MARCH 21, 2024 – Are you new to TRICARE? Have you or a family member recently had a Qualifying Life Event (QLE)? You might be wondering what your health, dental, and vision coverage options are. You might also be wondering what you and your family need to do to enroll. You don’t need to look hard to find this information. If you live in the United States, the TRICARE Choices … [Read more...]
Help for Heroes: How to Support Veterans in the Workplace
MARCH 21, 2024 - Supporting veterans and military members is greatly enhanced by offering wellness benefits and implementing flexible regulations. Workplace cultures that value employees, adaptability, and diversity are doing a great job of accommodating a small but influential group of people: veterans and their families. From the perspective of employers, it is not about … [Read more...]
Air Force Home Community Care Program Makes Life Easier
MARCH 19, 2024 - Finding childcare can be hard! The Air Force Reserve wants to make it easy and less expensive with the Home Community Care (HCC) program. The HCC program provides in-home childcare services to Air Force Reservist parents at little to no cost during their monthly scheduled Unit Training Assembly weekend. This program pairs families with carefully vetted … [Read more...]
Safely Navigating Politics During Election Year
MARCH 18, 2024 – Politics can be divisive and full of land mines – at work, at home, at church – anywhere opposite viewpoints might clash. With the United States almost eight weeks into the election primaries, federal civilian employees need to understand what political activity is permissible and what is prohibited. “In the simplest terms, political activity is defined … [Read more...]
Health Survey Will Be Used to Provide Better Care
MARCH 15, 2024 - The Defense Department is now fielding the 2024 Health Related Behaviors Survey to nearly 250,000 randomly selected active-duty service members. The deadline for completion is May 3. This year's survey includes questions about mental and physical health, substance use, and other health topics related to service member readiness. "The survey is the … [Read more...]