Dave and I have been married for 8 years now, and have PCSd 6 different times. Most of our moves have been pretty great, but there's a couple I have no interest in repeating. I organized everywhere we have been stationed and ranked them from least favorite to most, and included some life lessons and …
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Updated on August 1, 2022, to reflect almost a year of living in Ohio. Ohio is a move that has been a long time coming. Ever since Dave was accepted into FA52, we knew we would eventually end up here for him to go through grad school. I was …
Fort Lee Petersburg, Virginia Fort Lee is probably the most familiar base to us at this point. I lived in Virginia Beach (less than two hours away) for my last two years of college, and Dave was stationed at Lee when we first met. We lived there for several months back in 2016 while Dave …
Los Alamos National Lab Los Alamos, New Mexico We lived in Los Alamos for one year, 2018-2019, for my husband to work as a guest scientist at the lab. Dave was in awe every day to work at the site of the Manhattan Project and walk where some great scientists like Oppenheimer walked. We found …
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Fort Polk Leesville, Louisiana Fort Polk was one of those places we never wanted to go, but settled in so beautifully we were heartbroken to leave. There is so much to love about this place: the year-round warm weather, beautiful scenery, unique activities, phenomenal food, and friendly people. This was one of my top duty …
When Dave and I first started dating, he was stationed at Eglin AFB to go through EOD school, and I was down for long visits on a pretty regular basis. It was a magical place to begin our relationship, and we hope to end up living there again someday. We actually had a BNR from …
Fort Carson Colorado Springs, Colorado I lived in Colorado from winter of 2014 to spring of 2016 — which was quite a long time ago. I recognize that there might be better restaurants or activities now, but I’ll still share some things I enjoyed while living there. Where to live off post: I still hold …
It’s been over three years since I first shared my blog “What to Do at What Base.” Since that post, I have moved three more times — and one of those moves returned me to Fort Lee, where I discovered just about everything had changed since the first time I lived there. Upon doing more …
Well...here we go again. One of these days, my life will stay consistent for a few months -- but now is not that time. I have three key updates this time around: 1. We are moving again 2. I earned my masters 3. I'm a licensed skydiver 1. On the road again, this time to …
Company command is definitely one of the most challenging things you will experience in your military life. It really is as bad as everyone says (sorry, just being honest) and there is no way to wiggle out of it if your spouse wants to stay in the full 20. Command is often make or break …
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