Military Families

October 24, 2016

My son's birth wasn't an easy one. Luckily, I had my husband by my side the entire time. We are thankful that the military continues to expand their maternity and paternity leave policies.

Susan Reynolds

Military Families

October 17, 2016

Finding employment as a military spouse can be difficult and frustrating. Here is one spouse's point of view and advice---he should know. He's done it three times!

Sean P. O’Driscoll

Military Families

October 10, 2016

One mom tells you what it is like to have your high school senior applying for colleges while stationed overseas.

National Military Family Association

Family Economic Security Military Families Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

September 26, 2016

In mid-July, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) published the first in a three-part series regarding military spouse employment, titled The Force Behind the Force: A Business Case for Leveraging Military Spouse Talent. The purpose of the study was: “to outline some of the...

Jeremy L Hilton

Food! Health Care Military Families

September 19, 2016

Important and small changes need to be made to TRICARE so all military kids can get the medical care and food they need!

Amethyst Kurbegov

Military Families

September 12, 2016

The best way to get through the months of solo parenting is to be prepared and learn from those who have gone before you. Here are my tips for surviving as a solo parent.

Julie Provost

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Military Families

August 19, 2016

Imagine flying from Italy to Spain, then boarding another plane from Spain to Virginia, and finally, driving down from Virginia to Tennessee all in a matter of days just to turn around and fly out to California. Sounds exhausting, right? Now add a 5-month-old breastfeeding baby to the mix who is...

Heather Stephens

Blog Carnivals Health Care Military Families

August 15, 2016

Recently TRICARE implemented a new breastfeeding support policy. Read one mom's experience with it here.

National Military Family Association

Blog Carnivals Health Care Military Families

August 8, 2016

Nursing can be hard without support, and nursing a baby with food allergies can sometimes feel dang near impossible, especially with all of the misinformation both floating around the internet and sometimes even from healthcare providers. Here is how I did it with two babies!

Kit Jenkins

Family Economic Security Military Families Paid Family Leave

August 1, 2016

Less than two years ago, I was blessed to become a mother. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to have children. Like many military women, I waited to try. When I became a helicopter pilot, I was usually the only woman in all-male units—and in that highly competitive world I didn’t want to take any time...