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The Doctor Is In – Time for the Flu Vaccine

Posted on September 17, 2012 by jtozer

It’s that time of year again – flu season. Time for you and your family to get flu shots. Not only will you significantly lower your chance of getting the flu this winter, but you can make an important contribution …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, coverage, Defense, disease, disease prevention, families, flu, Flu season, flu shots, health, illness, immunization, information, medicine, military, military families, shots, TRICARE, vaccination, wellness | Leave a comment

Stress And Suicide In The Corps

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jtozer

After Barbara Christianson got off work on Jan. 24, she picked up her 4-year-old grandson Nate, ran by the grocery store and McDonald’s, and headed home. Christianson’s neighbor hated when anyone parked in the street in front of her house, …
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Posted in DoD News, Suicide Prevention | Tagged 2nd Marine Division, Afghanistan, Barbara Christianson, Cpl. Gavin Kopponen, dealing with loss, dealing with PTSD, death, deployments, Depression, getting help, Headquarters Marine Corps Suicide Prevention Program, heelp help, IED, information, Kopponen, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marines, military, n.c., nightmares, post-traumatic stress disorder, service members, suicide, Suicide Prevention, suicides in the Marines, tips, too much, tragedy, traumatic brain injuries, USMC | 2 Comments

DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Hiring Our Heroes & MSEP

Posted on July 17, 2012 by glenn.selby

Getting a job in this economy isn’t always easy, but if you’re a military spouse – between moving and family and deployments – finding employment can seem like a real challenge. Thankfully, there are programs designed specifically to meet the …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, Spouse Spotlight | Tagged career, employment, family, getting jobs, help, Hiring Our Heroes, husbands, information, jobs, Laura Dempsey, MC&FP, Meg O'Grady, Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), news, phone, spouse spotlight, spouses, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, wives | 1 Comment

Deployments Not Stopping Education

Posted on July 17, 2012 by jtozer

Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Those words have had an impact on people everywhere continuing to better themselves through education. For soldiers …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 25th cab, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Afghanistan, classes, college, Defense, degree, deployment, DoD, education, G.I. bill, higher education, important, information, Kandahar Airfield, military, overseas, service members, U.S.. Army, UMUC, University of Maryland University College, Wayland Baptist University | Leave a comment

Registering to Vote When You’re OCONUS

Posted on July 2, 2012 by jtozer

Planning on voting in the upcoming general election this year? Check out this video about what state you should register to vote in if you’re stationed overseas, and visit www.fvap.gov for more info about absentee voting in general. Video provided …
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Posted in DoD News, Voting | Tagged absentee voting, airmen, Defense, DoD, FVAP, info on voting, information, Marines, military, OCONUS, politics, register to vote, RTPO, sailors, service memebers, soldiers, videos, votes, voting, voting in general elections, voting overseas | Leave a comment