December 16, 2012 From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- An exercise physiologist from the Navy Physical Readiness Office encourages Sailors to make small changes to their exercise plan in order to maximize success. Many people look at the New Year as a time to set goals and make grand resolutions to get physically fit. However, most resolutions … [Read more...]
Military Spouses Able to Transfer Cosmetology Licenses Between States During PCS
December 2012 It's just part of military life. Whether you’re a military member or married to one, you know it involves a great degree of uncertainty in terms of where you'll live and for how long. Military families are uprooted and replanted in the span with very little notice. It's all part of the intense demands placed on full-time service members, particularly when it … [Read more...]
Understanding Hate Crime
According to the FBI, crime rates have consistently fallen for the last five years; with the crime rate falling by 4% alone this past year. The trend tends to fly in the face of conventional wisdom that crime rates rise during economically distressed times, and crime rates go down when times are good. Sociologists have cited a number of trends that have had an effect on lowered … [Read more...]
Shooting In Connecticut
December 14, 2012 In what is now known as one of the deadliest school shootings in history, a gunman opened fire in a Connecticut Elementary School today, killing 27 people - 20 of which were children. A source has identified the shooter as Adam Lanza, 20, who was dressed in black military gear. His mother worked at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he opened fire inside … [Read more...]
The Journey of a Toys for Tots Toy
December 14, 2012 By Cpl. Michael Ito NEW ORLEANS -- Ted is a teddy bear. He was donated to the Toys for Tots program so he could change the life of a child that would have otherwise not had a Christmas. He will inspire more than one child though, because he is the main character of Rebecca Varicak’s new children’s book, “The Journey of a Toys for Tots … [Read more...]