May is a crazy busy month for military spouses everywhere. For about a quarter of us, we are in the middle of a PCS. We are either prepping for the truck to arrive, deciding what to pack and what to toss before a DITY or crossing our fingers before shipping our cars OCONUS.
This week is especially busy for military spouses. Many of you (including our founder Adrianna Domingos-Lupher) are trekking to Washington, D.C., this week for several really awesome milspouse events: Military Spouse of the Year on May 8 and the AMPA National Gala on May 9.
But before those two events, the movers and shakers in our military spouse community attended Homefront Rising.
Homefront Rising is co-hosted by In Gear Career for Military Spouses and the Military Spouse JD Network. It’s a non-partisan event that
trains military spouses to engage in the political process from City Hall to Congress. Military spouses who attend Homefront Rising learn how to change the political conversation by becoming a voice of influence and serving in public office.
Did you attend Homefront Rising? Maybe you ran into NextGen MilSpouse staff writers, Amanda Patterson Crowe, Rachel Tringali Marston and Jo.
This year, we followed the action via Twitter and turned green with jealousy for those of you who attended the event.
Here are our 10 favorite tweets from Homefront Rising.
You have a right to contact your congresspeople. You are not putting your service member at risk.#homefrontrising
— Jo, My Gosh! (@JoMyGosh) May 6, 2015
“Military spouses embody what it means to be a servant-leader” #HomefrontRising — Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) May 6, 2015
Excited to be here with so many amazing #milspouses! #HomefrontRising @theHFRising @MittRomney @USMC @cathymcmorris pic.twitter.com/cAqNT2b8gI
— Jinyoung Lee Englund (@jinyoungenglund) May 6, 2015
“If there is any issue that is bi-partisan, it’s the welfare of military families.” Great quote by @nmfajoyce! #homefrontrising
— In Gear Career (@InGearCareer) May 6, 2015
When you go to congress or anyone with an issue, be solution focused. Have solutions already in mind. Great practice. #HomefrontRising
— amy bontrager (@amybontrager) May 6, 2015
The negative people will ultimately be irrelevant #politics #milspouse @jenlawlessWPI #HomefrontRising
— Anna Blanch Rabe (@annie_rabe) May 6, 2015
Encouraging 2 see #milspouse nationwide interested in politics at #HomefrontRising We recruit! @RSLC_FMP @RSLC_RWRN pic.twitter.com/XLuYo5QOkX
— Neri Martinez (@NeriAnn88) May 7, 2015
It was an absolute pleasure presenting at #HomefrontRising today. What an amazing group of strong, committed military spouses!
— Brandon Lee Fureigh (@BrandonFureigh) May 7, 2015
“The voice of a military spouse is powerful.” – Jim Davis #HomefrontRising – that means speak up #MilSpouses!
— Rachel Tringali M. (@TheProArmyWife) May 6, 2015
Honesty: don’t let candidates use you as props. #Truthbomb #HomefrontRising #ELECTION2016 #militaryspouses
— Anna Blanch Rabe (@annie_rabe) May 6, 2015
