Blog Posts tagged with "Military OneSource"

We were fortunate this morning to have the opportunity to meet with Ms. Miles, director of DoDEA. She answered many of our questions concerning the changes and assessments they are working on with our schools. We all feel that DoDEA is on its way to being a better place for our children to learn, no matter the location of the school.  Our day continued with informative meetings from the USO, and DECA. After a working lunch where we were informed and entertained by Chris Underwood, as he spoke about the Diversity of the Generations in the Work Force, we reconvened and learned more about

Military One Source and Military Home Front. If you have not been on these sites recently I urge you to take some time to look them over. They have greatly expanded what they have available. Some interesting facts, they have translations for many many languages that they can do on any information you fax to them. There is a library with books for adults, auto repair, career advancement and young children. Deployed members and family members can log on to computers at their respective locations and read a book together. Amazing. There is a Prepare for your Move link on the Military Home Front that will give you a check list, monthly dates and all you need to know about how to have a stress-free move.  This barely touches what is offered.

We had a very informative day and thank the staff for making these sessions available to us. This day ends a very interesting week. Observing the focus groups as they worked through the Quality of Life process has been very informative. They have all come up with wonderful programs to send forward for consideration. My hat is off to all of them for their commitment and excellent work, and to the staff that has set this all up and helped them to their final product.

Helen Kisner, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart Germany

(Mrs. Kisner is the wife of Air Force Maj Gen Frank J. Kisner, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe)