Before my husband deploys, he has a ritual that is familiar to many service members. He sits down with a generously poured bourbon, and he writes letters. One for his adult daughter, Rosalind. One for each of our little boys, Teddy and Antonio. One for his grandma, who raised him, and his family in Texas. One for me.

If you let things devolve into a shouting match, then it's really difficult to have a discussion, a serious discussion.

Always be prepared. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

Well, Dr. Siegel is more of a sycophant than a doctor. And he's not President Trump's coronavirus guide.' President Trump appears to be his.

The United States Army is really messing with my plan to get pregnant.

Service members are more likely to have PTSD, but it's common in the general population as well.

I feel oddly at peace with the ups and downs of pandemic life. They're not too different from the ups and downs of deployment life, which I've experienced a lot the last few years as my husband, an Army Special Forces officer, has been overseas.

In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.

Negative public opinion of a conflict and the politicization of the military can negatively affect service members and contribute to PTSD.

Most employers see breaks in employment as a blemish on a resume. In the case of military spouses, however, it's due to their frequent moves.