Warrior Care Month 2012

WTU Soldiers recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center train to renew their licenses. WTU Soldiers at all WTUs have the opportunity to pursue education and career goals as part of their personalized Comprehensive Transition Plan. Photo credit Marsha Huffman.

As the U.S. Army observes Warrior Care Month for the fifth consecutive year, this year's theme is "Success through Transition – Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship." Throughout Warrior Care Month, local WTUs will host events focused on education, employment, and entrepreneurship for recovering Soldiers and Families and for the local community.

WTC is also focusing on the importance of employment for wounded, ill, and injured Veterans who separate from the military. Check out our new expanded web section for civilian employers interested in hiring these highly trained, experienced professionals.

Warrior Care Month is a concerted effort by the Army to educate wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers and their Family members about the Army's programs and initiatives to help them transition back into the force or into civilian life. Warrior Care Month is designed to encourage Soldiers and Families to use these programs to successfully advance their transition. Warrior Care Month is also an opportunity for WTUs, Community Based WTUs (CBWTUs), and Army installations to inform local communities about Army warrior care and to highlight the success of individual Soldiers during their recoveries.

Videos

Download a Warrior Care Month video using the links provided here:

Army Surgeon General Warrior Care Month Customer Service Training Stand Down PSA (91.3 MB)

Army Surgeon General Warrior Care Month video (68 MB)

Army Veteran's Day Video on "Soldier for Life"

Warrior Care Month News
Date	Link	Source
	WTU Focuses on Medical and Emotional Needs; Recognizes Military Achievements	WCM Blog
December 8, 2012	Following Retirement, Military Working Dog is Still Serving	DoDLive
November 26, 2012	Westphal, Austin Visit Warrior Recovery Center	Task Force Medical-Afghanistan
November 26, 2012	Medical Advancements - Supporting Warfighters and Civilians Too	Stand-To!
November 24, 2012	Center Helps Soldiers Focus On Healing	Early Bird
November 21, 2012	Warrior Care Month Sitting Volleyball Tournament	Army.mil
November 21, 2012	Jon Zagami Proves Disabled Veterans Add Value in the Workplace	WTC Blog
November 20, 2012	Warrior Care Month, CRDAMC Ensures Success Through Transition	CRDAMC.armylive
November 20, 2012	This Thanksgiving, I am Thankful for Rob	WTC Blog
November 20, 2012	Army Launches Campaign to Dispel Myths About Vets with PTSD and TBI	Washington Post
November 19, 2012	New Campaign Encourages Companies to Hire Vets	Army Times
November 17, 2012	Immigrant and Harvard Law Grad Now Fort Hood Army Captain	KWTX.com
November 16, 2012	USACE Galveston District Supports OEF Deployments, Promotes Warrior Care Month 2012	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
November 16, 2012	Former Soldier Now Helps Others Make Transition	Kaiserslautern American
November 13, 2012	Cooper to Wounded Warriors: Education is Key	Bavarian News
November 12, 2012	Warrior Care Month: Honor Veterans Every Day	Express-News
November 12, 2012	Warrior Care Month 2012- Open Letter to Our Army Communities	WCM News
November 11, 2012	Invisible War Wounds Hinder Vets' Job Hunts	CBS News
November 8, 2012	Former Soldier Now Helps Others Make the Transition	Europe Regional Medical Command
November 8, 2012	Warrior Care Month Honors Service Members, Families	Herald Post
November 6, 2012	Warrior Games Assessment and Selection Clinics Underway	WTC Release
November 6, 2012	Army Hosting Events During Warrior Care Month	Army Release
November 1, 2012	Operation War Fighter Internships Assist Transitioning Soldiers with Civilian Careers	WTC Release
November 1, 2012	Sill Sets Events for Wounded Warrior Care month	Army Release
November 1, 2012	Command Message: Army observes Warrior Care Month	Fort Campbell Courier
November 1, 2012	Army-wide Warrior Transition Unit Stand Down	WTC Release
November 1, 2012	Education and Employment Focus for 2012 Warrior Care Month	WTC Blog
November 1, 2012	Research Key for Soldiers seeking employment	WTC Release
November 1, 2012	Stand-To! Edition: Thursday, November 1, 2012	Stand-To!
October 31, 2012	Army Emphasizes Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship During Warrior Care Month	WTC Release
October 31, 2012	Bruce Mitchell Making a Special Guest Appearance	Fort Polk MTF Release
October 5, 2012	Tennis Now Available to Recovering Soldiers	Facebook

Warrior Care Month Events
Date	WTU	Event
October 8-November 30, 2012	Fort Stewart, GA	Wounded Warrior Project Transition Training Academy Courses
October 17, 2012	WTU-JBLM	Worksite Tour w/ Soldiers signed up at CER Opp Event
October 25-26, 2012	Fort Bragg, NC	Operation Jumpstart
October 29-30, 2012	WTU-Balboa	NAVSEA WW Hiring Conference
November 1, 2012	WTU-Fort Eustis	Job Search Class
November 1, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	Hero 2 Hire Mobile Job Van
November 1, 2012	Fort Drum	Quarterly Career/Education Fair
November 1, 2012	WTU-Fort Carson	USO/Hire Heros USA/US Chamber of Commerce Opportunity Day
November 1, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Wheelchair Basketball Event
November 1, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Angels on the Battlefield Banquet
November 1, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	Pancake Breakfast
November 2, 2012	Fort Bliss, TX	Ret/REFRAD/Sep Soldier Town Hall Discussion
November 2, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Opening House/ Covenant Signing
November 3, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Southern Illinois University Football Game
November 3, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Veterans Day Parade
November 3-4, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Bass Fishing Tournament
November 5, 2012	Fort Campbell	DFAS Internship Orientation
November 5, 2012	Fort Riley	How to Maneuver Through Power Point, Level I
November 5, 2012	All WTUs	Back to Basics WTU/CBWTU Stand Down
November 5-6, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Operation Warfighter Intern Fair
November 5-9, 2012	NRMC	Adaptive Sports Week
November 5-9, 2012	WTB-Fort Carson	Commander's Stakes
November 6, 2012	ERMC	Kaiserslautern Career and Education Fair
November 6-7, 2012	WTU-Balboa	USO/Hire Heroes USA Transition Workshop
November 7, 2012	JBLM/Seattle	SHRM Vet Connect
November 7, 2012	WTU-Fort Bevoir	VA Vocational Rehabilitation Info Fair
November 7, 2012	Seattle, WA	SHRM VET Connect
November 7, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Kayak-Indoor Pool Event
November 7-8, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	VA VRE and SSA Info Day
November 7-8, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Warrior Support (Professional Development)
November 8, 2012	Fort Eustis	Resume Writing Class
November 8, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	GA Gov Office Career Expo
November 8, 2012	WTU- Fort Sill	Education Fair
November 8, 2012	NRMC	Elizabeth Davis Middle School Veterans Day assembly
November 8, 2012	NRMC	Veteran's Appreciation Day Open House
November 8, 2012	WTU-Fort Polk	Warrior Care Month Town Hall
November 8, 2012	WTU-Fort Polk	Warrior Day
November 8, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Vets and Vettes
November 9, 2012	WTB-Alaska	Alaska Veterans Job Fair/Anchorage
November 9, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	Wheelchair Basketball WTU vs. MEDDAC
November 9, 2012	Arlington, VA	East Region National Council of Work Centers
November 9, 2012	WTB-Fort Riley	Veteran's Day Celebration
November 9-11, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Wheelin' Sportsman Deer Hunt
November 9-15, 2012	CBWTU-Utah	6th and 7th Platoon muster
November 10-11, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Cascade Hills
November 12, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	Veterans Day Parade
November 13, 2012	Fort Riley Kansas	Hero2Hired Mobile Job Store
November 13-14, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	E2I Resume Workshop
November 13-16, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Group Sessions
November 13-16, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Commander's Cup
November 13-15, 2012	JBLM/Camp Murray WA	WA NG Hiring Event
November 14, 2012	WTU-Fort Belvoir	Education Fair
November 14, 2012	Bethesda NMMC	Operation Warfighter Intern Fair
November 14, 2012	WTU-Fort Eustis	Dress to Impress Workshop
November 14, 2012	WTU-Walter Reed	OWF Internship Event
November 14, 2012	WTB-Fort Hood	Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
November 14, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Sitting Volleyball Event
November 14-15, 2012	WTU-Fort Sam Houston	NAVAIR Hiring Fair
November 15, 2012	Fort Campbell	Post 9-11 and Montgomery GI Bill Briefing
November 15, 2012	WTU-Fort Sill	Virtual Job Fair
November 15, 2012	WTB-Fort Carson	WTB Fall Festival
November 15, 2012	WTB-Fort Carson	WTB Town Hall
November 16, 2012	WTU-Fort Belvoir	Operational Warfighter Internship Fair
November 16, 2012	WTU-Fort Drum	WTB Open House and Info Fair
November 16, 2012	WTU-Fort Drum	VA VRE Information Day
November 16, 2012	Fort Bliss, TX	WTB Open House and Info Fair
November 16, 2012	WTU- Fort Sill	VA VRE and SSA Info Day
November 16, 2012	NRMC	Open-House, Holiday Lunch
November 16, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Outdoor Recreation: Shotgun, 3D Bow and Arrow
November 16-18, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Shelly Nickel Deer Hunt
November 16-18, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Police Department Deer Hunt
November 17, 2012	WTB-Fort Riley	Turkey Run
November 17, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Rock / Country Concert
November 17, 2012	WTU-Fort Leonard Wood	Triathlon: 9 Lap Swim, 15 Mile Bike, 5K Run
November 19, 2012	Alexandria, VA	Career and Employment Readiness Roundtable
November 20, 2012	Brunswick, GA	General Public Presentation of the OWF Internship
November 20, 2012	WTU-JBLM	E2I Orientation
November 20, 2012	Fort Knox	CER Information Brief
November 20, 2012	Arlington, VA	Pentagon Sitting Volleyball Tournament
November 20, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	CYSS and SAS "Thank a Soldier Day"
November 20, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	Warrior Appreciation Day
November 21, 2012	WTU-Fort Gordon	Education Fair
November 21, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	WTU Thanksgiving Dinner
November 22, 2012	NRMC	Garrison newspaper article
November 23, 2012	Fort Riley	How to Maneuver Through Power Point, Level II
November 26- December 2, 2012	CBWTU-Utah	5th Platoon muster
November 27, 2012	Fort Campbell	Law Enforcement Career Seminar
November 27, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	Troops to Teachers Presentation
November 27, 2012	WTU-Fort Gordon	Hero 2 Hire Mobile Job Van
November 27, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	Motivational Speaker Event (Past Soldiers Successes)
November 27-28, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	USO/Hire Heroes USA Transition Workshop
November 28, 2012	Fort Campbell	Small Business Seminar
November 28, 2012	WTB-Fort Benning	WTB Town Hall
November 28-30, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Grassy Lake Duck Hunt
November 29- December 2, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Mississippi Couples Hunt
November 29, 2012	WTU-Fort Hood	Northrop Grumman Resume and Working a Job Fair workshop
November 29, 2012	WTU-Fort Benning	USO/Hire Heroes USA/US Chamber of Commerce Career Opportunity Day
November 30, 2012	WTU-Fort Eustis	Job Fair
November 30, 2012	Hawaii	Education and Career Fair
November 30, 2012	WTU-Hawaii	Education and Career Fair
November 30, 2012	Fort Stewart, GA	Considering WWP TTA Graduation Ceremony
November 30, 2012	WTU-Fort Irwin	WTU Soldiers and Family Appreciation Day
November 30, 2012	WTB-Fort Hood	OWF Job Fair
November 31- December 2, 2012	WTB-Fort Campbell	Humphrey County Deer Hunt