12 Wardrobe Upgrades That Don't Involve Tactical Fleece
You're allowed to own a blazer that has never seen a motor pool.
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The Cover Story · Second Act
Who Said You Have to Have It All Figured Out by 50?
Because apparently surviving deployments, career changes and raising a family wasn't enough preparation for figuring out what you want to be when you grow up.
Read the storyService shaped us. It isn't the whole story. This is a magazine about the rest of your life.
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All storiesDating After 50: The Threat Level Is Complicated
Situational awareness is a gift. Running a background check before the appetizers arrive might be a lot.
Five Great Trips That Don't Require a Travel Voucher
No orders, no per diem, no one asking for your receipts. Just go.
“I did not buy the heels because I needed them. I bought them because nobody could tell me not to.”
Laura
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Things I No Longer Have the Patience to Pretend Are Fine
A short list. Okay, not that short.
I Used to Brief Generals. Now My Teenager Leaves Me on Read.
The leadership skills that transfer to civilian life, and the ones that absolutely do not.
Finally Hanging Pictures in a House You Plan to Stay In
After eleven moves, the nail holes are permanent now. Decorate accordingly.
The Solo Trip: Traveling Without a Battle Buddy
It turns out you're excellent company. Who knew.
Where Do Grown Women Even Make New Friends?
You used to get issued a whole unit of them. Now you have to actually try.
Things Civilians Say That Make Us Twitch
"Thank you for your service" is lovely. "So did you, like, shoot people?" at a baby shower is not.
The Field Guide
Useful, honest, and actually readable.
Navigating VA Benefits Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Paperwork)
A plain English walkthrough from someone who has filed, waited and followed up.
Your Retirement Pay Has a Plan. Do You?
Pensions, TSP and that spreadsheet you swore you'd start in 2019.
Perimenopause: The Deployment Nobody Briefed You On
Hot flashes, 3 a.m. wake-ups and the mood swings you'd have written someone up for. Here's what actually helps.
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