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3 Surprise Realities About Army Family Life
I am an Army brat. I have experienced the joys of adventuring across the country as a kid, and the fears of falling asleep with my dad fighting on the other side of the globe. Every time someone asks where I’m from, I start out with “Well, I don’t really have a hometown” and proceed with an explanation that…
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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…