"Every Military Spouse can learn something from this book, those new to the military way of life as well as the experienced spouse.  After 32 years of being a military spouse, I was still taking notes as I read!"

~Becky Pillsbury

 

"An easy 'must read' for every military spouse!  The web site addresses are invaluable..."

~Marilyn Phillips

 

"There is simply no other all-in-one book available to the military spouse.  I wish this book would have been available when our 2500 Soldiers deployed from our National Guard units..."

~SFC(R) David Carney & Judy Carney (published author)

 

"Finally a book that provides information for the Reserves, National Guard, and Active Duty Spouse!  There is so much valuable information in this book.  Truly a must read..."

~Brenda Perry

From the author of the MENTOR, WRITER, TRAINER, EVALUATOR, Wear It Right! U.S. Army Uniform Book, Tools of the Trade Volume 1 & 2, comes yet another successful and needed book for our fighting force. 3 years in development, highly resourced, and researched you won’t be disappointed in The Military Spouse.

Understanding that the family units bears much difficulty while the service member is deployed, The Military Spouse was written to help fill the information void in the area of family resources.

Features:

• Designed for spouses new to the military way of life, but also contains useful information for the most experienced of spouses.
• Information is presented in a manner that is easily understood- It's a quick read.
• This book was prepared for spouses by spouses and with the help of active members and members of the Guard and Reserve. Therefore, it gives a well-rounded view of the issues all members face.
• It is suitable for all branches of the service and was designed as a tool to be used by any spouse for almost any situation.
• If you can’t find it in this book chances are you can find something to point you in the right direction to get you the answer to your question.

Subjects include:

• Financial Matters
• Our Children and Money
• Buying a Home
• Insurance
• Social Graces (The Do’s and Don’ts, not the standard rules you find in etiquette books)
• Reducing Taxes
• Credit Scores
• Divorces
• Identify Theft
• How to Deal with Deployments
• How to Deal with Moving
• How to start a Career as a Spouse
• Family Matters (how to keep your private life private)
• Preparing for the future
• How to Complain and Be Heard
• Important Websites and Agencies
• Military Rank Insignia

Author: Mark Gerecht, USA CSM(Ret), Patricia Gerecht
ISBN 10: 0984074988
ISBN 13: 9780984074983 (Previous Edition ISBN 9781886715356)