General Knowledge
Military spouses often receive this ID card, known by its color and giving access to base facilities.
What is a Dependent ID or Military ID
This military acronym stands for Permanent Change of Station.
What is PCS?
This formal military social event requires specific attire and follows strict protocols.
What is a Military Ball?
This shopping benefit offers tax-free purchases of luxury goods at significant discounts for military families.
Q: What is the Exchange or PX/BX/NEX?
Amazon program where we host Veterans and/or Military Spouses for 11 weeks.
What is Hiring Our Heroes fellowship
This document, often called a "power of," allows a military spouse to make legal decisions while their service member is deployed.
What is Power of Attorney?
This communication blackout occurs during deployments for security reasons.
What is OPSEC (Operational Security)
This ceremony marks the change of command from one unit commander to another.
What is a Change of Command Ceremony?
Name a chain store or restaurant that offers military discount.
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Amazon approval you can submit when you are PCSing to a place not near a building so you can work from home
What is a RWE (remote work exception)
This grocery store on military bases offers tax-free shopping for military families.
What is the Commissary?
This support organization provides resources and assistance to military families at each installation.
What is FRG (Family Readiness Group)?
This traditional gesture is performed by spouses when there are incoming and outgoing unit members.
What is "hail and farewelling"
Military spouses can get Professional Licenses or Certifications cost reimbursed up to $4,000 through this program.
What is DOD's Spouse Education Program
Where can you purchase MilSpouse Amazon swag?
Where is Merchloop and Oscar Mike webesites?
This office provides confidential counseling and support services to military families on base.
What is Military Family Life Counseling (MFLC)?
This government program reimburses military families for personally procured moves.
What is DITY (Do It Yourself) or PPM (Personally Procured Move)?
This traditional ceremony involves the spouse "crossing under the arch" following a military wedding.
What is the Saber/Sword Arch Ceremony?
Military spouses can get this certification cost reimbursed up to $4,000 through the DOD's Spouse Education Program.
What are Professional Licenses or Certifications?
Employee Led Group that welcomes Veterans, Military Spouses and supporters
What is Warriors?
This emotional cycle includes stages like anticipation, detachment, and reintegration.
What is the Deployment Cycle?
Military spouses can receive up to $4,000 for education through this career advancement program.
What is MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts)?
This traditional ceremony marks the deactivation of a unit and the "casing" of its colors.
What is a Deactivation or Colors Casing Ceremony?
Military spouses can transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents if their service member meets this requirement.
What is 6 years of service with a commitment to serve 4 more years?
This allows for a military spouse to claim the same state of residency as the Service Member regardless of ever having lived there
What is The Military Spouse Residency Relief Act