On ETSing and Getting Out of the Military ETSing, this stands for expiration – term of service. An ETS date is the last day of the service member’s contract. ETSing can happen for many different reasons. A service member might choose not to re-enlist, they may have to get out for medical reasons, the service member…
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Should Military Families Move Home After Etsing?
Should Military Families Move Home After Etsing? June 2014. After 9 years as an Active duty military family, my husband hit his ETS date. ETS stands for expiration – term of service. This is when the contract between the service member and the military has ended. The service member can re-enlist which usually happens…
Living Without Your Furniture During A Military Move
This post brought to you by CORT. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Soldier’s Wife, Crazy Life. Moving is a part of life when you are a military family. We have moved four times since my husband joined the Army in 2005. Other people have moved even more times than that in…
Should You Ask Your Spouse To Get Out Of The Military?
When it comes to re-enlisting the decision needs to be between the military member and their spouse. They need to talk about the pros and the cons and what life would be like if they stayed in or if they got out of the military. Should you ask your spouse to get out of the…
3 Things That Will Bother You After Military Life Is Over
3 Things That Will Bother You After Military Life Is Over In June, it will be two years since my husband left Active Duty Army. He didn’t retire either. He was at 10 years and the day after he joined the National Guard. They say that you miss things once military life is over. I…
Last Day Of Active Duty
My husband has just finished 10 years, 11 months of Active duty service. Four deployments to a war zone for a total of 35 months deployed. Two to Iraq, two to Afghanistan. Four duty stations, Ft. Drum, Schweinfurt, Grafenwoher, Ft. Campbell. He missed Drew’s birth, missed my 30th birthday and many other things over the…
The Whole California Thing
Usually when people ETS from the Army they moved back home. Not always, but it seems to be more common than not. And when people find out Ben is getting out of the Army in June, they ask us if we are going back to California. We are not. Is this a good or…