By Sheryl Garrett
Sturdy learn for a primary time army relatives. try it out on the library first, then if you'd like it purchase it. usual stuff i've got heard many times.
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If you’re feeling confused just read the sections that follow — we straighten you out with descriptions of both as well as other places you may find on base to shop at. Commissary The Defense Commissary Agency or DeCA, as servicemembers commonly call it, operates a chain of nearly 300 commissaries worldwide in support of military personnel and their families. As an authorized user, you will be able to purchase your groceries at cost plus 5 percent. The DeCA Web site boasts that the average overall savings for patrons is 30 percent on your purchases compared to other commercial grocery stores.
You’ll never get a better chance to immerse yourself in another culture. The greatest thing about being stationed overseas with the military is that you have all the benefits of living in a foreign country with a security blanket. Regardless of what foreign locale you may be stationed to, as soon as you make it back on base, the rules change, and you’re back in Little America. Back to the familiar fast-food outlets, commissary, and exchange (more about these in Chapter 4). What could be better than the adventure of living overseas with all the comforts of home?
More than a few military families have had to live with a sideboard in the bedroom because that’s the only place it would fit. And there’s nothing stranger than seeing a huge, ornate crystal chandelier from Prague hanging in the foyer of a prefab base home in Grand Forks, North Dakota. As a fellow military spouse, you quickly learn to ignore these anomalies and sympathize with the need to adapt and make do. Keeping education and employment flexible The need to remain flexible is nowhere more evident than in spouse employment and education.