Military Life Archives - Kristine Speaks

Facts and Data: Why the Resident Energy Conservation Program is broken

ks-admin / February 2, 2017

A complicated name, for a complicated program. The Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP) was implemented across all branches of the […]

ks-admin / August 24, 2016

If you give a military spouse an opportunity, they’re going ask when they can start. When you give them a

ks-admin / November 18, 2015

Many may be surprised to hear that it’s one of the hardest things Dakota Meyer has had to deal with–transitioning

ks-admin / November 12, 2015

Most days, I’m on fire. I love my Marine, love living on base, love this life. I’ve spent years supporting

ks-admin / April 28, 2015

Homecomings are synonymous with our military lifestyle and I was blessed recently to be a part of my friend’s for

ks-admin / April 13, 2015

There are jerks everywhere, especially when you’re looking for them. We’re human, so we are flawed by nature and all

ks-admin / November 3, 2014

1. Dress Blues It’s pretty much a fact. Once service men and women step into their dress blues, they become

ks-admin / October 8, 2014

We who have lived on base after base have many shared experiences. You know you live on a military base when…

ks-admin / July 24, 2014

You just can’t help yourself. After several years of hanging out with service members, you begin taking on certain sayings

ks-admin / July 18, 2014

Marine Corps wife? This life was scary to me when I first encountered it. Sure it was fun to get

ks-admin / April 10, 2014

4.14.14 Update: The Marine Corps Times recently interviewed Sergeant Major Barrett regarding my open letter below. Discover my response to

ks-admin / March 25, 2014

You have a shotgun wedding because your servicemember just received orders to deploy and wants to set you up in