Common to ALL Services
The items listed here are items that are relatively common to all service branches. We felt it prudent to include these separately rather than under the service specific listings. (Some of the items ARE shown in the Specific Services section but only for that service.)
SITE HOME - the Militarywives.com network homepage.
GO Branches - back to Service Specific selection page.
Common Home - this page
The Branches - Basic information about the Department of Defense and the six (6) Branches
Service News - is News Feeds from DOD, US Air Force, US Army, Us Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Navy, the National Guard.
Care Packages - What they are, suggestions for inclusion in the care package, and lastly information on overseas mailing of the care package.
Music - 150+ National Anthems, traditional Bugle calls, History of the individual Service songs / hymns, audio files, history of Taps, and miscellaneous patriotic music selections.
Protocol - Included are easily to access and read copies of Air Force Protocol, Army Protocol, and Navy Protocol (used by the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard).
Weddings - a breakdown of what a military wedding is and is not. Also includes the procedures for the Sabre Arch.
Military Medals - an extensive compilation of information on not the Medals issued by the United States but also, the United Nations (UN) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Rank Info - a graphical display of the rank/rate insignia used within the five (soon to be six) US Services. At creation a rank structure for the US Space Force had not yet been determined.
Badges - ever wondered what badges each service has and wears? we show a rather collection of graphical depictions covering nearly 500 of them
Moving Day - a wonderful collection of information regarding your military (or civilian) move. We have even included organized box labels for you to easily print.
Lest We Forget - an area for saluting those that never came home or those that received the Medal of Honor.
Patriotic - Legal - this section includes the Constitution, the Declaration of independence, the Soldier Sailor Relief Act, the Code of Conduct, 11 General Orders, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and more.
Space-A Travel - are you wanting to travel frugally? This section is for you!
Flag Etiquette - an exhaustive area to learn the proper way to display and use the American flag.
The Museum - here we show you items from our past such as some World War II surrender documents, poster from World War II, recruiting posters from as far back as the Civil War, the fun Seafarer Certificates (and some you don't want) for personal accomplishments, and a history of the United States Nation Ensign.
Birth Orders -a fun area to create a set of "orders" for the newest family member.
Smarty Facts - a collection of links for and about the equipment of the US military.
Military time - is a table to quickly compare civilian time to military time.
World time - Do you need to know what time it is "over there"? We have assembled a rather exhaustive group of link for cities and locations around the world.
The Salute - the history behind what it is and what it is for.
Comrades in Arms - this section discusses how women have influenced our military history. We also provide a shout out to the Navy Corpsman by honoring those that have received the Medal of Honor.
Casualty Affairs - hopefully you will not need this section. It covers the who, how and where to get the correct information during the unfortunate time.
Offsite Links - links to offsite services. These will cause you to leave the MilitaryWives.com network.
Locators - Information about finding a service member.