Posted on 01 March 2012. Tags: Contest, CouplesWanted, Military Life, Testimonial, video, Winner
This November, Tokii put out a challenge to our terrific community of members: Put together a video about you and your partner, how you got along or how you didn’t. We offered up a sweet reward for the best video and we were overwhelmed by the response we got over the next three months, and [...]
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Posted in Contest Winners, Life in Uniform, Tokii.com
Posted on 06 February 2012. Tags: Communication, Couples, Holidays, Internet, Life, Love, Marriage, Military, Relationship, valentine's day
Men and Women in the armed service, under even the best circumstances, sacrifice a great deal to the job, and the first thing on the chopping block is always time with their significant others. When there’s a deployment involved, the situation is naturally exacerbated, and relationships are put through the ringer probably worse than anybody [...]
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Posted in Friends & Family, Life in Uniform
Posted on 11 November 2011. Tags: Communication, Conflict, Couples, Family, Love, Military, Parenting
Photo Courtesy of Cape Breton News When you enlisted, you thought it was just another job. A good job, with benefits that would make life easier for your spouse and one day your children. At the recruitment office or the family orientation, no one prepared you for how much you’d miss your partner during basic [...]
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Posted in Friends & Family, Life in Uniform
Posted on 11 November 2010. Tags: Military, Traditions
When the first letters from the Western Front arrived back home to families and friends, the sorrows of war and the pains of separation signaled an end to the Romanticism of war. There was nothing romantic about the cold, muddy trenches of Europe, and the horrors they witnessed there. Through the messages they exchanged with [...]
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Posted in Friends & Family, Life in Uniform