SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - The Department of Defense (DoD) Military-Civilian Transition Office (MCTO) has rolled out a new enterprise learning management system (LMS) for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). The platform is set to completely replace the TAP curriculum on Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) by September 30, 2020. The new LMS, located at www.TAPevents.org/courses, can … [Read more...]
Planning is Key for Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 - September is Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Month and the emergency managers of U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz help ensure the community is well informed and ready for any crisis that could threaten the garrison and the surrounding area. These threats could be natural or manufactured incidents and can cause an adverse impact to our military … [Read more...]
Arlington Cemetery Revised Eligibility Rule Open for Public Comment
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 - Today, the Secretary of the Army announced the opening of the 60-day public comment period for the proposed changes to eligibility criteria for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. This is the next step in the federal rule making process required to gather public input to proposed changes to the cemetery’s eligibility criteria. The proposed rule will … [Read more...]
Service Members with Expiring ID Cards Need to Make Appointments Immediately
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - Service members using Common Access Cards (CAC) that have or will expire prior to Sept. 30 need to make an appointment to replace it immediately per guidance in NAVADMIN 253/20 released Sept. 11. Members will no longer be able to use CACs for physical access to military installations and CAC-ID certificates will not be updated on Sept. 30, which will … [Read more...]
Dog Tag History: How the Tradition & Nickname Started
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 - We all know what dog tags are — those little oval disks on a chain that service members wear to identify themselves in combat. But have you ever wondered how and when that tradition started, and why they're called dog tags? We did some research to find the answers. Origins of the "Dog Tag" Nickname According to the Army Historical Foundation, the … [Read more...]