To the National Guard Spouse During AT It’s summer! Well…almost. Today is actually the last day of school, so I am calling it. And with summer comes a lot of fun. Time at the pool, sleeping in, BBQs, movies in the park…but summer also brings something big for us National Guard and Reserve spouses…AT. Annual…
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The National Guard Doesn’t Deploy and Other Myths That Are Simply Not True
The National Guard Doesn’t Deploy and Other Myths That Are Simply Not True I have been a National Guard spouse for four years now. After years as an active duty spouse, I am very aware of the differences, even if some of them don’t apply to me directly. There are a lot of myths about…
5 Challenges of Being a Military Spouse Married to a Member of the National Guard or the Reserves
5 Challenges of Being a Military Spouse Married to a Member of the National Guard or the Reserves I spent almost 9 years as an active duty army wife, and now it has been over three years since I became a National Guard spouse. I feel like on some levels I have seen both sides….
Military Spouse Memes for National Guard Spouses
Military Spouse Memes for National Guard Spouses National Guard life can be a whole different ball game than active duty life. You might be far away from any other military spouses, your spouse isn’t in his military uniform all of the time, and you have lived in the same place for the last 15 years….