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How to Prepare For an Overseas Move in the Military

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

Being a military person or family, moving is probably not something new. However, moving overseas has additional steps needed in order to make your move successful. When moving overseas, there are usually two different shipments in regards to your house furnishings. When preparing to move it is vital to have two separate piles, one for [...]

Department of Defense Schools Verses US Public Schools

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

For military families who have school age children and live overseas have the opportunity to enroll their children in a Department of Defense Schools. These schools are located on overseas military installations and are very similar to US Public Schools. Department of Defense Schools usually have a principal and vice principal as well as the [...]

Military Base Oppurtunies For Kids

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

Being an active duty or retired child offers a range of activities and entertainment opportunities on military bases or installations. Many military installations offers social opportunities for children. Most installations have a Youth Center for children. The Youth Center or sometimes called Family Centers offer a wide variety of activities themselves, such as pool tables, [...]

Social Networking in Military Housing

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

Many military members choose to live on a military installation at some point during their military career. Living in military housing has its rewards and can also have its downfalls as well. Military housing is usually a wonderful experience for children as there are usually many children to socialize with and/or play with. Same thing [...]

Living on a Military Base: Life in the Green Lane

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

Being a military family, you most often have an opportunity to live on a military installation. Living on a military installation offers many positives for the military family. Many times the military member is often times working away from home and living on a military installation provides a great amount of comfort for the military [...]

What to Do When Your Spouse is TDY Or in the Field

Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 9, 2008

Being separated from your military spouse is a reality for military families. For most military families their military spouse could be gone as much as nine months out of the year and given the recent worldly events, it is usually for an even greater amount of time. The best thing a military spouse can do [...]



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