AWTR Show 588: Taste and See Cooks
Show Title: Taste and See Cooks, Milspouse Career Options
Show Date: Nov. 21, 2016
Show Number: #588
Marta Rivera, chef and owner of Taste and See Pastry Shoppe in Harker Heights, Texas, shares about her life as a chef, military spouse, and small business owner. Marta is a lifelong military family member. Both of her parents served in the military, and she is currently marries to her soldier, Hector. Marta did a short stint in the Army before being discharged for bad knees. She enlisted to be a Military Intelligence Analyst (96B). Now, she is chef and owner of Taste and See Pastry Shoppe in Harker Heights. Marta and her husband are currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
You can connect with Marta on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the past year. While this normally takes place at a family home, for many veterans, Thanksgiving was celebrated in a foxhole, a submarine, flying combat patrols over enemy territory, or wherever they hung their kevlar at night.
Deployed service members might not be able to be home for the holidays, but others often go to great lengths to bring the holidays to them, even if it’s just for one meal.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on their official blog, asked readers to share their deployed Thanksgiving pictures and stories. Read the stories and share your own.
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Although children’s reactions will vary with their personalities and ages, a parent’s deployment will almost always cause challenges for children. Parents wonder how the separation will affect their children and how they can help them through this time. The deploying parent wonders how to continue being a supportive parent while away; the parent at home worries about handling added responsibility. Certain steps and activities can help prepare your children for deployment. The Defense Center of Excellence has a few tips to help parents and children connect by building trust and cooperation within the family:
- First, no matter where you begin, take small steps. Instead of concentrating on the total length of deployment, break up the time into manageable chunks. Military leaders and family readiness groups identify three stages of deployment: pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment and reunion.
- Second, design your family action plans according to the three deployment stages.
- Third, be flexible. Change is part of military life. Try to be patient if your spouse receives new orders, especially if the departure date is moved up. Do your best to adjust your plans.
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