A life in the military has its rewards, but it can be stressful at times as well. Many couples have encountered obstacles with their loved ones due to the demands the military puts on their soldiers coupled with the everyday strains that all relationships face.

As much as you have dreamt about returning home, you may be a little leery about what you should expect when you get there. There is nothing wrong with having these concerns. After all, you have each been apart now for so long how can you anticipate the changes you’ve both gone through? The entire dynamic of your family [...]

Most of society has a naïve perspective when it comes to the extreme emotional stress that our service member’s families experience once left behind. When a soldier is deployed, everyone close to that soldier is affected. We must understand the impact this stress can have on a family and the warning signs for more serious reactions in [...]

Most people who have never served in the military, or had family members who have served, could not fully understand the harsh emotional stress put upon a family when a soldier is deployed. Deployment affects everyone moms, dads, wives, children, girlfriends and friends. Everyone in that soldier’s life is affected to some degree.   Children [...]

Recently a study was conducted to find out whether neuropsychological changes occur following deployment to war zones.  The study showed that within a one-year soldiers showed significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from war. It did not matter how soon a soldier was deployed; soldiers developed PTSD whether they were there 3 weeks [...]

Each year a significant number of veterans make the transition from the U.S. military to the civilian world.  A majority of the soldiers are not aware of the resources available to them to help ease that transition.   Career counselors do not need to be experts on the military in order to be effective with this [...]

One of the best benefits that military veterans receive is the opportunity to receive a college education after the military.   The transition from the military life to the college environment can be hard for many military veterans. Recently a new program has been created to help make the transition to campus life, at Cleveland State [...]

Love and marriage may seem to “go together like strawberries and chocolate,” but most couples, especially after their spouses have come home from combat, find the road back to marital bliss a bit bumpy. Each partner has been away from the other and during this time probably explored their own set of rules and guidelines including [...]

  This past summer, an Air Force Staff Sergeant hoped to buy a home for his family using a home loan from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. He wanted to have his wife and two children settled into their new home before he was sent overseas to the Middle East in August. He and [...]

What awaits us after we leave this world?  Is there life after death? I’m sure we could debate that for hours on end.  The question many of ask is, “what awaits us on the other side?”     Hundreds of books have been written, many met with skepticism. Many people who claim they have encountered death [...]