Your Military Family Network: Your Connection to Military Friendly Businesses, Resources, Benefits, Information and Advice Book

Foreword   Senator John McCain     xiv
How to Use This Book   Megan Turak     xvi
Military Life Didn't Come with Instructions, Now What?     1
Staying Inspired in Your Military Life   Patti Correa     6
Communicate from the Heart on the Homefront   Peggy Mertz     9
Online Security-From the Homefront to the Frontline   Darrell Shue     15
Building a Personal Support Network   Caroline Peabody     24
Making the Connection Online and Off   Megan Turak     32
Military Family Money     38
Your Money, Your Life   Megan Turak     40
How to Make the Most of What You Have   Melissa Tossetti   Kevin Gibbons     47
Financial Checklist for Deployment or Anytime!$dCarl Surran, Editor     53
Healthy Habits for Sound Money Management   Megan Turak     59
Finding Bargains Online   Mike Allen     81
The Military Exchange   Jennifer Johnsen     86
Shopping the Commissary-A Sure Thing for your Budget   Cherie Huntington   Kay Blakley     91
Military Moving   Caroline Peabody     97
From Sea to ShiningSea     99
Moving Yourself     107
Moving "Over There"     115
Rent, Buy or Live in Military Housing     122
Moving with Kids     129
Personal Moving Plan & My Military Family Facts Book     135
Military Family Fitness     145
Getting Fit on the Installation   Caroline Peabody     147
Meals Ready to Eat   Kay Blakley     153
Connect- Move-Transform with Friends   Kim Murphy   Kris Carpenter     158
Military Family Health and Well-Being     166
TRICARE   Linda Nash Foote     168
Your Exceptional Military Family   Heather Hebdon     173
Your Medical Record   Jolene Elliott   Megan Turak     180
Post Traumatic Stress in the Military$dBased on an interview with Dr. Frank Ochberg$dresearch by Caroline Peabody     187
Treatment and Considerations for PTSD   Dr. Frank Ochberg     193
PTSD and Military Families$dBased on an interview with Dr. Frank Ochberg$dresearch by Caroline Peabody     200
PTSD and Youth   Dr. Michelle Sherman     208
This Mother's Life Caught in the Middle of Kids and Aging Parents   Mary Beth Sammons      215
Military Family Support   David White, Chief     221
Military Life   Sylvia Kidd     225
Keeping your Military Relationship Healthy, Wealthy and Wise   Gene Thomas Gomulka     231
Military Children Serve Too!   Dr. Mary M. Keller     235
Military Moments   Laura Lea     241
I Have a Child in the Military, Now What?   Vicky Cody     248
A Single Soldier's Story   Edward H. Luzadder     254
Deployment: A National Guard Couple's Success with Separation   Judy Sexton   John Sexton     259
Military Family History & Society   Stacey Brown     263
Military Family Fun     268
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation   Caroline Peabody     270
Space Available: Travel for Free   John D.     275
Military Education and Employment: A Special Message on Maximizing Your Talents   Megan Turak     280
Education: Your Path to Success   Megan Turak     284
Getting Hired   Megan Turak     300
Working from Home   Tara Crooks     306
Volunteer: Make Success Happen   Megan Turak      311
Beyond the BDU: Transitioning from the Military   Don Mertz     316
Protecting Your Civilian Career   Bob Hollingsworth     323
Veteran Employment Training Services$dUS Department of Labor     329
Military Family Law & Legislation     338
Your Voice on Capitol Hill   Michelle Joyner     340
Peace with A Living Will$dThe Law Firm of Gold, Khourey & Turak     346
Legal Assistance   Megan Turak     350
The 411 on Emergencies$dFrom the Field with the Red Cross     357
Military Family Domestic Abuse   Caroline Peabody     362
Divorce in the Military   Gene Thomas Gomulka     371
Adoption-A Journey of Love   Dan Turak   Andrea Turak     376
Citizenship   Caroline Peabody     386
Military Law in Review   Luis Trevino     392
Veteran Support Caring: It Starts at Home     398
A Triumph over Tragedy: A Wounded Warrior Story   Vicky Field     401
VA For Returning Combat Veterans   Phil Budahn     408
Wounded Warrior Benefits   Carla Webb     419
Cutting through the Red Tape   Joe Moran      434
Death of a Family Member     442
When the Unthinkable Happens   Caroline Peabody     444
Service by Service Military Family Support     451
Department of the Army   Colonel Dennis Dingle, Chief   Delores Johnson, Chief     451
Department of the Marines   Brian Driver     459
Department of the Navy   Catherine Stokoe, Director     463
Department of the Air Force   Carla Diamond, Chief     470
National Guard Family Programs   Colonel Anthony Baker, Chief     474
Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard$dCoast Guard Work Life Center     478
America Supports You Members and The Military Family Network     483
State Resources for the Military     542
The Military Family Network's Neighbor of Choice Business Network     626
Glossary     640
About the Authors     648