AWTR Show #935: Honor Bound, Word of Honor, Honor’s Refuge

Hallee Bridgeman had a hard time reading military novels because they were filled with assumptions that were wrong. So she wanted to give a realistic story about the military – to honor the military. She wanted to give the readers what it really is like and that is what she did with Honor Bound, Word of Honor, and Honor’s Refuge.

Combining her knowledge and experience of military life with a vast amount of research, USA Today bestselling author Hallee Bridgeman has crafted a new action-packed romantic suspense series that looks at the lives, loves, and struggles of three Special Forces A-Team officers. Bridgeman states, “It is my desire to honor those who have served with the characters that I create.” She successfully accomplishes her goal in her new Love and Honor series, which expertly intertwines three captivating stories.

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AWTR Show #932: A Seasoned Spouse Gets Spicy

We refer to spouses that have been around this military life awhile as a seasoned spouse. Kathleen brings you this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, where she talks about what makes a seasoned spouse, and get ready– things are about to get spicy! There are many things that makes up a seasoned spouse and Kathleen is here to share all about it.

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AWTR Show #931: Leveraging Resources for Flexible Work & Financial Stability

Being a military spouse is already stressful and deployments essentially make them single parents for months or even years at a time. This makes pursuing their own career opportunities increasingly difficult. However flexible work can help them leverage resources to create work flexibility while achieving financial stability.

Hiring our Heroes reports that 33% of military spouses have even lived apart from their spouse in order to seize career opportunities. As more and more Americans are jumping on the flexible work bandwagon, there are ways for military spouses to also reap some of this change in how people work to grow their skill sets while juggling other obligations, including childcare. 

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AWTR Show #928: “You Knew What You Were Signing Up For”

We’ve all heard that cringe-worthy saying at some point as a milspouse… “You Knew What You Were Signing Up For”. This week in our Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Sarah hits back and talks about the things she didn’t know when she married her husband. There are so many things that milspouses cannot know before becoming milspouses.

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