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...]
DoD to Induct New Partners Into Military Spouse Employment Partnership
DECEMBER 8, 2020 - The Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership will welcome 86 new partners during a virtual ceremony at noon EST on December 9. This brings the number of companies and organizations that have committed to offering career opportunities to military spouses to 500. Each of the employers who make up the partnership have pledged to recruit, … [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...]
Festive Pets Can Earn Shoppers $3,000 During Holiday Photo Contest
DECEMBER 3, 2020 - The howl-idays are the most wonderful time of the year, and Army & Air Force Exchange Service and the J.M. Smucker Co. invite military shoppers to share photos of their pets celebrating the season for a chance to win $3,000 in prizes. From Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can submit photos of their pets decked out in holiday … [Read more...]