Most people know that Veteran’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the veterans of this great nation. However, did you know that there is so much more to the meaning of this day? Let me explain what I mean by this. First, I want to give you the definition of a veteran (in terms of the VA). A veteran is someone who served on active duty for more than six months while ... Read More
25 Random Acts of Kindness Challenge
We have all seen the November gratitude challenges. Each day you share what you are grateful for in preparation of Thanksgiving. I’ve personally participated in that challenge multiple times throughout the years. However, what if we changed that to a kindness challenge this year? My kids started a new school this year, thanks to a summer PCS. On the first or second day of ... Read More
How to Ship Your POV Through the VPC
If you need to know how to ship your POV through the VPC then look no further. So what is the VPC? The VPC is the vehicle processing center. This is the place that you will drop your vehicle off to in order to ship it OCONUS. You only utilize the VPC for the one vehicle that the military authorizes you to ship. If you plan on shipping a second vehicle then that is a different ... Read More
Lessons Learned & PCS Tips from My Experience
It’s not a secret that military members and their families move… they move A LOT! My family is averaging every three years that we are packing up and heading somewhere new. All of our moves within the last 10 years have been overseas or coming back from overseas. If you think moving stateside is stressful, try packing and moving a world away every three years. Through all of ... Read More
The Basics of an Overseas PCS
Moving for a PCS (permanent change of station) can be extremely stressful. The first time my husband got orders after we were married, we had to move from the US to Belgium. Talk about throwing me into the deep end and hoping I could swim! I am a bit of a research queen, so I figured it out. Now that we’ve done this for a while and I have learned a lot of lessons along the way, ... Read More
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