The AFVC is a "space available" program offering Department of Defense-affiliated personnel affordable condominium vacations at over 3,500 resorts around the world.
Navy Lodges offer military families and other authorized patrons clean, comfortable convenient, oversized rooms, and very affordable accommodations at 43 locations worldwide.
More Sailors and Marines die or are injured each year in off-duty vehicle accidents than by any other means. Driving tired is as deadly as driving after drinking. Don't make this liberty call your last.
You don't have to be rich and famous to stay at luxury resorts. Operated by the U.S. Army, there are four Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) resorts in Hawaii, Florida, Germany, and Korea.
A permanent change of station (PCS) move with a special-needs child. It discusses the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) and the Early Intervention program. Links to Navy and Marine Corps EFMP programs, the LIFELines EFMP FAQ, a list of state offices of special education, Air Force Crossroads, and Children With Disabilities.
How to find a kennel, boarding service, or pet sitter for a pet. The pros and cons and how to prepare the pet, and provides extensive lists of what to look for, what questions to ask, and what information to give the kennel. Links to PetSit.com, PetSitters.org, and American Boarding Kennels Association (ABKA).
Your travel plans are only limited by your imagination. With a little help from Morale, Welfare and Recreation and other military and civilian resources you can make your vacation dreams come true.
This article is about Space A (space available) travel for service members, veterans, retirees, their families, and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians. It discusses priority categories, availability, restrictions, costs, and traveling with children. Links to Air Mobility Command.
This article is about online resources for train and bus travel. It discusses the advantages (they cost less and may be more convenient than flying or driving), and provides links to many resources with which one can plan a route, access schedules, join a tour, and make reservations via the Internet (World Wide Web).
Moving with pets, particularly through the Navy Passenger Transportation Office,(NAVPTO), one organization dedicated to making the travel arrangements for the entire family, and that includes the family pet. Links to email for NAVPTO officers.
LIFELines is sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and funded by the Center for Personal and Professional Development.
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