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The Dependa Collection

Let's redefine what it means to be a dependa! Show off your dependa status or just buy it to make your spouse cringe...either way, dependas unite!

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The Real Dependa Collection

Pets are people too. They are the real dependas. Buy them a gift to show them your love.

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The Soldier Collection

For our service members. We salute you. Thank you for your service and thanks for looking so damn good in your uniform.

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The Kids Collection

Military kids are awesome, resilient, and courageous. With a gift from this collection, the military kid in your life can show off their pride and wild side. We have great baby gifts too!

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The Support Collection

Gifts for family and friends of service members are found here! Support from family and civilian friends is cherished in the military circle. We love you and your support on this crazy ride.

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Our Story

How It All Started:

2014

He's deployed in the hot desert. She's in grad school in the frozen tundra.

She slides into his DMs.

(It was the kit pic...tbh)

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Disclaimer: She knows nothing about military life.

Fast Forward...2015

She's on-post doing off-leash training in a quiet, wooded area with their puppy... A vehicle flies up and quickly stops on the road.

A women leans over the passenger side window to yell at her...

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT...Do yOu KnOw wHo mY HuSbAnD iS?"

"...He's an Officer....blah blah... "

Dependa Status

In that moment, she learned about the power of the invisible rank

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and laughed in the face of it.

The SaluteMe Shop

After years of marriage, deployments, schools, field problems, ranks, kids, countries, states, and duty stations...

The invisible rank is still hilarious.

Grab something from the shop if you have a sense of humor or to make your service member cringe. It's all in good fun.

  • Why?

    • The Goal: Raise money through sales to donate to organizations supporting active duty and veterans.
    • The Big Goal: Be able to fund a holistic health and fitness facility for veterans, once that retirement date hits.
  • Support Us!

    • To share a laugh.
    • Encourage support of Military Spouses.
    • Redefine the Dependa Status.
  • Are you a VETERAN or DEPENDA with a business?

    We'd love to feature you on our social media. Let's build a space that supports each other while having fun and sharing with others what dependas and veterans offer!

  • What is a Dependa?

    Spouses and children of services members are called Dependents.

    Dependa:

    A stereotype that implies the military spouse sits at home doing nothing while their service member works and sacrifices to make them comfortable; spouse who wants special treatment because of their service member's rank or position.

    AKA

    Dependapotamus

    Both have been used as derogatory terms, but not here ;)

The SaluteMe Shop is a fun way to show your support for your service member and to show pride in redefining what it is to be a "dependa."