FEBRUARY 9, 2018 - Any Military Spouse can tell you that during deployments, every day comes with challenges. Some are more concrete, like bearing the brunt of household duties, childcare and financial responsibilities on your own. Yet others are more emotional, such as the struggle that comes with being separated from your spouse and support system for an extended period of … [Read more...]
Search Underway to Find Former USS Intrepid Crew Members and Memorabilia
FEBRUARY 8, 2018, New York, NY - August 16, 2018 will mark the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World War II-era Essex class aircraft carrier that is now home to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. To mark the occasion, the Intrepid Museum is putting out a coast-to-coast “all call” for former Intrepid crew members to be … [Read more...]
DoD Launches Initiative to Inform Americans of Military Life
JANUARY 29, 2018, Washington D.C. - It is a sign of America’s disconnect with its military that there are those who believe that when a person joins the military, that person cannot have a spouse or children or pets, said Amber Smith, the deputy assistant to the secretary of defense for outreach. This misperception may be extreme, but there are other and it’s one reason why … [Read more...]
How Can We Create a Flexible Education System for Military Children?
Raising children in a military family environment is difficult and full of perils. There will always be a parent missing from a birthday photo, and sometimes they both might be off somewhere in a boot camp or a distant battlefield. But what does this mean for the children that get dragged along with them? While there is no denying that military personnel give as much of … [Read more...]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Raytheon to Open New Centers for Military Families
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 20, 2017 – Boys & Girls Clubs of America is opening four new Centers of Innovation, in partnership with Raytheon Company. This marks 14 centers established to keep military youth on the path to great futures with science, technology, engineering, and math learning. The new centers are: Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson, Ariz., serving families of the … [Read more...]