Military Family News

Operation Purple Buddy Camp Puts Military Kids at the Center of the Universe
Operation Purple Buddy Camp Puts Military Kids at the Center of the Universe The cafeteria was buzzing at Camp Sandy Cove, West Virginia on a cool, wet morning. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts uncles… each with a military kid in tow. Check-in was just beginning but...

Is PTSD Affecting YOUR Family?
Throughout history, it’s been called soldier’s heart, shell shock, war neurosis, and the ‘thousand-yard-stare.’ Today, it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While names and descriptions for this condition have changed over the years, one undisputed fact exists among them all: PTSD has long been a consequence of war.

Military Retirement: What Do Families Need to Know?
Over the past year, proposed changes to the military retirement system seemed to take center stage.