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Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP)
January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
This program helps spouses transferring to new duty stations specifically but could help even if you are not transferring soon. Their services range from getting a job to keeping a job. Most jobs offered are at the local Fleet & Family Support Centers, though they do résumé reviews and job coaching. Services are available [...]
Dec
9
AMCROSS Messages
December 9, 2009 | 5 Comments
AMCROSS stands for American Red Cross and an AMCROSS message is a message sent by the Red Cross on behalf of the family members of deployed active duty service members. When a situation arises that needs the immediate attention or notification of a deployed service member, the Red Cross can contact the service member’s command, [...]
Dec
3
Contacting an Ombudsman
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A command’s Ombudsman can be a valuable resource when moving to a new command. Each Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) has an Ombudsman Coordinator who maintains a roster of all the Ombudsmen associated with that command.
Contacting the Ombudsman coordinator is a good way to get the contact information for the Ombudsman that will be [...]
Dec
3
The Role of an Ombudsman
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Navy wants to ensure as good a quality of life for its members and their dependents a possible. The Ombudsman Program is one of the many steps they have taken to that end.
The Ombudsmen act as a channel for both communication and resources. One of their primary roles is to help families find the [...]
Dec
3
Navy Ombudsman Program
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The word Ombudsman means a designated internal mediator whose duty within the organization is to assist with conflict resolution and improve efficiency.
The United States Navy’s Ombudsman Program was implemented in 1970. The purpose of the Ombudsman Program is to make sure that the lines of communication between the command and the family members of service [...]
Dec
3
Spouse Clubs
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Spouse clubs:
Connecting with other military spouses is a vital part of the lifestyle. In creating bonds with others that are going through the same things, you create a support network that is very strong. Military spouses have traditionally been some ‘tough cookies’ and are a tight-knit community.
‘Qualifying’ is easy because you just have to be [...]
Nov
28
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)
November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) provides counseling, loans, grants and a variety of other services for United States Navy Armed Forces and their eligible family members with trained caseworkers that are well versed in the lifestyle and hardships facing military families.
They can provide interest free loans and grants in the event of emergency needs, [...]
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