-base gun rights
• New school options for Soldiers
• Nearly nine years into wars, DOD fine-tuning pay
• New rules for families of deceased Soldiers
• Intense Battle Shows Limit of ROE
• Air Force to cut chaplain corps by 15 percent
• Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Gates at Fort Riley, Kansas
• Md. bars schools releasing tests to military
• Is era of plus-size military pay raises over?
• Tricare North ends regional contract with Aetna - protest over its West Region contract is still pending
• A New Normal: How Is the War Within Transforming Our Force and Families?
• Soldier-Citizens to the Rescue?
• Couple's efforts succeed as Obama signs measure helping military caregivers
• Interim Fort Hood Recommendations Approved
• New (available in May) DVD Helps Children With Deployment
• First Tee Golf Program For Military Kids
• Major Shares His PTSD Story
• Navy Program Cuts Stress for Military Families
• House OKs new rule for clothing allowance
• Military kids react to Rand stress study
• Smaller pay raise makes sense, officials say
• The Tomb of the Unknowns
• Reports rip plans for new military hospitals
• Military Spouses Could Get Certification Aid
• Army looks to standardize service for special-needs families
• Autism Services Demonstration Extended to March 2012
• Renewing a driver’s license while overseas
• Many angles to caregiver bill
• Some spouses get tax extension to Oct. 15
• Once branded a coward, he fights for PTSD victims
• Congress looks to extend Tricare coverage for kids
• Off Base Housing Survey for Japan, Bahrain, Thailand and UK
• Pentagon to enact recommendations of Fort Hood panel
• Fort Hood report and recommendations released
• DODEA launches new school info Web site
• Navy SEALs Recognize Anger More Quickly
• Senate votes to protect Tricare beneficiaries
• Gold Star Dad vs Church Case
• Revolving door of multiple tours linked to PTSD
• Family and Medical Leave Act to include more military-related absences
• Donations for father of slain Marine exceed $17,000
• Final Report from the National Leadership Summit on Military Families
• Report: Military could be underestimating troops’ compensation
• Support pours in for slain Marine's father ordered to pay protesters' court costs
• Dad of a fallen Marine perseveres against protests at military funerals
• Rep. introduces bill to extend Tricare for dependents until age 26
• Stress dogs can be a Soldier's best friend
• DODEA reading scores top much of U.S.
• DOD approves extra time off for troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Summary of Federal Tax Law Changes for 2009 - 2017
• Care Plan to Encompass More Military Families
• Pentagon Aims to Make Troop Vote Count
• Will Health care bill impact Tricare, VA health programs?
• Iowa latest state to approve unemployment benefits for military spouses who move
• The Guilt They Carry
• Policy revisions approved to allow transfer benefit for same-sex teacher couples
• Plan would expand leave for some families
• Mental health evacuations spike in war zones
• DOD halts funds for spouse tuition
• Court to rule in military funeral protest case
• DoD opens access to social media sites
• PROMISES, PROMISES: War widows' futile fight
• Air Force Mandates H1N1 vaccine for children
• Tough old soldier battles new enemy: Suicide epidemic
• Lessons from Ft Hood Report (pdf)
• Depression risk for spouses of deployed
• Study: Fast morphine treatment may prevent PTSD
• DODEA posts reports on schools online
• Mileage reimbursements drop for 2010
• Servicemember Voting Laws Reflect Changes
• Army trains soldiers on how to be mentally, emotionally tough
• New Army regs vague on how to remove stigma of seeking help
• Questioning OEF ROE
• 2 studies: PTSD is chemical change in brain
• DOD to miss deadline for removing Social Security numbers from IDs
• Military Spouse Scholarships
• Brigade teams bring mental health to Fort Campbell
• Respite Child Care Expands to All 50 States
• Testing to Predict PTSD
• Marine Corps Bans Pit Bulls & Rottweilers
• Walter Reed at forefront of cancer fight
• DOD memo will loosen restrictions on social networking

DADT RELATED

• Manning decided he didn't like DADT after Basic
• Military indoctrinated on gays kissing, behavior
• DoD DADT Portal
• Number of gay servicemembers won't be tracked inside military, no MEO
• DADT repeal plan sees no changes for chaplains
• Pentagon to outline training for post-DADT life
• Report: Enforcing DADT cost $
• New bill seeks to slow DADT repeal
• Log Cabin Republicans press on with DADT suit
• Transgender vets want military access
• Gates hopes to start DADT repeal training soon
• Wilson says he hopes to reinstate DADT
• Devil in the Details of DADT's Repeal
• The Last Boss That Said This To Me
• Reactions to DADT repeal mixed among servicemembers
• Military to adjust
• Schools Lift ROTC Ban After DADT Vote
• Senate repeals gay ban
• Senate delays vote
• DADT still holding up defense budget bill
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Care
• Voting With Their Feet
• Service chiefs: Repeal DADT, but not now
• The long awaited DADT Report and Hearings on CSPAN
• McCain calls study flawed
• Study reveals pockets of significant opposition
• DADT Reports
• DADT Study to Kick Off Hill Debate Today
• Corps presents most resistance to DADT repeal
• Hearings Scheduled
• Pentagon trying to get ban lifted this year
• Reid to Push Another Vote on Ban
• Pentagon investigates leak on gay study
• Supreme Court allows gay military ban for now
• Report: Little risk to war from gays in combat
• Drive to Repeal 'Don't Ask' Policy All but Lost for Now
• Gates, Obama urge Congress to repeal gay ban
• Court extends life of military policy on gays
• Generation gap divides troops on gays in military
• Retired Chaplains Warn Against DADT Repeal
• DoD Study: Most Troops, Families OK With Gays
• Obama tells bloggers he has a lame-duck strategy to end DADT
• Mr. Fix-it
• Group to appeals court: Reverse DADT ruling
• Can’t lead if you disobey order
• Secretaries must now OK DADT separations
• Appeals court keeps military gay policy
• Judge rejected the government's latest effort
• Recruiters told to accept gay applicants
• Judge Likely to Deny Gov't on Gay Troops Order
• FAQs: Where do we go from here on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’?
• Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Overturn Ruling on Gay Ban
• Pentagon shuts down enforcement of gay ban
• Ruling likely to have little immediate affect on the force
• Judge orders 'don't ask, don't tell' injunction
• Pentagon argues against injunction on gay ban
• Bill Blocked
• ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Feedback Sought From Spouses
• Poll Finds Most Oppose DADT Repeal
• DADT working group hosting forums at overseas bases
• Lawyers seek injunction to halt gay ban
• DADT Federal Court Case Begins Today
• Group challenges policy on gays in military
• Survey Hits Email
• Group asks gay troops to ignore DoD survey
• Study draws fire from advocates, gay soldiers
• Mullen critical of timing on gay ban vote
• Gates Addresses Troops on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal
• "Don't ask, don't tell" repeal vote would not have survived House Armed Services Committee
• "Don't ask, don't tell" repeal pushed back
• Plan to Repeal DADT In Doubt
• Surprise: Scott Brown voting no on repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell”
• May 27, Dec. 1 now key dates for "don't ask, don't tell"
• WH Reaches Deal on Delayed DADT Repeal
• House, Senate could tackle ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ next week
• HASC: Leave gay ban out of defense bill
• Calif. legislators: End of gay ban
• Website solicits comments on repeal, promises not to tell (sort of)
• Gates, Mullen say gay ban works for now
• Groups insist ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal will harm chaplains
• Chaplains Letter
• If the military’s gay ban is reversed, what would change?
• Obama clashes with gay rights hecklers in L.A.
• Only one gay couple affected by new DODEA teacher transfer rules
• Army secretary does about-face on DADT moratorium
• Lesbian's case seen as willingness to reinterpret 'don't ask, don't tell'
• 'Don’t ask, don’t tell': Don’t speak? Don’t know
• Army secretary won’t discharge gay soldiers who talk to him
• Obama & The Pentagon’s Social Engineering
• Conway Concerned With Gays in Barracks
• Gates issues new rules on gay ban
• Pentagon rebukes general for opposing repeal of 'don’t ask, don’t tell' law
• Lawmakers hear both sides of debate
• Gay rights activists arrested after White House protest
• Pa. guard chaplain denies violating DADT
• Where Gay Marriage is Legal
• Policy Must End
• Not so Fast on DADT
• Casey: Some are anxious about ending DADT
• DoD officials mum on DADT opinions
• Military experts, scholars ask Congress to take stand on 'don’t ask, don’t tell'
• Troops to have voice in DADT review
• Gen. Ham to do study
• Editorial: Homosexuals in the Military
• Don't Ask Who They Are But What They Do
• A Few Questions before Gays Serve Openly
• Oliver North: Military Lab Rats
• Don't Change 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• The military should not be a test lab

EDUCATION?

• School Surveys 7th Graders on Oral Sex
• Teachers Pay as Union Chickens Come Home to Roost
• The Year of Waitlist Hell
• Understanding the Adults' Insatiable Thirst for School Spending
• Tuition Breaks for Illegals?
• Reality TV and the SAT
• DODDS to stop funding off-base graduation ceremonies
• Fed instructs teachers to Facebook creep students
• Would your child stand up to bullies?
• Rutgers Says Male, Female Students Can Share Room
• Improve Your Chance for Top College Picks - Forgo Aid Applications
• Anaheim School District Takes a Big Brother Approach to Truancy
• Buying Your Way Into College
• Angry teachers in the Midwest shut down more than a dozen school districts in protest
• Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants
• B-Schools Struggle to Get Global
• Big Disparity Reported Between Getting a Diploma and College-Readiness Rates
• Does going to college make you smarter—or poorer?
• Cash for Education Clunkers
• Californians willing to pay more taxes for schools
• Pennsylvania school experiments with 'segregation'
• Too religious to homeschool?
• State senator wants Indiana students to weigh in to fight obesity
• Student Test Scores Show U.S. Science Deficiency
• Pros And Cons Of iPads In The Classroom
• Districts that do more with less
• Student tracking finds limited learning in college
• Good or Bad, Teachers Can Skew Your Lifetime Earnings
• Is the Google-fication of education underway?
• Anti-bullying program quashes playground gossip
• Kids Aren't Cars; Schools Shouldn't Be Assembly Lines
• The Case for the Virtual Classroom
• The Secret Behind a Better SAT Score?
• Delaying College to Fill in the Gaps
• As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up
• It’s Time for School Choice!
• Failure is impossible for high school students!
• Your kid from NV cannot go to CA college for in-state rates, but illegals can
• Global Warming Debate Ignites LSU Classroom
• Ohio Principal Defends Political Field Trip as Questions Continue
• Parents: Fight dumb school fundraisers
• CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS telling children to vote Democrat?
• Critical School Choice Case to be heard by Supreme Court
• Disrespect Creates Classroom Disasters
• Is your child the youngest in class? If so, be wary of an ADHD diagnosis
• President to Parents: "Do As I Say..."
• Academic Freedom: Obama Edition
• Money is not what schools need
• Teacher bonuses fail to boost test scores
• The New Jersey Teachers' Cartel

Previous Posts

• PCS
• Money Monday
• Delta Airlines
• Money Monday
• Money Monday
• Postponed
• Lasting Legacy
• My PCS Chronicles
• Military Pay Seems To Be A Political Game
• Money Monday

Archives

• March 2005
• April 2005
• May 2005
• June 2005
• July 2005
• August 2005
• September 2005
• October 2005
• November 2005
• December 2005
• January 2006
• February 2006
• March 2006
• April 2006
• May 2006
• June 2006
• July 2006
• August 2006
• September 2006
• October 2006
• November 2006
• December 2006
• January 2007
• February 2007
• March 2007
• April 2007
• May 2007
• June 2007
• July 2007
• August 2007
• September 2007
• October 2007
• November 2007
• December 2007
• January 2008
• February 2008
• March 2008
• October 2008
• November 2008
• December 2008
• January 2009
• February 2009
• March 2009
• April 2009
• May 2009
• June 2009
• July 2009
• August 2009
• September 2009
• October 2009
• November 2009
• December 2009
• January 2010
• February 2010
• March 2010
• April 2010
• May 2010
• June 2010
• July 2010
• August 2010
• September 2010
• October 2010
• November 2010
• December 2010
• January 2011
• February 2011
• March 2011
• April 2011
• May 2011
• June 2011
• Current Posts





Created at MilitaryWidgets.com

View My Milblogging.com Profile



















Gasoline Prices































Blog Search Engine







National Homeland Security Knowledgebase

I am worth $1,494,870 on HumanForSale.com






---


Website Counter





"Illegal Employers.org"