For a long time I've contemplated the blog world and joining it and my resistance came down to one thing: do I really have anything to write that would add value to someone else's life (aside from my friends and family) My answer until now has been no. Then the military happened. As I desperately tried to navigate this new life as an Army Wife, I realized that the information on the 18X program in particular was spread out and hard to find. So I write hoping that as I experience this life wives, girlfriends, mothers and friends of soldiers can get a little insight. Please feel free to add information that I'm lacking.