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Mighty MilSpouse

Mighty Milspouse is We Are The Mighty's hub for military spouses and families, covering PCS moves, deployment survival, career portability, the military kids experience, and the community that holds it all together.

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Their daughter was in hospice. His orders came anyway.

By Sarah Sicard

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The 5 biggest life skills you’ll learn as a military spouse

By Bethaney Phillips

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My spouse is deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. This is what’s really happening

By Kait Hanson

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Military parents call their kids brats—and it’s a badge of honor

By Bethaney Phillips

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The history of the word ‘dependent’ and why it’s cringe to military spouses 

By Sara Jane Ginn

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8 reasons why Vet Tix means so much to military spouses

By Sara Jane Ginn

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The US once shipped thousands of mothers overseas to see their sons’ graves

By Bethaney Phillips

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Family

5 reasons that military families should try geocaching 

By Daniella Horne

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Family

More than game day: navigating youth sports as a military family

By Daniella Horne

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Military spouses pioneered the Gold Star and the support that comes with it

By Bethaney Phillips

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Family

5 free online courses military spouses should take advantage of this year

By Daniella Horne

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‘Purple Star Schools’ help military-connected kids fit in after a move

By Sara Jane Ginn

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Family

The Longest Drive: What my godsons taught me about saying goodbye

By Tom Didato

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Family

Viral post offers hysterical ways to ragebait your service member—the comments are even funnier

By Kait Hanson

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Family

Georgia families slam privatized military housing for dangerous living conditions in new report

By Kait Hanson

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Family

The Red Star Banner gives families of veteran suicide a new name and national community

By Blake Stilwell

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Family

Military families still struggle with food insecurity, housing, and dwindling savings

By Kait Hanson

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Career

Overqualified, underemployed, and still showing up: the military spouse employment challenge

By Sara Jane Ginn

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Family

The mental health crisis of military-connected families and the system that doesn’t protect us

By Sara Jane Ginn

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Family

Mental Health and the Military Spouse: What spouses are really thinking

By Angelina "Strike" Stephens