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Children trick-or-treating at the Coast Guard Academy in 2024. The Academy Child Development Center annually hosts a trick or treating event for service members and their families.

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The history of trick-or-treating on military bases

By Bethaney Phillips

A trio of kids dressed up as ghosts are ready for trick or treating. (Photo by Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis via Getty Images)

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How Halloween changed while the United States was at war

By Bethaney Phillips

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6 unappetizing ration recipes from World War II that you might actually like

By Bethaney Phillips

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TRICARE is changing again and here’s what it really means for your family in 2026

By Adam Gramegna

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How milspouses are winning the fight against breast cancer

By Tamika Sherman

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This c-suite milspouse ensures her company hires veterans and other spouses

By Bethaney Phillips

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How military couples can ‘armor up’ for love and war

By Tamika Sherman

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7 ways military spouses work in a totally different universe

By Adam Gramegna

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7 Ways modern military life is better for milspouses than it used to be

By Adam Gramegna

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How veterans and spouses can get financial help during a government shutdown

By Adam Gramegna

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M is for military families: ‘Sesame Street’ is here to help kids through military life

By Daniella Horne

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The military’s EFMP families may feel PCS moves more

By Jennifer Barnhill

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8 Expectations of military spouses that no longer exist

By Bethaney Phillips

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Why texts from civilian friends still matter

By Jessica Evans

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What milspouses say to civilians and what they actually mean

By Jessica Evans

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Raising a Neurodivergent Child in Military Life: From PCS to EFMP

By Adam Gramegna

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How milspouses can adapt and thrive under new OPM resume rules

By Tamika Sherman

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Everything they don’t tell you about the financial realities of moving overseas

By Tamika Sherman

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Retirement Memoir: SOS Summer

By Lindsay Swoboda

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The most famous ‘war brides’ and how they served their country behind the scenes

By Bethaney Phillips

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What every military family should pack for temporary stays in lodging

By Daniella Horne

You might be PCSing if…

By Jessica Evans

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Yes, we’re still waiting on orders. No, we don’t have an update

By Jessica Evans

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Your military marriage is strong if you’ve survived these texts

By Jessica Evans

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From sauerkraut to schnitzel, a non-foodies’ guide to German food

By Erin Henderson

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10 Things you only know if you’ve given birth on Tricare

By Adam Gramegna

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From standoffish to sisterhood: How I finally embraced my role as a senior officer’s spouse

By Tamika Sherman

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10 Sanity-saving tips for military families with kids in multiple sports

By Tamika Sherman

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The field guide to finding the ‘seasoned milspouse’ in the wild

By Jessica Evans

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Should you join the Facebook Spouse Group?

By Jessica Evans

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Retirement Memoir: Mark the Time

By Lindsay Swoboda

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The 3 phases of becoming ‘another milspouse in the group chat’

By Jessica Evans

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One month to go: 5 things every military family should do before a PCS

By Daniella Horne

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PCS Hair Hustle: Why finding a Black stylist shouldn’t be a military mission

By Tamika Sherman

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You’re already behind on back-to-school budgeting, but here’s how to catch up fast

By Tamika Sherman

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PCS Purgatory: The untold chaos of moving overseas with kids, pets, and a whole lot of baggage

By Tamika Sherman

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3 unofficial rules for surviving your new duty station

By Jessica Evans

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5 Reasons why a national cemetery belongs on your summer road trip itinerary

By Daniella Horne

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Everything you need to know to prepare for your first ‘deployment spiral’

By Jessica Evans

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4 Ways to fake it til you make it at your first change of command ceremony

By Jessica Evans

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Military pay is predictable until it’s not – and the unpredictable happens more than you’d think

By Jessica Evans

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The acronym cheat sheet for milspouses

By Jessica Evans

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You answered one Tricare question and now you’re the expert

By Jessica Evans

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12 of the best military promotion and retirement gifts

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16 Things to know before you PCS to Stuttgart

By Erin Henderson

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How to explain commissary etiquette to your civvie bestie

By Jessica Evans

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Retirement Memoir: Help is on the Way

By Lindsay Swoboda

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These hacks are ‘totes’ the smart way to PCS

By Kathryn Butler

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Valor: An app for military discounts without having to ask for a military discount

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How to budget when everything is temporary

By Jessica Evans

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These military spouses were unsung heroes of American history

By Bethaney Phillips

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4 milspouse personas you’ll meet during deployment

By Jessica Evans

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4 secret skills milspouses have but don’t realize

By Jessica Evans

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9 Incredible day trips from Stuttgart, Germany for any military family

By Erin Henderson

Military spouses need a career transition plan

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Create a career transition plan: How to work on the move

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9 Family-friendly activities to do near Camp Lejeune, NC

By Erin Henderson

Retirement Memoir: Don’t stay for the comfort

Retirement Memoir

Retirement Memoir: Don’t stay for the comfort

By Lindsay Swoboda

Tory Burch Fellowship fuels Spouse-ly founder to support entrepreneurs

Tory Burch Fellowship fuels Spouse-ly founder to support entrepreneurs

6 real truths about the deployment glow-up

6 real truths about the deployment glow-up

By Jessica Evans

The red-flag phrases in the milspouse group chat

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The red-flag phrases in the milspouse group chat

By Jessica Evans

9 places for your next milspouse girls’ trip

9 places for your next milspouse girls’ trip

By Erin Henderson

A deploying North Carolina Air National Guardsman hugs his wife and says goodbye before departure at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, April 28, 2017. The day’s deployment kicks off the second wave of the North Carolina Air National Guard’s final C-130 deployment, a mission in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Yes, you know what you were signing up for

By Jessica Evans

A group of Army wives poses for a picture during the Military Spouse Appreciation Day at Fort Bliss, Texas. Military spouses made new friends during the event. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt. Maricris C. Cosejo)

Milspouse secrets for keeping friendships strong

By Jessica Evans