PCS

  Like you, many of the contributors of Military Moms Blog have had a Permanent Change of Station this summer. With the way the military moves, there are always more to come. Our family is headed to Alaska this winter,...

I cried at Chick-fil-A today. I went there to eat my feelings, but instead I ended up making everyone around me exceptionally uncomfortable.  I fully believe that Chick-fil-A is a place to be happy. To eat the Lord's Chicken, to...

Deployments suck. We can all agree on that. That doesn’t mean we have to lead a terrible life for half the year though. I’m no expert, but I think I lead a pretty happy life even when my husband...

We all wait for it - the moment those orders officially arrive telling us where to next and when. Whether it is good news or bad news, we start planning for the upcoming PCS (Permanent Change of Station) -...

  Finding your way when a village doesn't exist Perhaps it's one of those nostalgic, rose-colored glasses perspectives, but it often feels like the days when parents had an established village was a lot less overwhelming than modern-day parenting. That's not to...

Since our arrival in Japan, the base installation has offered an Emergency Preparedness class almost every month focusing on NEO (noncombatant evacuation operations). I put off taking this class for over half a year, thinking this would never affect...

Occupation Unspecified: What Label Fills Your Blank Space? As a military spouse, have you ever had to re-think your career field? Have you ever had to switch gears and try something new because your new duty location simply didn’t offer...

Last January, I enrolled my 4 1/2-year-old in ballet. She had been begging me for nearly a year and the begging only intensified after she watched the movie Leap. I didn’t think she’d like ballet. I didn’t like it as...

It’s one of the biggest struggles military families face: ensuring a quality education for their children. Frequent moves and their resulting long-term disruptions make continuity of education difficult; and while other families often take school-district quality into consideration when...

PCS season is in full-swing. Summer not only brings pool parties and BBQ's, but also packing for those who are in transition from one duty station to the next. We flock to social media asking for advice about schools, housing,...

I'm writing this while smack dab in the middle of a PCS (Permanent Change of Station). Last week we moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst in New Jersey. What a change! Now, for the record we are...

A few weeks ago, I was bracing for a busy day. My son woke up feeling sick and since I work from home, I focused on keeping him comfortable in the real world while juggling looming deadlines in the...