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New to it all
Hey everyone, so hubby and I have been stationed at Fort Benning for about 6 months now. It's nice here and ive made pretty many friends along the way. Still looking for a job and now hubby and I are TTC our first. All of this is new and exciting and yet scary and unknown. Any advice on ANYTHING would be great! Thanks in advance 
Re: New to it all
Since everyone else is being rude i'll start:
Get an ACU purse they are killer.
BTW: I'm Milly. Prior ADAF. live in the dirty south.
newly divorced and bitter!
Welcome to the board!
I am Brandie, DH Is ADAF and we live in NJ. I am finally finishing my bachelors degree, and we have 2 furbabies with no kids planned for the next few years.
Is there anything specific you want to know?
LOL I do want one!! Where do I look??
Im prior service as well, I was in the National Guard but things are very diferent now then what they were back then..
AD= Active Duty. AF= Air Force.
I love Bostons!! They are so sweet.
I can't say I have any good information for you about children with the Military, except that it would be good to find your FRG Officer (Family Readiness Group) and get involved with some of the spouse activities on base. You will get a ton of base-specific info from them.
We also have a FAQ link, some of the girls here have it in their siggys... It has great general information.
I'm Lacey. My H is AD USMC & we're live in Southern California. We have one baby, Owen, who is 6 weeks old.
WTF?
The most beautiful place on earth to me: Glacier NP
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I'm Marni, my DH is Army EOD. We've been married for five years and have a 2.5 year old son. I'm a SAHM. We are PCSing to Germany in six weeks.
If you aren't taking them already, get some prenatal vitamins. And, read up on Folic Acid, it is especially important in the first trimester.
As for deployments, it varies on how often they occur and the location. My motto is hope for the best but prepare for the worst. And, when life gets difficult, embrace the suck.
Welcome to the board!
I think she was being sarcastic? That's what I thought after her ACU purse comment anyway.
Hi OP. I'm Kristen - work and volunteer part-time. H is AD AF. No kids. One large dog.
Hi and welcome. There is a button in my siggy that will take you to the MN FAQ page. There is a ton of info there. There is also a link at the top of the board concerning OPSEC and PERSEC. I'm sure you are familiar with both, but a refresher is never a bad thing.
I'm TX. I am former USAR. I was an MP for 6 years. DH is AD Army. We live in Savannah with our 4 kids.
I agree with Marni about taking prenatals now. When a BFP occurs, you'll call your PCM. They will have you come in for another test and then set you up with an OB. You probably won't have your first appointment until around week 10.
Hi, I'm Ojo. My husband and I are both AD AF. In four years of marriage, we've lived in five houses, accumulated three dogs, he's deployed twice, I've deployed once, and we have two babies on the way.
How old are you and your hubby? How long has he been in?
Welcome! I'm Melissa and my husband is AD Army. We have a 6.5 month old little girl and 2 cats. We actually just moved to Ft. Benning last week.
People have already given you a lot of good advice. Stick around because the ladies on here are very helpful!
Hubby is 28 and I'm 27. He's only been in for a year, with two more to go.
Thank you to everyone else for all the intros and advice. Ive starte taking my prenatals now just need to figure out that "special" time of the month to concieve...
Oh, I was kidding... there were 20 views and no responses when I said hi!
Hi. I'm Mary! My H is AD Navy and we're currently stationed in VA. I like cats, whiskey and World of Warcraft.
Welcome to the board.
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