Being A New Military Spouse or Family Member

Military OneSource has a wonderful resource guide available for new Army Spouses and Family Members.

While the guide is directed specifically at Army type programs and information, a great deal of the included information will also be of benefit to spouses or family members from other branches of service.

*Military OneSource requires that you login on their site in order to access information, so direct links do not work.  You will need to login and search 'spouse guide' in order to find the guide titled "A First Guide for Army Spouses and Family Members."

Military OneSource describes the guide as:

This guide introduces new Army spouses and family members to military family life. It contains information on aspects of Army life from military benefits to recreation. It also includes a glossary of Army terms and abbreviations as well as a list of useful Web sites.

The guide is available to download in PDF format.

For other spouse resources you can go to the website and search 'new military spouse' and it will bring up a list of many great resources and checklists to have on hand.

Comments

[Eric]

I am recently divorced and on deployment with the army national guard I am responsable by the court to maintain a residance for my son who is 19 till the age of 21 unless he goes to college in which case it is increased My ex and I have equal custady and reponsabilities. my unit pay department says I am not eligible for dependant BAH and they also stopped paying me family seperation allowance is this right for them to do? Or am I elegible for at least the family seperation pay?

[Alexis Kimberly]

I am recently married into the military and my husband will deployed tomorrow. This site is absolutely amazing. It has helped me learn things about the military and the deployment. It has helped me cope. Soon, it will help me apply for college. Without this website i would not have known where to start on so many issues.

[Alexis Kimberly]

I am recently married into the military and my husband will deployed tomorrow. This site is absolutely amazing. It has helped me learn things about the military and the deployment. It has helped me cope. Soon, it will help me apply for college. Without this website i would not have known where to start on so many issues.