Dealing with Deployment

Getting the call that your spouse or family member will be deploying suddenly, whether it's for two weeks or two days, can...

Stay positive! Stay busy! Sometimes, those bits of military spouse advice sound helpful. Sometimes, they sound like the...

Being financially prepared is a big part of overall deployment readiness. Here are some basic guidelines that should be...

This stage is the period from the Soldier's departure from home through the first month of the deployment.

The minute a deployment starts, military spouses are suddenly aware of the realities of being "home alone." Especially if...

Tips for preparing for the deployment of a family member.

Of course, he wasn’t himself. He had just returned from a war zone. The emotional disconnect, the short fuse, the overeager...

This is not about sex. Its about how to sleep with someone again after you've spent a lot of time not sleeping with them.

Homecoming is always cited as a tremendous source of joy and relief after any deployment. Post-deployment honeymoon periods...

It’s happened over and over in military homes across the country. Well-meaning family and friends are practically busting...

A soldier figures out how to adjust to first-time fatherhood after a long deployment, as his family welcomes him home.

If you've redeployed recently and seem to have trouble fitting into the family routine again, there's one important factor...