Deployment Diary: Who Are You Calling Dependent?
The term “military dependent” is no longer used in polite military society, replaced not so long ago by the far more PC “family member”.
Remembering the Psychological Impact of War… and Doing Something About It
On September 11, 2001, our nation went to war—first in Afghanistan and later in Iraq.
Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior
As we honor our fallen brothers and sisters on Memorial Day, I’d also like to honor everyone who has ever risked their lives in a war zone in the service of this wonderful country.
Charles Hoge, M.D.
Charles W. Hoge, MD, Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired) directed the U.S. military's premiere research program on the mental health and neurological effects of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2002 to 2009 at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He deployed to Iraq in 2004 to improve combat stress care. A national expert on war-related mental health issues and traumatic brain injury, Dr. Hoge has testified to Congress and is interviewed frequently by national news organizations. His articles on PTSD, mild traumatic brain...
Memorial Day: A Time to Remember
Hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, relaxing by the pool or spending the day at the beach, the unofficial beginning of summer and a much needed day off of work--
Bethany Brown
Bethany Brown has been a military spouse for almost eleven years. She was previously employed by the US Navy as a Biologist but resigned when her husband’s job transferred across country. She is now a stay at home mom raising two children and dealing with the stresses of having a spouse who is away from home more often than not. A graduate of the University of Houston, she is currently working on her Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Maryland University College. In...
Operation Marriage: The Unbearable Absence of Smelling
There’s this gross thing I do a few weeks before my husband deploys: I steal his dirty t-shirts.
Pleased to Meet Me
Have you ever stopped to wonder whether the statements you make about yourself are true?
Sporting Recovery: The Caretaker Mentality
You were … “ I hate that word, were. Whenever I hear the phrase, 'you were...,'