Mil Spouse Press seeks to:
1. Empower military spouses by encouraging personal and political expression;
2. Create a space for an honest and open dialogue about the military experience;
3. Promote awareness about the needs of our military and veteran communities; and,
4. Inspire advocacy on behalf of our servicemembers, our veterans, our families, and our spouses.
The insight and importance of the military spouse community cannot be over-stated. Our experiences with the military and our familiarity with military policies are second only to the servicemembers, yet we were are not similarly limited when it comes to expressing our concerns to the military, the public, and elected officials. Moreover, we have the unique distinction of bridging the gulf between the civilian community and the military community. As a result, we are not only best equipped to be our own advocates, we are best equipped to be our troops' advocates.
In times of war, the servicemember is not the only veteran in a military marriage: our battles may differ but our war is the same. No married servicemember serves his (or her) country alone. A military spouse may not wear her (or his) servicemember's rank, but we do share his (or her) burden--with tremendous pride. Military spouses are, above all, patriots. Although we may sometimes disagree on the means, we all agree on the ends: protecting our troops, our families, and our country. Until this is fully recognized, military spouses will remain an untapped resource for strengthening our military. The creation of Mil Spouse Press is the first of many steps MSC is taking towards tapping into that resource.
We would like to encourage you to share our site, www.milspousepress.com, with others. Participation in the site is not limited to military spouses, although our primary bloggers and our Editorial Contributors will all be military spouses.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carissa Picard, President of Military Spouses for Change at csp@militaryspousesforchange.com.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead.
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2 comments:
Thank you for this blog! I am a National Guard/Veteran's wife and stay-at-home mom of two wonderful boys. My husband is full time and in the last three years has been home a total of maybe 1 1/2 years. He has been training for his position. He had a TBI when he returned from Iraq and has been declared disable. I am currently getting ready to go back to school, but finding no help from the military. There just isn't anything for spouses. So thank you for creating a place we can go to voice our opinions!!
WEll thank you for the positive feedback! Trust me, it is needed! I hope you join the site and blog about what it has been like for you and what you think about the issues that are raised in the other blogs. We want to know what you think and others need to know what you think!
Good luck with school!
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