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5 Online Sources for Spouses During Basic Training
I hope the day that your soldier left for Basic Training, you were not a hot mess. Hopefully, you were surrounded by supportive friends and family, or at least that you loved your job and knew how to make yourself happy on that tough day. I hope you were able to stay strong during the entire block of training, and felt…
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Army Basic Training: 5 (More) Letter Writing Myths
Army Basic Training has its highs and lows, for the soldiers and their families. The highs can be pretty high (hello, Family Day) but the lows can be low (lonely, really). One of the best way to combat those Basic Training blues is through love letters! It can be very romantic to pen letters to each other every…
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What to Expect on Family Day at Army Basic Training
I remember the day like it was yesterday. My husband and I had been married for less than a month when the day came for him to leave for Basic Training. It was heartbreaking. I was pining away for Family Day–we both were. Those 9 weeks of training were the longest we had ever been apart (we lived 8…
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How to Address a Basic Training Letter
Anyone who has waited for their soldier’s return from Basic Training will tell you that the letters are absolutely the best part of the wait. And any soldier will probably agree! Writing them might come pretty easily, but making sure they arrive at their destination is another thing. Even after receiving a few letters from your soldier,…
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Army Basic Training: Letter Writing Myths
Have you ever heard of letter writing myths? (Apparently they are a thing). We had only been married for three weeks when my husband left for Army Basic Training. It was hard. We missed each other so much. As an Army brat, letter-writing wasn’t all that new to me. But I wasn’t prepared for Basic…