Are they good or bad? My answer to that depends on the day. On "calm" days, they’re good. When somene’s tinkling in everyone’s cheerios and PMS is hitting everyone at once, not so much! lol Through my website and the message board, I have been able to "meet" some amazing Army wives, fiancees, girlfriends and [...]
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I was just reading on the Army Times website that a bill is making its way through Congress that would eliminate federal taxes on ALL military pay and benefits. Currently, only base pay is taxed and if you’re in a combat zone, it is tax free as well. With this new bill (assuming it passes), [...]
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A few months ago, I was contacted by a producer for Georgia Public Broadcasting about a special that was being filmed pertaining to communication between the soldiers and their families. Because of the website and the message board, I was asked if I would be willing to do an interview. Of course, I said yes! [...]
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The question comes up regularly on military message boards and the debate soon ensues. Does the Army (or military) pay for dependents to have plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes? It seems everyone has heard of the pilot program from a few years ago where some dependents were given the option to have cosmetic procedures when [...]
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This has been quite the interesting week! The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration was here in Savannah. As usual, it was huge. But we knew this year would be a little different since St. Patty’s fell on a Saturday. We went down to City Market on Thursday to eat at Wild Wings and were amazed [...]
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I was happy to see this morning that the Savannah Morning News printed my response to the comment made about soldiers receiving free medical care at Walter Reed in the newspaper. http://savannahnow.com/node/244088 "I would hardly call the medical care received at Walter Reed free. Those soldiers have more than paid for the medical care that [...]
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I go online nearly everyday to the website of our local newspaper to read one column called "Vox Populi". In that column, people call or email about various happenings around town, to comment about something in the newspaper, complain, give praise, etc. All comments are left anonymously. Today, here is one of the comments: "The [...]
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I just learned about this website and wanted to share with everyone! www.militaryhandbooks.com All of these handbooks are FREE! Can’t beat that. They have one for active duty military that answers most questions about Tricare, pay, benefits, etc. There are also guides for after the military, retirement, getting Uncle Sam to pay for college, scholarships [...]
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I introduced Angus on here a while back and I thought it was only fitting that all of my furbabies get equal billing! Forgive me for getting off on the pet tangent! I had a dachshund when I was growing up. Sadly, after we had him for about eight years, he got into an argument [...]
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I know most of you are reading and thinking WHAT?! Tricare did something right?! LOL Overall, we have had fairly good luck with Tricare. No major problems to report at all. Referrals can be a bit time consuming but they always come through in the end. I’ve had major surgery and been hospitalized for a [...]
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