Great eBook for military spouses who haven’t worked outside the home in awhile!
Do you feel that you are an almost permanent fixture in an at home business? If you’re like some, you forget that “outside” work is a reality for most people. For those people, being prepared for the j-o-b search is important but even the most well equipped people can lose out on a job opportunity because their ability, knowledge or personality don’t shine through at the right time. 100 Job Search Tips from FORTUNE 500 Recruiters, a free download and share ebook, will help readers get an idea of what job recruiters are looking for.
Download and share the 100 Free Job Tips From Fortune 500 Recruiters (9) ebook
The official Navy website has updated it’s list of Navy commands with Social media pages. Check the list to see if your command is on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr or have a Blog!
Social media is all about collaboration. While we encourage candid conversation and frank exchange of ideas, we request you voice your opinions in a respectful manner. You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.
Be careful while using these types of communities – remember to not post personal information, group or ship movements or any other information that could lead ‘The Enemy’ to your door (or your spouse’s ship!)
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CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, August 24, 2009
Hope For The WarriorsT announces it is now accepting applications for their bi-annual spouse scholarships that recognize spouses and caregivers of U.S. combat wounded as well as spouses of the fallen, post September 11, 2001. Each scholarship is in the amount of $5,000.
Four awards will be given – The Shannon Maxwell Award, The Bonnie Amos Award, The Karin Dickerson Award and The Robin Kelleher – New Beginnings Award, the last of which is awarded specifically to the spouse of a KIA.
“The purpose of the scholarships is to recognize and reward exceptional spouses and caregivers for their strength and resolve despite adversity and to aid in their continued education at a college or trade school as they assume critical roles in the financial well being of their loved ones,” states Kathi Delay, Hope For The WarriorsT Scholarship Director. “These scholarships are part of our on-going mission to not only assist the wounded service members but their families as well.”
For application and additional eligibility requirements, please visit their website at http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org. Applications must be post marked by midnight of October 13, 2009. Questions may be submitted to Scholarships@hopeforthewarriors.org . Hope For The WarriorsT is a national, non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for U.S. service members and their families nationwide who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty.
Hope For The WarriorsT is a civilian organization, with 501(c)(3) non-profit status, is not a government agency and is solely supported by the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations in support and appreciation of those who have sacrificed in the name of freedom. Federal Tax Id#20-5182295. Hope For The WarriorsT is a recipient of the Combined Federal Campaign, CFC #27800
I keep thinking what an AWESOME gift an Amazon Kindle
would be for my husband. He is such a reader – so when he goes on his little ‘business trips’ he always brings 4 or 5 books with him for the plane rides and the down-time. The Kindle is sleek and only about the width and height of a regular paperback so it would be a cinch to pack it in a backpack. Plus – it can fit not only 4 or 5 books – but thousands of books!
I’ve played around with the Kindle a bit and it’s not like reading from a regular screen at all. The background is white (or – from what I hear whatever color you want) and the text is black – so it’s very easy on the eyes. It comes in two sizes also – the Kindle (6″ diagonal screen) and the Kindle DX (9.7″ diagonal screen).
If it seems like it’s a bit “breakable” think of this – there are already covers you can buy for the Kindle. Plus – the Otter box people already have an awesome cover for the iPod – it’s only a matter of time before one comes out for the Kindle!
Want to learn more? Check out the Amazon Kindle website!
I know I’ve heard this time and time again being a Navy Wife – “Loose Lips Sink Ships” – it’s probably more important to remember now than ever before with so many people on the Internet. I don’t mean to scare you, but don’t you realize that the “Bad Guys” can find any information they want just by popping into MySpace, Facebook or Twitter and getting a nice close personal look at you, your family and your Active Duty loved one?
For example – say you are excited about your “honey” coming home from a deployment; you post a simple “Ticker” on your MySpace. Now – the entire world can see exactly when your “honey’s” plane or ship is coming in. Doesn’t that make them a target?
Another example – an Active Duty member is posting on his Twitter account about where he is currently deployed to and the fact that there are troops moving in and out. So, now everyone in the world knows that there was an “influx” of troops on a specific day to a specific place. Doesn’t that, again, make them a target?
Be MINDFUL of the things you put online. Just ASSUME that “they” are watching all of your posts, tickers and ‘Tweets’ looking for ammunition. Better to be safe than sorry I would think.
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