I once went to a Ball Etiquette Class aboard MCAS Miramar where slides were shown displaying women in “unacceptable” gowns, their identities redacted by a black line scrawled across their eyes.

One of the oldest debates in military spouse history revolves around what we wear to military balls. Let's review the list of people who care about what you wear.

"The cost of a dress — which can sometimes be $200, $300, $400 — is the difference between buying food and going to a ball," said Yvonne Coombes, who co-founded Operation Deploy Your Dress.

Oh my word. Oh my God, Kathi. She is gorgeous. Oh my gosh. I love it. Are you saying yes to the dress,” Co-Chairwomen Char Wenrich and Kathi Callahan said about the way a dress looks on a young ...

The dress drive wan't a new concept. It has been done in other cities, and one was held here two year ago, put on mostly by Boudrie's Military Officer's Wives Club.

Ball tickets, ride shares, drinks, etc. can leave a military couple strapped for cash. Add buying a dress and it can push a military ball over the budget and out of reach.

Female service members and military spouses explore their ball gown options during Operation Free Ball Gown at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Camp Pendleton’s Armed Services YMCA is once again putting on its Ball Gown Giveaway event Sept. 29 on base. Military spouses can sign up to come to the one-day giveaway and choose a dress ...

The Enterprise Civic Center saw hundreds of formal dresses and dress uniforms Friday evening as it hosted Enterprise High School’s annual JROTC Military Ball. The event kicked off at 5:30 p.m ...

Bruce Marshall, Marketing and Development joined us with the details. 5th annual Military Ball & Gala “Honoring Our Troops April 25th from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – This month, the Y is hosting a big party in honor of the community’s military members. For the “Military No-Show Ball,” presented by Redstone Federal Cred… ...

This year's ball is set for Dec. 22 — a few days before Christmas, when the cadets and midshipmen are allowed to come home — in Detroit at One Campus Martius.