Last November, DoD hosted a National Leadership Summit on Military Families in conjunction with the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland. Over 150 leaders from organizations that provide support to military families along with some family members brainstormed ways to improve family support programs. The report from that event is now out [...]
Read More →A couple months ago, I left a dream job spearheading military spouse outreach initiatives for a wonderful military association. Many people thought I was crazy, but I wanted to create something out of whole cloth just for spouses. Looking around at all the talented military spouses I know who have professional careers and aspirations and [...]
Read More →DoD’s office of Military Community and Family Policy has come under some scrutiny over the past month or so due to the MyCAA accounts, but don’t let that single program cloud your entire judgment of a group of people who work tirelessly on behalf of military families. The folks at MCFP also “own” plenty of [...]
Read More →As promised, here are some pictures of the Road Trip. There’s something to be said about fun with the girls. Can’t wait for Charleston!
Read More →Greatest thing about the military lifestyle….you never really say good bye, just till we meet again. I think the toughest part about having friends in other service branches is that you may never be assigned at the same location again. I know with our Air Force friends, we’ll keep running into each other down the [...]
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