DECEMBER 17, 2020 - The Army has launched a new on-post coworking space initiative that plans to provide military spouses a comfortable and professional workspace outside their homes, along with a training venue for employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Improving military spouse career and employment opportunities through new programs and partnerships is a top … [Read more...]
Online System Simplifies, Speed Ups Housing Work Order Requests
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - New website and mobile app options will soon make it easier for Army housing residents to put in maintenance work order requests. While the Installation Management Command’s Army Maintenance Application (ArMA) won’t officially roll out until early next year, some Baumholder housing and barracks residents were tagged to participate in a pilot test of the … [Read more...]
BlueJeans Offers Military Free Video Calls this Holiday
DECEMBER 7, 2020 - ‘Tis The Season to Stay In Touch With Your Loved Ones--Anywhere in the World for Free--from BlueJeans by Verizon. No matter where you are, what time it may be--this holiday season, it is important to connect with your loved ones if not in person, virtually. Seeing and speaking with them, while not the same, can be the next best thing, until we can see them … [Read more...]
AMCOM to Launch Classes for Transitioning Service Members
DECEMBER 4, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Labor approximates that 200,000 men and women transition to the civilian sector from the military each year. “The Transition Assistance Program provides information, tools, and training to ensure service members and their spouses are prepared for the next step in civilian life,” the DOL states on its website. The U.S. Army … [Read more...]
DoDs Annual Housing Satisfaction Survey Begins Soon
DECEMBER 1, 2020 - W. Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment and the Defense Department's chief housing officer, is inviting DOD housing residents to participate in the department's annual housing satisfaction survey, which is scheduled to launch in December. Each year, DOD, working through the military departments, surveys current residents of … [Read more...]