Depending on what duty station you're located at, you may be in the middle of a wet and dreary winter. And with the first day of Spring still two weeks away, the winter season might feel never-ending. The good news? Across all duty stations there's so many great events to look forward to. April is [...]
The Submarine Birthday Virtual 5K is back this year, happening the week of April 6-12, 2025! The 5K offers a fun opportunity to team up with your command, FRG or even civilian family and friends from anywhere in the world and raise money for a good cause. Proceeds from the race benefit the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, which provides educational [...]
Towards the end of every deployment, loved ones at home will hear the dreaded word: reintegration. Some spouses will say it's no big deal, while others will proclaim it as worse than the deployment itself (more thoughts, here). Some spouses laugh and say their sailor rejoins their family effortlessly, while others stress their marriages will [...]
So your sailor is deployed and the days, weeks and months couldn't be any slower. And while Homecoming is so far out of reach (if you even have a prospective date yet), another big celebration might just be around the corner: Halfway Night! As its name suggests, Halfway Night marks the halfway point of deployment [...]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and because checking in on our mental health is important, here is some updated information about mental health resources available for military spouses and families. FOCUS Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) is a resiliency skills training program for military service members, spouses and children. They can be found at [...]
So, you’re moving to Hawaii! This is both an exciting and anxious time trying to coordinate for your OCONUS move with all its moving parts, but if you’re a nurse as well, you may be stressing about switching your license. Here’s some basic information to get you started if you are applying for license by [...]
Swifties, this one is for you. Are you new to the submarine life and looking for a fun way to learn more? In anticipation of "The Tortured Poets Department" dropping tomorrow, we pulled together a Taylor Swift-orientated crash course! Don’t Blame Me for the cheesy puns you are about to read. Are you Ready For [...]
As military spouses we are constantly on the move with orders every few years. And given our unknown timelines, short-stints and resume gaps, many of us have sacrificed our careers all together. But with recent legislation and acceptance of remote work from the pandemic, there is a promising future for working military spouses. Are you [...]
As we close out this year, we want to thank the 80,000 of you who have visited our site! In 12 months we published around 80 blog posts, ranging from deployment resources and PCS tips to duty station round-ups and crowd-sourcing ideas. We hope you found some value in our content as we continue to [...]
