Nov
28
Military Housing and Cockroaches!
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Perusing our Twitter friends, @Homefront_Wife came across a serious problem. Cockroaches! Insect issues can be extremely common in military housing. Is it not bad enough that the Spouse has to deal with dirty diapers, making dinner, keeping house clean, (the list goes on, as you know) but now we have to deal with the creepy-crawlies [...]
Nov
28
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) provides counseling, loans, grants and a variety of other services for United States Navy Armed Forces and their eligible family members with trained caseworkers that are well versed in the lifestyle and hardships facing military families.
They can provide interest free loans and grants in the event of emergency needs, [...]
Nov
28
Most Deployable Technologies
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Let’s go over the best technologies to send off with your service member on his/her next deployment. These are the best options for maximizing space and use.
1. Laptop/Netbook
All the different features of a laptop are obvious. Playing movies, playing music, Webcam, creating documents, picture galleries and other features are all wonderful reasons to send your [...]
Nov
28
Email Silence Perils
November 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
It is possible as you get closer to an end date for a deployment to end that you will begin to fight. That is right, instead of immeasurable joy you and your service member will begin to bicker almost childishly. An example of that bickering would be if there was any length, even short, of [...]
Nov
28
Quick ‘First Steps’ Moving Checklist
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
You are moving! Now what? Here are a few things you should do immediately after finding out your new duty station address. Even if you only have the address for a hotel, you need to get on the moving-wagon as soon as possible.
Tricare – You should let your Tricare provider know that you are moving. [...]
Nov
28
Navy Ombudsman Program
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The word Ombudsman means a designated internal mediator whose duty within organization is to assist with conflict resolution and improve efficiency. The United States Navy’s Ombudsman Program was implemented in 1970. The purpose of the Ombudsman Program is to make sure that the lines of communication between the command and the family members of service [...]
Nov
6
Updating TriCare
November 6, 2009 | 5 Comments
Congratulations! You moved! Again! Each time you move you will need to update your information, and that of any children, with Tricare. Once you have a mailing address at your new command, go to the Tricare office at the base hospital. They will take down all the information – new address and new phone numbers. [...]
Nov
2
TriCare: Adding a Child
November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
Congratulations! You just had a baby or adopted! At birth babies are automatically enrolled into the same Tricare Prime, as long as one of the parents is also enrolled in Prime. To maintain the child’s enrollment in Tricare, they must be added to the Sponsor’s Page 2 in DEERS within 60 days.
However, while Tricare may [...]
Nov
1
Handwritten Letters of Love
November 1, 2009 | Comments Off
With the implementation of email and phone calls available from the ship nowadays a handwritten letter has become a hot commodity.
It seems that gone are the days with a handwritten letter, a photo and a splash of perfume on beautiful penmanship and stationary. The romantic age of Sailors and Soldiers getting lipstick kisses on their [...]
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