OCTOBER 28, 2019 - Nothing says “Thank You” like an incredible breakfast and Shoney’s, as an iconic all-American restaurant brand, will thank our nation’s veterans and troops with a FREE All You Care To Eat, Freshly Prepared BREAKFAST BAR when Veterans Day is being observed as a federal holiday: Monday November 11, 2019, from open – 11 am. “Since its inception, Shoney’s has … [Read more...]
Minuteman ROTC Scholarship Campaign is Underway
OCTOBER 25, 2019 - United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) has six Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarships remaining to award this year. Army Reserve Soldiers and those planning to enlist can help pay for college through the Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty Scholarship Minuteman Campaign. It provides college students with an ROTC scholarship … [Read more...]
Army Developing Ways to Improve Household Goods Process
OCTOBER 22, 2019 - The Army is making improvements to the household goods, or HHG, process to help alleviate some of the stress attributed to a permanent change of station move. One initiative being considered is getting Soldiers their orders 120 days before their PCS date, said Maj. Gen. Michel M. Russell, G-4 assistant deputy chief of staff. "What that would do is allow … [Read more...]
Employment Options, Tools Abound for Military Spouses
OCTOBER 16, 2019 - Military spouses looking for employment have a lot of options and a lot of tools available to them. During a briefing today at the Association of the U.S. Army 2019 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, Lee Kelley, the Defense Department's director of military community support programs in the Military Community and Family Policy Office, said … [Read more...]
Recognizing and Acting on a Cry for Help to Prevent Suicide
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 - In 2000, Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, spanning San Francisco Bay, California, and plunged 245 feet at 75 miles per hour, hitting the water in four seconds. Hines survived his suicide attempt with the help of a sea lion, which kept him afloat until the Coast Guard arrived. Prior to Hines’ leap, indicators existed for others to … [Read more...]