Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Yes, You Can! Living Your Best Military Life 1
Chapter 1 Before You Say "I Do": Everything You Need to Know About Dating on Marrying a Military Man 5
Chapter 2 Surviving the First Year: Your Induction into the MS World 35
Chapter 3 When Honey Is Away: Dealing with Separation and Deployment 65
Chapter 4 Social Studies: A Lesson in Protocol, Pomp and Circumstance, and the Social Scene 113
Chapter 5 Here We go Again! Mastering the Military Move 137
Chapter 6 Working It! Career and Education Planning for the Military Spouse 163
Chapter 7 Military Money Matters: Don't Let Your Money Get Funny 193
Chapter 8 Parenting: Raising Children in the Military Lifestyle 219
Chapter 9 Double Duty: Life as a Dual-Military-Career Couple 251
Chapter 10 Relationship Rescue: How to Keep Your Marriage and Friendships Strong 277
Chapter 11 Dealing with the Unthinkable: Domestic Violence, Injury, and Loss 299
Note from The Authors 335
Digging into The Alphabet Soup 337
Resources 345