About the Author

This blog is about a military family with a mother serving on active duty as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy JAG Corps, a civilian husband (”it’s the toughest job in the Navy”) and daughter Citrus carving out a place for herself in the world.  We currently live in Singapore.

Prior to being a full-time military spouse and parent, Mitja Ng-Baumhackl was a Portfolio Director at AARP where he developed and implemented the Association’s operational plans on financial security and affordable housing issues.  He has volunteered with the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and served on the Military Officers Association of America’s President’s Currently Serving Spouse Advisory Council for 2008-2009.

A high school dropout and double graduate of New York University, Mitja holds a bachelor’s degree in Metropolitan Studies and a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in policy analysis and non-profit management.

Mitja grew up in Berkeley, California and it is probably safe to say that he is the only military spouse named after a Marxist revolutionary – his middle name is Che.

[All images and content on this site Copyright 2008-2009 by Mitja Ng-Baumhackl, unless otherwise noted. Do not use without permission.]