It has been said that the definition of a soldier, sailor, marine or other service person is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check payable to the “People of the United States” for the sum of: “My Life.”  But it’s not just the service men … ...

Today is Veteran’s Day and we celebrate soldiers like Daniel Luckett. When a bomb exploded under Luckett’s Army Humvee in Iraq two years ago — blowing off one of his legs and part of his foot — the first thing he thought was, “That’s it. You’re done. No more … ...

Dear Mr. Dad: Now that our troops are coming home from Iraq, my husband is thinking about getting out of the Air Force. We’ve heard a lot about all the benefits that are supposedly available to veterans and their families, but how do we find out abou...

Dear Mr. Dad: My husband is deployed overseas right now and we just had our baby girl. He was home for the birth, but had to leave only 20 days after. He really doesn’t seem to take much interest in her. We talk over Skype all the time but he ...

I know we’re called Dad-O-Matic and our reason for being is to be a platform for dads by dads but our primary focus is actually on our children and our families. This news item sure brings home the message loud and clear. I doubt anyone can watch this and not ...

I’ve mentioned it before, but my whole life has been migrant. I was born on a military base, grew up in an active duty military family, went to college and joined the military.  All I’ve ever known is moving every 2-4 years, with very rare exception.  Through the years, I’ve ...

As GeekMom’s token military member, I thought I’d share one of my favorite blogs! It’s okay, you’re allowed to use this one, it isn’t classified or anything. Armed With Science, the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) science and technology blog was started in January 2009 as part of the Department ...

Sisters In Arms: A Father Remembers by John Witmer About the Author: John Witmer is the father of five children after some moving around while they were young, has made New Berlin Wisconsin home. Three of his five kids, all girls, signed up for the National Guard and were deployed ...

Dear Mr. Dad: You’ve written a lot of about how deployed dads can maintain strong relationships with their children while they’re away—and I’ve learned a lot of great stuff. But what about my wife? How do I keep my relationship with her strong ...