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Tried & True Memorial Day Recipes You Should Try

05/18/2015 By Rachel Tringali Marston

As a military community, Memorial Day is a time for us to pause and celebrate the lives of our beloved fallen comrades. From coast to coast, Americans will rally together to honor those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. There will be special ceremonies or much-deserved recognition.

Because Memorial Day brings such a strong sense of community and not to mention a well-deserved day off for most of us, it has morphed into a time to gather together and enjoy each other’s company. In addition, the weather starts to warm-up, which makes it perfect for outdoor festivities. As a result, barbecues have become a popular way for family and friends to join together.

Are you thinking about throwing a barbecue or need inspiration for a delicious dish for a potluck?

Well, heat-up the grill and gear up for a roundup of mouth-watering barbecue ideas straight from MilitaryShoppers.com that will have your friends and family asking for more!

Start by preparing your own homemade barbecue sauce.

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1½ teaspoons olive oil
2 cloves crushed garlic

In a pan, cook garlic in olive oil until soft. Mix in remaining ingredients and let simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Refrigerate afterward.

That sauce can be used for a number of other dishes. Slather your homemade barbecue sauce on top of hamburger patties for BBQ burgers or paint hot dogs with it for an extra kick. Another easy option for your homemade barbecue sauce is to spread it over this finger-licking Ribs recipe.

Tried & True Memorial Day Recipes You Should Try

What do you like to eat at a neighborhood barbecue?

Grab 2½ pounds of country style pork ribs and place it in a large pot with enough water to cover. Season with 1 tablespoon of garlic powder, 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Bring the water to a boil and cook ribs until they are tender. While this is happening, make sure your grill is at a temperature of 325 degrees. Place the boiled ribs in a foil baking dish and pour 1 cup of barbecue sauce on them. Cover with foil and cover for 1 to 1½ hours or until internal temperature of pork has reached 160 degrees.

My husband’s absolute favorite Memorial Day dish is pulled pork. He’s not big on pulling meat off ribs, so this perfect for him to get the taste of pork in a moist and tender way. You’ll need a handy-dandy slow cooker to prepare the pork.

This recipe also calls for a package of pork ribs. Cook the ribs in the slow cooker with one can of beef broth on high for 4 hours. After, take ribs out and shred meat in a foil dish and add barbecue sauce. Cover with foil and bake in grill for about 10 minutes.

Although my parents weren’t born in Texas, they have lived there long enough to have picked up on some of the delicious Lone Star State food like beef brisket. I love brisket so much that I had to take on this opportunity to share Memorial Day recipes, just so I can share with you what makes me so happy.

This recipe is pretty simple to follow, it actually takes a bit of tender love and care to follow through (AKA it takes some patience!). Are you up for the brisket challenge?

You can use your oven or grill, but make sure the temperature is around 350 degrees to cook. First mix together your dry ingredients in a small bowl: dash of salt, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon onion powder, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon ground mustard, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika and 1 tablespoon pepper.

Rinse your 6-pound fresh beef brisket with water and pat dry. Puncture holes into the brisket on each side with a knife. We cut the meat in half to help with cooking and preparation. Rub all the dry ingredients all over your 2 pieces of meat and cover it and store in the refrigerator for the night. That process cures the meat.

When you’re ready to grill, place the cured meat in a deep foil pan. Mix together your wet ingredients: about 1½ cups of barbecue sauce, ½ cup of liquid smoke, ¼ cup of Worcestershire sauce. Pour the mixture on top of the meat and make sure it’s fully coated. Before covering with foil, make sure the fat side is facing up.

Cook for about 5 hours. Once the meat is fully cooked, spoon pan juices over top of the brisket. Let stand for about 10 minutes and cut across the grain. Enjoy!

Be sure to add some crowd favorite side dishes like coleslaw, corn on the cob and potato salad to the menu too.

What’s your tried-and-true side dish for neighborhood barbecues and potlucks? Share your recipe with MilitaryShoppers and you could win.

No Longer Active: 5 Tips for the Transition from Active Duty to National Guard Family

05/15/2015 By Julie Provost

It’s been almost a year since my husband ended his time as an active duty soldier. The very next day he joined the National Guard. Going to the Guard wasn’t an easy decision to make but it is what we felt was best at the time.

Since we did not move away from the Army post we had been living at, we have not experienced some of the things others do such as not having a supportive military community nearby. We still shop at the commissary, attend military family events and I have a lot of military spouse friends in the area.

The last year has been a bit difficult as we get used to our new role in the U.S. military. Being a part of the National Guard has a few things in common with being active duty but there are also a lot of differences and the transition can be a bit overwhelming.

5 Tips for the Transition from Active Duty to National Guard

When transitioning from active duty to the National Guard, you need to know how your new insurance works and which doctors take the new insurance.

Here are 5 tips for a better transition based on my own experiences with my husband:

1. Save money. You are going to need extra money during this time. You might need the money to move but you also will need it to fill in any pay gaps. If your service member is going to take time off between the Army and his civilian job, you need to prepare for that. You do have to wait a little longer than normal for their last active duty paycheck. Keep that in mind as you are making plans. You don’t want to get yourselves in a difficult situation because of lack of funds.

2. Learn about insurance. One of the hardest parts of the transition was changing our insurance. If you decide to buy your insurance through the Guard, which will be about $200 a month for a family, you will also have to pay more at appointments. If you were on Tricare Prime, this will be a shock. After years of not having to pay anything when I took my kids to the doctor, I got a bill. That was hard to get used to. You need to know how your new insurance works and which doctors take the new insurance. My doctor does not take Tricare Reserve Select so I had to find a new doctor.

3. Have a plan A, plan B and a plan C. Sometimes your plans won’t work out. You need to have backup plans. You might think a certain job is going to be right for your family and then you realize that the job really isn’t. Finding your new normal can be a bit difficult. Your spouse might have trouble adjusting to a different type of job. Give yourself some time to work things out. It takes a while to get into a new groove.

Reach out to other National Guard spouses during the transition.

4. Connect with others. Finding other Guard spouses to talk to was very helpful. I had a few questions that I knew they would know the answers to. If you really don’t know anyone else in the Guard you can always look for an online group. Finding these people can be a great way to make some new friends for your new stage of life.

5. Except a change of identity. Sometimes it won’t even feel like you are a military family anymore. This can be hard since that used to be such a big part of your life. He will live a civilian life when he does not have his Guard duties. Then, he will put on his uniform to get ready to go to drill and you will be reminded that he is very much a part of the military. It is a strange feeling after active duty life.

Have you transitioned from active duty to Reserves or Guard life recently? What surprised you about this lifestyle change?

Why We Serve

05/13/2015 By Michelle Volkmann

“I didn’t choose this life. He did,” I casually joked to a fellow military spouse once.

“But when you choose him, you choose it to. By marrying him, you said yes to the Navy,” she said.

Wow. Up until that very moment, this idea that I picked military life for me never entered my brain.

Up until that moment, I felt like I didn’t have a choice in the matter. Up until that moment, I felt like military life was tossed upon me and I had to accept it and move on.

Now I see things a little differently.

My husband volunteered for military service one month before I met him. He raised his right hand and took the oath in August 2001.

He volunteered to serve in the Navy for a few practical reasons:

He needed in-state tuition to afford his out-of-state college.
He needed cash to pay for college.
He wanted an adventure.
He wanted to help people.

I joke that a Navy recruiting poster that said “Our Engineers don’t work in cubicles” was the REAL reason he joined the military.

Now nearly 14 years later, the 4 reasons he decided to stay in the Navy aren’t exactly the same. Every time he accepts new orders and we PCS, we, as a military family, are choosing to serve and sacrifice for our country. We are answering the call to serve.

Why do we serve? Why does my husband stay in the Navy?

The reasons for my husband’s military service are still simple and practical. He serves today because:

We have health care coverage for us and our children.
TSP is the best retirement investment plan. Period.
We get the adventure of living in different parts of the country for short periods of time.
He is able to work with many dedicated service members who have taught him how to be a leader in his community.
He is able to be a leader for young service members.
His job is challenging and rewarding.
He has a lot of responsibility in his job.
He helps people.
People help him.
People help our family.
We meet and get to know military friends who become our instant family.
And for a thousand more abstract reasons that are difficult to put into words.

During some challenging moments, I often ask myself “why do we do this? Why do we continue to move every 2 years? Why does my husband deploy and leave his children to help people in another country? Isn’t there an easier way?”

Of course, there is an easier way.

But that way isn’t the way for us. This complicated life, military life, with its highs and lows, quirks and uncertainty, is the way for us.

That’s why we serve.

Why did you or your service member choose to join the military? Why do you choose to stay in the military? Share your inspiring story of military service with MilitaryShoppers.

Hot Topic: Air Force Gate Guards Saying “Have a Blessed Day”

05/11/2015 By Julie Provost

Can certain religious words be offensive? What happens when they are said in a professional manner by a gate guard on a military base? How does the freedom of religion play into all of this?

After widespread outcry, the Air Force reversed a decision to ban Robins Air Force Base security personnel from saying “Have a blessed day” to people entering the gates. The gate guards were told not to give the greeting after an unidentified airman complained to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, according to the group’s website. The foundation had complained to the base and the base issued the ban.

Overall the military community is usually in favor of religious liberty. However, in this case, those who are offended by a religious greeting are being told that they need to just let things go.

When it comes to situations like this, I always try to put myself in the shoes of the other person. As a Christian, would I be OK with someone using a saying from another religion? Would I be bothered if every time I entered a gate I heard a Buddhist or Muslim greeting? Is it fair for anyone to be bothered by it?

I am not one to get offended by such things but I do think there needs to be a rule of some kind. Either the gate guards can say what they want, regardless of their religion or there needs to be a standard.

You can’t say that the Christian phrases are OK to say and not allow Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish or Pagan gate guards to have the same right.

I don’t know that I have ever heard a phrase like this in all my years of going through the gates at the military posts we have lived at, although I might just not remember hearing them say anything like that. Usually they tell me, “Have a good day” which is not religious but still nice to hear. That phrase says basically the same thing as, “have a blessed day” without all of the controversy.

There is the argument that if you tell a gate guard not to say something religious you are not allowing him to have his or her own faith. That is not true. They might not be able to say that phrase but no one is telling them they can not practice their own faith when they are off-duty.

I think it is important to remember that not everyone in the military practices the same faith. Because of that not everyone is going to be OK with certain religious phrases being said to them in a professional manner. I don’t think changing the regulations on it is out of line. Now that Robins Air Force base reversed the decision to ban the phrase, I am not sure there will be a chance to change it again. If enough people are bothered by it, it would be a way to create a more balanced religious environment for those in the military.

Now it’s your turn: What do you think of the greeting “Have a blessed day?” Are you offended?

5 Reasons Why Military Spouses Deserve a Day of Appreciation

05/08/2015 By Rachel Tringali Marston

May is filled with lots of different appreciation days for the military community. There is Armed Forces Day on May 16 and Memorial Day, the more widely known military holiday on May 25. Separately, there is also a special day for military spouses. In 1984, the first Military Spouse Appreciation Day was observed as a way to celebrate the sacrifices made to those married to service members on the Friday before Mother’s Day.

Did you know that there are more than 1 million military spouses?

As military spouses, we personally experience the everyday challenges and deal with the roller coaster lifestyle on a regular basis. Not only that, we essentially chose this life because we happen to be in love with a man or woman in uniform.

I recently attended a change of command ceremony as a guest of the outgoing service member’s spouse because we volunteer together to raise money for a military dependent scholarship fund. She is a big influence in the military community here and as a result, the unit didn’t only recognize her husband, but her service as well. When her husband spoke about his time at the unit and his career, something stuck with me. He explained working with soldiers and whatnot, but then when he talked about family, he said something along the lines of spouses being the backbone of all military members. Without a strong support system at home, how could our military remain strong and mission ready?

I believe we keep the military force strong and effective by loving them unconditionally. So, with that said, that’s why I believe military spouses deserve a moment in the spotlight.

Here are 5 more great reasons why military spouses should be appreciated:

Military spouses hold down the fort while military members are away. Right after “see you later,” we continue to live our lives and maintain the homefront for our families.
Military spouses keep the fort running smoothly while they are home! I don’t know about you, but as soon as my husband walks in to door, he seems pretty clueless on what to do. Luckily, we work together as a team and accomplish lots of goals that way, but between you and me, I believe my husband might be a little lost without our partnership.
Military spouses wear multiple hats and are used to playing multiple roles. Mom? Colleague? Student? Volunteer? The list goes on!
Military spouses contribute big time to the community. To me, military spouses are such wonderful motivators and help each other out in the best possible ways.
Military spouses do have to make certain sacrifices. Military families in general move 10 times more more often that civilian families. The transient lifestyle can be difficult to establish job security among other things. Did you know that 90% of military spouses are underemployed?

I asked my husband why he thought military spouses deserve an appreciation day and he answered “why not?” So, why not should people support those that support military members on the homefront? We certainly don’t have it the same as our military members, but we encounter our own obstacles. It’s important to acknowledge us that way we can continue a strong and loving relationship with our partners that happen to be military members.

Do you feel appreciated in your role as a military spouse?

Share Your Favorite Mother’s Day Recipe to Win in May

05/06/2015 By Michelle Volkmann

Mother’s Day is right around the corner.

Share Your Favorite Mother's Day Recipe to Win in May

Submit your favorite Mother’s Day recipe to MilitaryShoppers today.

What are your plans for this Mother’s Day? Did you make reservations at a fancy restaurant? Are you hoping your husband will surprise you with breakfast in bed? (Here’s a little tip, if you want that surprise, be sure to tell him. Don’t drop hints. Tell him. Directly.)

Many people head out to eat on Mother’s Day, so that Mom doesn’t have to cook on her day of rest.

But for the rest of us, we’ll be enjoying our Mother’s Day at home with our families. We may celebrate with brunch or a special dinner.

Is that your plan? What’s on the menu? Have you browsed the recipes in the MilitaryShoppers database?

In honor of Mother’s Day, MilitaryShoppers is encouraging its readers to share their favorite Mother’s Day recipe in May. The recipe could be for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. You can even submit your favorite dessert recipes.

What are you making for brunch this Mother’s Day?

Don’t wait until Sunday! Submit your favorite Mother’s Day recipe to MilitaryShoppers today.

Enter to Win Our Military Spouse Appreciation Photo Contest Today

05/04/2015 By Michelle Volkmann

Faithful. Flexible. Encouraging. Understanding. Amazing. Inspiring.

What word best describes today’s military spouses? Can a single word sum up the emotional roller coaster that ranges from the loneliness of deployment to the joy of that first kiss at a military homecoming? Is there any way to describe the enduring encouragement required on the home front so that our soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen can carry out their orders without personal distractions?

No. There isn’t a word that captures the military spouse experience. But there are hundreds of photos that come pretty darn close.

May is National Military Appreciation Month and Friday, May 8 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. This day recognizes the contributions of military spouses.

This month, MilitaryShoppers wants to showcase military spouses through its monthly photo contest. Added bonus:

This month’s photo contest winner will win $150!

Readers are encouraged to submit a photo that showcases military spouses. That could be you. That could be your mother, if you were a military brat. That could be your friend.

The photo could be from a military life highlight. Or a military event. Or it could be a simple photo inside your home right before a PCS. The choice is up to you.

In order to be eligible for this contest, entrants must submit a photo that showcases military spouses through this link and new registrants must check “yes, I would like to receive emails of offers, savings and contests for the military community.”

Already registered with MilitaryShoppers?

Use this link to enter the photo contest. Check your profile and make sure you have selected “Yes” on your profile where it asks if you “would like to receive coupons and special offers exclusively for military families via e-mail.”

One winner will be selected at the end of the month. The winning photo will be announced in June.

Enter to win MilitaryShoppers’s Military Spouse Appreciation Photo Contest today.

Memorial Day Savings This Month at Your Commissary

04/29/2015 By Rachel Tringali Marston

May is my absolute favorite month! Not only is it my birth month, it is also the unofficial start to summer. Our community pool opens up Memorial Day weekend (YAY!) and outdoor gatherings become a regular occurrence.

It can be said that along with the weather, the commissary deals are heating up too! In honor of National Military Appreciation Month, they have upped their game with lots of great specials throughout the month aimed to help military families get ready for barbecues, pool parties or any other family get-togethers.

Who doesn’t love a good backyard picnic? Add the ideal outdoor dining side dish to your menu with a tasty pasta salad. Betty Crocker’s Suddenly Pasta Salad (Ceasar, Classic or Ranch & Bacon) is only $0.98. Buy 2 and you can save $.50 with this coupon. It’s a great make-ahead meal and can be refrigerated until it’s time to eat.

Another great addition to any meal outside is a delicious pickle. Vlasic® Spears (24 oz.) are 2 for $3. For those who like to add a pickle topping to their hot dogs, Vlasic Relish (10 oz.) is $0.98.

Stock up on great finger grabbing snacks like Ruffles Potato Chips (Original or Cheddar & Sour Cream, $2.50), Tostitos Tortilla Chips (Cantina Traditional or Thin & Crispy, $2; Restaurant Style or Scoops, $2.50) or finally, Lay’s Chips (Baked, Classic or Wavy Original, $2). Don’t forget to include your favorite dip into the mix.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m from Texas, so I know that no awesome barbecue is complete without sweet tea and lemonade. Sometimes a get-together is quickly arranged. As a result, you have no time to brew a batch of tea or squeeze a bunch of lemons! In those instances, I love grabbing a refreshing jug of pre-made tea and lemonade. I’m excited that Gold Peak’s Iced Tea Diet or Sweet Tea (59 oz.) is $1.39 and Minute Maid Light Lemonade (59 oz.) is 2 for $3.

Also, I don’t know about you, but I tend to stick with disposable plates and cups for most outdoor dining situations. It makes clean-up a breeze. Several of Hefty’s great products are on sale for $1.50 this month. The sale items include: Everyday Soak Proof bowls or plates (50 ct.), Deluxe Extra Strong & Deep plates (24 ct.) and Ultimate Easy Grip 18 oz. cups (30 ct.). They have a good selection of trash bags discounted too. Ultimate Flex Scent Free or Clean Burst (38 ct.) or Odor Block scent free or lavender vanilla (45 ct.) are $4.99 a package.

Don’t forget to pair these great discounts with coupons from coupons.com.

This month, Neutrogena products are on special. Pamper yourself with a wide range of their offers! I’m a huge fan of their Oil-Free Moisturizer for sensitive skin. They also have a version with SPF that’s great for the sunny months ahead. Both are just $6.67.

Here are some more Neutrogena specials:

Deep Clean (Facial and Cream Cleanser or Gentle Scrub), $3.41
Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover, $4.18
Excellent for travel: Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes Refill Pack, $2.97
Deep Clean Invigorating Foaming Scrub or Oil-Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub $4.51
Transparent Facial Bar Acne Prone Skin Formula, $1.73
Rapid Wrinkle Repair Moisturizer with Sunscreen SPF 30 or Night, $11.37
Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Cream Original Formula SPF 15, $7.45
Health Defense Daily Moisturizer with Sunscreen SPF 50, $8.43

Be sure you scope out the commissary specials flyer for more fantastic sale prices!

Don’t forget to sign up for the MilitaryShoppers newsletter to get the monthly commissary specials delivered directly to your inbox!

Resiliency Starts with Resources: 4 Resources for Military Kids

04/29/2015 By Michelle Volkmann

Military children aren’t naturally resilient. They aren’t born with a distinct skill set that leads them to be confident in new situations, to be understanding during separations and to be grateful for this unique life.

Yet, military brats are often described as resilient. Why?

I believe it’s because of their military parents. Resilient military children are that way because of their parents. Their parents show them the ropes of military life in a positive light. Their parents take the time to listen to their frustrations about the new school, missing their old friends, making new ones and saying goodbye to Daddy right before Christmas.

But as a military parent how do you know when to apply tough love and when to hug your way to happiness? Lucky for us, there are plenty of valuable resources to help us know how to talk to our children about military life and how to listen when they want to talk.

Here are 4 resources to utilize as parents of military kids.

FOCUS: Family Resilience Training for Military Families

You’ll recognize FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress) by its purple materials. FOCUS is available to families in all branches of the military and its training is based on more than 20 years of research. FOCUS says its mission is to provide “resiliency training to military children and families. It teaches practical skills to help families overcome common challenges related to a parent’s military service, to communicate and solve problems effectively, and to successfully set goals together and create a shared family story.”

One thing I love is their emotion thermometer magnet. It helps my preschooler explaining that she’s feeling “a little red” when she doesn’t have the vocabulary to identify her exact feelings.

Sesame Street Talk, Listen, Connect Kits

With Elmo as the central character, small military children can feel like another little person understands their situation. Talk, Listen, Connect is a “a multiphase outreach initiative to help kids through deployments, combat-related injuries, and the death of a loved one.”

As a parent, I really enjoyed the conversation starters in the workbook. It had a short story I could read to my daughter and then questions I could ask her. The workbook also provides suggestions and strategies to help ease the transitions during the deployment.

With You All the Way- USO

When my husband deployed, my kindergartner received a With You All the Way support kit from the USO. This kit includes a video, a teddy bear, and a deployment journal. My child enjoyed writing in the journal about her adventures while Daddy is gone.

School Liaison Officer

Switching schools can get complicated quickly for military children and their parents. Just trying to figure what paperwork needs to be submitted to a new school district in the middle of the semester can be a frustrating experience. School Liaison Officers around the world work to ease this transition for military children.

My military children are young and I’m still trying to figure how I can best support them. Do they want to talk through their feelings? Do they want to draw Daddy a picture? Do they want to cry? Navigating these moments as an occasional solo parent and military spouse, I truly appreciate the information from the resources listed above.

What resources have you used as a parent to a military child? Which ones would you recommend?

5 Government Housing Faux Pas

04/27/2015 By Julie Provost

Government housing. You love living on post; you hate living on post.

We lived in government housing during our time in Germany and for the most part we enjoyed it. It made life a little easier and made it really easy to meet other members of the military.

When you live on post, you have to abide by rules that you might not otherwise have to go by. Here at Ft. Campbell, living on post feels more strict than living off. I have friends getting in trouble for things that I don’t even think twice about living in my own house off post.

In theory these rules are to keep everything looking nice and regulated, you know, just like a military housing community should be. Although some of the rules seem over the top, most do a good job of keeping the area looking the way it should.

If you live on post, don’t forget to mow your lawn.

If you live in military housing, you want to make sure that you understand any faux pas so you don’t become that neighbor. No one wants to be that neighbor.

Not Picking up Trash. You would think that grown adults would know this but that isn’t always the case. When we were in Germany, we had to share a trash can with our neighbor and the trash bins were kept in a space of six cans. We tried to keep our area cleaned up but others did not. It looked like the start of a landfill. It is simply not cool to not pick up your trash, leave trash in your yard or just not be aware of what needs to be done when it comes to your waste.
Being Loud. This is one of the parts of living off post that I enjoy. My neighborhood is really quiet. With on-post housing you have a lot of people in a smaller space. Some people can get too loud, especially during a three-day weekend. The military loves to hang out when they have time off but don’t be the house on the block that everyone wants to call the MPs on. Be respectful of your neighbors and keep your volume levels on low.
Wandering Kids. There is an age when kids should be allowed to walk around their neighborhood without a parent. Three years old is not that age. When we first moved to government housing I was shocked at how young the kids were that showed up on the playground without a parent. Just because you are on a military post doesn’t mean it is safe for such a young child to be walking around without supervision. Keep an eye on your young children and wait until they are a little older to let them roam.
Not Cutting Your Grass. This is a hard one. I know how hard mowing the lawn can be when you have to do it yourself when your husband is deployed and you have very small children. However, this chore must be done. In most places you will get in trouble if you don’t do it in a timely manner. If you are lucky enough to live in a place where they do it for you, thank your lucky stars because in most places you have to mow the backyard.
Starting Drama. Lonely wives, spare time and close spaces can easily lead to drama. Sometimes the drama is over something silly like a dog barking too much or kids who don’t get along. Other times it can get out of hand with yelling matches across the street. Please, just stay away from drama. Mind your own business and be friendly. That will go a long way in allowing your neighborhood to be a peaceful place. You can make some wonderful friends by getting to know your neighbors. Don’t blow the chance to make new friends by being a drama queen.

Do you or have you lived in base housing? What faux pas have you committed?

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