Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends, and Women in Uniform

by Meredith Leyva

Book Overview

The Unofficial Scoop on Military LifeWhether you're dating, engaged, or married to an active military servicemember or reservist -- or you've just signed up yourself -- you may feel as if you've somehow married the United States military While there are plenty of orientation books for him, there are almost no handy, user-friendly resources for you. Meredith Leyva, a military wife and founder of CinCHouse.com, the Internet's largest community for military...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743255542
• ISBN13: 9780743255547
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Fireside Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Eye Opening & Informative

I first read this book before I married my Army husband, and I was kinda overwhelmed. After we were married, it became my handbook and it helped me save money and find money that we weren't getting!! It also helped with coping techniques while my husband is gone, that was well needed! Over all this book is well written and very user friendly. It opened my eyes to the life as a military wife even before I was in it, so I knew what to expect once I was! Highly recommend to all women associated with the military, not just spouses!!

Awesome book for spouses JUST starting out in the military world.

This book is great for wives who are just getting to know the military life. The author speaks in a way that is very understandable to the average non-military person. Do not listen to the bad reviews. This book is worth the money. There are great little stories and suggestions even down to hotels that accept pets for when you are pcs'ing. Good luck new wives!

A Must Have Reference Book!

I read this book when I was getting serious with a Marine. When he proposed, I knew exactly what I was getting into because of this book. Sure it's not 100% accurate, after all, every branch of service is different. However, it provides you with the basic knowledge that you need to survive as a military wife. When I wanted more in-depth information about a specific topic, this book told me where to find it. I still refer to this book and use it as a reference for other spouses. I recommend this for every military wife.

An Incredible and Valuable Resource - Well Written

I'm not sure why some of the women are so negative about this book, I found it to be incredibly well written, a fantastic resource and a great way to educate myself on the military. Ms. Leyva uses just the right amount of technical info vs. humor to help you understand what you're in for. I did not find the information to be outdated and believe the book is in it's 8th printing in 3 years, so it must be helping lots of women out there including me. I also found her website: www.cinchouse.com to be fabulous! The most helpful resource on the internet for those whose spouse is in the military. I have used the site extensively as well as the book and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn about the military or who is entering it via a spouse. For those women who have given it a bad review, perhaps they have had bad experiences overall and aren't able to seperate emotions from helpful information. In any case - BUY IT! It will make your new life in the military so much easier to adjust to.

Zero stars, if I could.

This book is just a big plug for the author's website, which is as snotty, catty and exclusive as the book. Now that I have looked around online, I have found that much of the information in this book is incorrect, and possibly even damaging to your servicemember's career. There's not much value in this book, unless you are interested in hearing one woman's very narrow experiences. There are better resources out there for those of you who are as confused about the military as I was. I thought I'd be gaining insight to the military life, but now I'm sad that I wasted my money.