your worst pcs story contest

Here it is – in honor of my two babies with the stomach bug and everything else that has gone wrong this pcs – a contest. Let’s see who has the worst PCS story out there. I will pick the top 5 and one by one post them on my blog, and then we’ll let [...]

it’s 5pm and we haven’t left yet

Well – it’s about 5pm and we still haven’t left to start driving to California. The girls have gotten some type of stomach bug, and after being thrown up on I am reconsidering starting the trip tonight. So – I have two sick babies and we have to start the trek to California. Oh – [...]

driving cross country

Well – we’re leaving today (hopefully in a couple of hours) to start our cross country drive from Florida (where we went for our 2wks of leave) all the way to sunny California! Wooo Hooo! It’s going to be so much fun! Anyways, I will have sporadic internet access – so long as my laptop [...]

Mrs. Army Recruiter’s Wife Pageant

I’m making it official – there will be a Mrs. Army Recruiter’s Wife Pageant the beginning of 2009. I have been brainstorming, designing crowns and sashes and getting quotes on them, and contacting all my “pageant” friends to help me get this going. My husband thinks I’m crazy, but he says it’s a great idea. [...]

miss sister 2008 cancelled

Well,the Catholic Church didn’t share the views of Rev. Antonio Rungi and I am sad to report that there will be no Miss Sister 2008 nun beauty contest. Trust me, I was looking forward to it. On another front, I am getting serious about the Mrs. Recruiter’s Wife beauty contest – I think it would [...]

pcs entitlements

This is the mother-of-all sites to get information on PCSing entitlements: http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/
Individual PCS situations may vary from soldier to soldier, but here is a brief description of some of the basic entitlements that you are entitled to. As with anything, if you are not sure or have more questions, contact your finance office for more [...]

recruiting referral bonus programs

Here is some great information for those who are not recruiting yet to utilize as well as those who are recruiting to pass on to their future soldiers. The Army has two referral bonus programs in order to help recruiters meet their monthly goals in recruiting. Unfortunately, if you are already a recruiter, you are [...]

the dog dilemma

This is my dilemma: After five years of having our beloved Einstein (a 7rd. old collie mix), we are nowfacing the real possibility of having to find another home for him. It makes me so sad that we may not be able to bring our dog with us. Apparently, this is one of the downfalls [...]

counter-recruiting

I will be adding a page to my site giving more details to this subject and adding more info on it as I research it and learn more.
I am approaching this subject with much caution. It’s touchy, but at the same time it’s something I think as a recruiter and recruiter’s spouse, you should be aware [...]

voting

Don’t worry – I’m not going to get political on you, there are other blogs that can give you the political insight into the candidates and issues. However, I am going to stress the importance of voting, especially in the upcoming presidential election. (which is only a month and a half away) If you’re not [...]