Posted on October 4, 2009 by thearmyrecruiterswife
You know that feeling you get as you go UP a roller coaster? It’s a combination of fear and excitement where time seems to slow down and speed up at the same time and you know what’s coming but you also don’t want it to come, and all you can do is brace for it and [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
One of the things you need to do when you arrive at your recruiting duty assignment is to make sure that your medical coverage carries over. If you are moving within the current tricare region you belong to you just need to make sure to update everything and see if you will be Tricare Prime [...]
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Posted on September 23, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
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 [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
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 [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
Well, it’s been one of those weeks. It’s been slow as far as writing – but busy here in the house. I have cleaned sooo much and organized everything I could possibly organize.
Now, I get to prepare us for a hurricane too.
The movers are scheduled to come and pack us up on Wednesday and then [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
Childcare. We all need it at one point. It’s not a bad thing to need someone else to watch your kids when they’re driving you crazy so you can get a break or take care of something that is best done without kids in tow. Your kids are supposed to drive you crazy – it’s [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
I found this online. It is a fuel cost calculator – because as we all know, even though the price of gas is going down a little – no one knows how long it’ll last. Whether you are doing a DITY, partial DITY, or just driving to your destination, it’s good to know an estimate [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
We have done the necessary paperwork to do a partial DITY move and found out this one very interesting piece of information that I thought would be helpful for anyone planning on a DITY or partial DITY move. I don’t know if it’s a recent change to the policy, or how it’s always done, or [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
One of the problems of being a military spouse – period – is being unemployed every time you move. Whether you went to college or not, have a trade or not, we all end up in the same boat. You have to quit your job because you are moving your husband, kids, and your whole [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2008 by thearmyrecruiterswife
Today my husband and I went to his company “family day” picnic. When we got to the picnic – I sat on a picnic table bench and just looked around and asked myself “Why did I come here?”. I scanned the different families and groups of couples sitting in the main area and realized I didn’t [...]
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