# How to Build Community When You're Constantly Starting Over with Kirst of Wives of the Armed Forces (E220)

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Podcast: [Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations & Author Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-flights-books-author-interviews-must-read-recommendations-5865760)
Published: 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In this latest installment of our Year of the Military Spouse series, Kara sits down with Kirst, co-founder of Wives of the Armed Forces (WAF), a community created to help military significant others feel less alone in the unpredictability of military life. What began as a small Air Force spouse community built by Kirst and her co-founder Jen has grown into a welcoming space for military spouses across all branches — one centered on encouragement, resilience, and meaningful c...

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