Homefront Club: The Hardheaded Woman's Guide to Raising a Military Family | 
 enlarge | Author: Jacey Eckhart
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1591142288
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.70088355
EAN: 9781591142287
ASIN: 1591142288
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Book Description
As anyone with a spouse in uniform knows, the military offers families neither geographical stability nor guarantees of life under one roof. Those conditions make it tough to keep a marriage together, raise good kids, and maintain some semblance of normalcy, but help is on the way. Jacey Eckhart's new guide navigates readers through military life on the homefront. Aiming her advice at the wife—male spouses, she says, need their own book—she covers issues from the first day in the "fortress" to the last day the husband is piped ashore with humor and encouragement. An Air Force brat herself, Eckhart swore she would never enter the military, but married the first Navy man she dated and over the past seventeen years has raised three children, moved thirteen times, and tackled five deployments. She argues that being able to manage military life is not a secret some wives know and others don't, but rather a set of skills to be acquired. Eckhart presents the realities and then offers some solutions for the married-but-single parent, starting out on the bottom rung of the career ladder with each move, and worrying if military life is hurting the kids. She helps newlyweds and long-marrieds alike better understand the people who are drawn to military service and find ways to fit into the military community without losing a sense of self. Her guide offers helpful ideas about managing the demands of a teenager during a move, finding playmates for toddlers in new neighborhoods, and even telling mothers-in-law why they shouldn't be at the homecoming. She also lists methods of finding full and part-time work. From pre-deployment work-ups through Christmas blues and post-deployment problems, Eckhart and her guide are at the homefront ready to help.
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 Better than I thought June 8, 2008
This book was way better than I thought it would be, I have been a military something for most of my life (grandaughter, niece, girlfriend and wife for both the "old" army and now the "new") and still cling to the "old Army" ways and this book was a good fit for me. Not a lot of whining and fluff but honest feelings and answers. Thanks for writing it... I do wish someone would write a book about military wives that don't have kid though.
I wish this book was out when I was a newlywed...and it's still a great read for us "seasoned" wives. May 27, 2008
A friend couldn't say enough great things about this book, & I have highly recommended this book to other friends. It's an easy read that I wish was out when I first married into the military. Jacey talks about issues many of us face &- though difficult- aways has a realistic & positive outlook. Newlywed, "sesoned," enlisted & officer friends have thoroughly enjoyed it. Jacey makes me want to be a better person. The book reads like Jacey is sitting with a friend and sharing. It's funny and gets to the heart of difficult times as well. A must read for any military wife!
Finally..a book with truth April 19, 2008
I have read many military wife books over the course of my husband's career with the National Guard. None comes close to this. It's nice to see a book handle some of the harsh reality of military life with humor, instead of most that seem to be full of emotional fluff with little substance. I would recommend this to any military wife, especially any facing a deployment.
 Amusing, with some info on the side April 5, 2008
This was an amusing bit of reading, with some tidbits I found useful as an Army wife and mother of a toddler, with quite a bit of time remaining for our service. However, there's a lot that was lacking for the current times. A lot has changed in the last few years regarding the family of a Military member, and perhaps a new edition should be written.
Finally, someone understands! December 29, 2007
Jacey Eckhart's book--much like her CD that I received for free--was JUST what I needed when my husband was deployed. It was like having a friend who actually understood the stress and loneliness, and had constructive, helpful, motivating ideas for keeping our home and myself buoyed up. I will read this one over and over since some of her advice applied now and some will apply later, and I especially like how it focused on military spouse thriving, rather than just getting by. She explains aspects of the military that I didn't understand before, and alleviated my concerns on many topics relating to the military, as well as showing a variety of ways to create my "own" life in a variety of situations. THANKS SO MUCH!!!
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