In this week's edition of Sub Spouse Small Business, meet Tara Pate! Like so many others, the pandemic posed a unique opportunity for her channel her passion for marketing and leave the corporate world behind. She saw a gap in the market and recently launched Daysie, a unique coffee syrup product. While her husband left [...]
In honor of President's Day, this week's edition of "Sub Spouse Small Business" features Katie Scarlett Faile, stationed in Guam. You may recognize some of Katie's illustrations from various submarine swag, artwork and online graphics. Read more below how Katie got started as an illustrator and her latest project with a presidential tie-in, illustrating a [...]
If you're a submarine spouse, you no doubt have heard of 16Submarines. And likely, own at least one item of apparel or FRG fundraising item. We sat down with owner Devon Phillips to get the skinny on how she started her business! And as a heads up - their biggest sale of the year is [...]
PCS orders are structured into multiple parts that all contain important information regarding your upcoming move. What you need to coordinate a move is the Title Section, Detaching Activity, Intermediate Activity, Ultimate Activity, and any Special Instructions listed out at the bottom. Title Section This contains a lot of military standard message formatting that may look [...]
What is the most difficult task you undertake when settling at a new duty station? For me, it is finding my new everything. A new grocery store, hair salon, yoga studio and a place to enjoy a special night out. I am a very routine person so it is necessary for my mental health to quickly [...]
What is the most difficult task you undertake when settling at a new duty station? For me, it is finding my new everything. A new grocery store, hair salon, yoga studio and a place to enjoy a special night out. I am a very routine person so it is necessary for my mental health to [...]
June, the Great Outdoors month, “beckons us to get outside.” There is no better way to explore the great outdoors than camping. Camper and RV travel have become increasingly popular during the pandemic. My family followed suit and purchased a travel trailer to explore the area. It has become our home away from home. In Millington [...]
Your orders say "NSA Mid-South Millington, TN." You check out the spouses page and there are 15 different areas suggested to live in. How do you choose? First question to ask yourself: do we want to rent or buy? The rental market is competitive and often limited in this area so buying a home may [...]
The COVID fatigue is real but as military bases begin rolling out vaccination plans along with civilian vaccination programs, I’m optimistic that this time next year we won’t be limited to COVID friendly/HEPCON C compliant date nights. One of the most exciting things about arriving at a new duty station is exploring date night and [...]
