In today’s article, I’d like to share some of my best deployment survival tips for military spouses and dependents. If you’ve spent any time in the military, either as a dependent or service member, you can expect a deployment. Especially in today’s shrinking military, more and more service members are expected to deploy. This includes …
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In today’s post, I’d like to share what I believe are the top 10 military deployment mistakes. These are common mistakes many (but, not all) service members make while deployed. Some are easy to do. Others are just poor judgement. If you’re currently deployed, or will be in the near future, I hope you can …
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In today’s post, I want to share my military pre-deployment checklist for service members and their families. Let’s keep it real for a minute. If you serve in the military, in any capacity, there is a HIGH likelihood you will deploy at some point. This could include a short three-to-six-month deployment or even a 12 …
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Recent news has hit the wires of several National Guard units being deployed to Afghanistan and other points overseas. And I saw in comments where the question was asked, “How can the Federal government deploy National Guard troops when they are supposed to be under State management?” The answer to that question will come in …
In today’s post, I am going to explain a little about an Additional Skill Identifier that is extremely important. This is an ASI for Army Officers and I believe that any unit who “moves” consistently should have at least one officer with this ASI. I speak of the Unit Air Movements Officer. What Is Exactly …
I was recently talking with an old friend of mine and he described to me his time in the Army and stationed in Germany. I asked him what all places he visited when he was on leave, and he told me a few but when I asked about some well-known sites, he said, “I didn’t …
The War in Iraq lasted a long time. There were many deaths on both sides, and it also effected people in other ways emotionally and physically. There is debate after debate on whether we should have invaded Iraq on the pretense of finding weapons of mass destruction. Today’s post is not meant to debate that …
When I look back on what I think were some of the most difficult times while serving in the Army, it wasn’t the hard work or the difficult person I would have to work with or for. No, the most difficult part was being separated from my family. The Army understands that family separation is …
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EVER VIGILANT When an objective look at law enforcement is made, we would all have to admit that the police are needed to keep a measure of control. The fact that the military has its own system means that it too, needs to have law enforcement. This is why Military Police are present. Their primary …
In today’s post, I’m going to share what I believe are the top 10 units in the Vietnam war. These are American units from all branches of service. The Vietnam war was a long engagement for United States forces who were aiding the South Vietnamese against the North Vietnamese being backed by Communist sources. Vietnam …
