The Military Move

When normal people move, they just buy a house, sell their old one, pack up and go. Of course normal people don’t usually pack up and move to a place several thousand miles away that they’ve never been to before. The military citizen has a little more to do when they move. Here it is, day by day: Day 1. Go to every local agency you’ve ever done business with and get copies of those records (doctors, hospitals, insurance agents, financial planners, etc.) Day 2. Close or transfer every local account you have (cable, satellite, internet, telephone, gym, subscriptions, banks, … Continue reading

Being a Military Wife

I’m sitting here in what is left of my kitchen. There are four strangers walking though my house and going through everything I own. All that I have is in their hands now and all I can do is give them an envelope of cash and hope that I see my things again someday. I am a military wife. “Active Duty Dependent Spouse” is my official title. I’m hardly dependent though. My husband and I have been married for seven years now and he’s been dependent upon me all this time to manage, furnish and decorate his home, shop for … Continue reading