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Coming up on the one year anniversary of DS commissioning. DD finding her way through adulting. DW and I navigating the empty nest. The good and the bad. We talk to DD (non military) pretty much daily. DS deployed in Japan and we talk to him when we can. The good? No kids around when we want our...

Saw DS off as he departed for his first ship beginning of the month (SWO(N) candidate). His departure was quite eventful as he navigated cancelled flights, an on-call NAVPTO who was not responding, coordinating with his sponsor on his ship and a very real possibility that he would miss his...

This was article was recently shared with me and I thought it is appropriate reading for our aspiring future leaders, or really any human being: https://www.misawa.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/404596/a-janitors-ten-lessons-in-leadership/

Just wanted to share this cool video from the University of Michigan Veteran's Day flag ceremony. The snow really makes it.

You will likely be filling out several forms for your unit and mailing them in before you report. Do yourself a favor and make copies or scan them before mailing them. DS' freshman year, he rolled his eyes at me when I made this suggestion, but did it anyway. When he reported to his unit...

DS is home for spring break and I am trying to help him file a tax return for the first time. He is a Midn 3/c on scholarship, so he went to CORTRAMID last summer. It is my understanding the money he was paid during CORTRAMID is taxable, and taxes were withheld from his pay for that. He...

DS had his DoDMERB exam back in January. When he checked his status middle of last month it showed a code of R252.13 and showed they mailed him a questionnaire for asthma, reactive airway, exercise induced bronchospasm on Feb 10. He still has not received anything in the mail. so he emailed...

My DS was approved for an NROTC ISR scholarship back in the first part of September, but he has not received anything officially confirming it. Since then his portal status has changed a few times. As of early last week the status reads that no decision has been made at this time and lists...