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A&FRC Calendar

Education Fair
The Education Fair is scheduled for Aug. 11 at the Northern Lights Club
from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is a collaboration of the Education Center
and the Liason. Click here to see attached flyer.

Survivor Benefit Plan 
The Survivor Benefit Plan was developed to meet the needs of the family for continuous income protection following a member's death. SBP is a non-profit annuity program, which is administered by the government. Coverage is free while the member remains on active duty. After retirement, monthly premiums are held in the Military Retirement System Trust Fund and benefits are paid to eligible survivors from that fund. As a result, the retiree has the assurance of a well-managed program without having to pay administrative expenses. Prior to retiring, you will have an opportunity to enroll in the SBP. Additional details are available by calling your SBP Counselor, David O'Connell at (701) 747-4893.

DID YOU KNOW ... 
you can get coached on the PDP to increase your level of understanding about yourself and how to understand and utilize your best traits? It will also help you understand how to use the PDP as a tool to work better with others, both at work and at home. So much can be learned from the PDP! Call the A&FRC (747-3241) to sign up for group or individual coaching sessions. It's still not too late to take the PDP, call the A&FRC to get the link.
The Airman & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) is open Monday-Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm. Our center is not well marked, but is cleverly located in-between the Commissary, the BX, the Community Activities Center and the Credit Union. Stop by and find out about the services and resources we provide. Get on our spouses email list; schedule a tour of our facility--or a meeting of your organization in one of our classrooms; or pick up a folder of information on topics ranging from Home Buying to Resume Writing. We have information on local events including opportunities happening on base and downtown events like hockey games and concerts. 

WEEKLY AT THE A&FRC:

DAILY: Reintegration Briefings~9 a.m.
MONDAYS: PDP Group Coaching Sessions~1 p.m. 
TUESDAYS: Deployment Briefing~2 p.m.; 
WEDNESDAYS: Pre-separation Counseling~10 a.m.; PDP Group Coaching Sessions~1 p.m. 
THURSDAYS: PDP Group Coaching Sessions~1 p.m. 
FRIDAYS: Deployment Briefing~10:30 a.m.

The Resume' Writing Seminar
This seminar is held monthly during day 2 and 3 of the Transition Assistance Program Seminar. The TAP Seminar is open to active duty military who are separating or retiring, all military spouses and family members, federal employees and contractors working on GFAFB. Seminar topics will include Personal Appraisal, Career Cataloging, Analyzing Your Skills, The Job Search Process, Interviewing, and Reviewing Your Offers. As a bonus to the 2 day Resume' Class a Human Resource Specialist from a local business will be a speaker. 

Space is sometimes limited; therefore, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center, 747-3241 to register for this seminar.
tabEducation and Training Center 
The Grand Forks Air Force Base education and training center provides many education and training services and offers nearly fifty complete degree prgrams from eight fully accredited universitities, all of which are open to the general public. The education and training center also offers testing services, an adult learning center and much more. For more information, call (701)747-3316 or visit the office at 344 Tuskegee Airmen Blvd. on Grand Forks AFB. 
You can also email gf.education@grandforks.af.mil

Colleges and universities available at the education center:
Lake Region State College, (701)594-8192, www.lrsc.nodak.edu
Park University, (701)594-2977, www.park.edu
Embry Riddle Aeronautical Unviersity 
(701) 594-5324, www.erau.edu/grandforks
Central Michigan University, (701)594-5715, www.cmich.edu
Northland Community and Technical College (800)451-3441, 
(218)773-4560, www.northlandcollege.edu

Other local colleges and universities:
University of North Dakota www.und.nodak.edu/



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