#DYK enlisted service members can attend ROTC programs and the service academies? Service members: There might be more educational benefits available to you thank you think. From tuition assistance programs to service-specific community colleges and the GI Bill, there are many ways you can further your education and build on your skills.
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At Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, specific skills are required to maintain, modernize and repair the fleet. For more than 100 years, its civilian apprenticeship program has trained thousands of workers in Labor Department-certified trades, making them essential assets to guiding the shipyard of the future.
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In today’s digital world, basic skills aren’t good enough, so we need to adapt to stay ahead. With that in mind, the Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command launched an initiative to enhance the data literacy of its staff, equipping airmen, guardians and civilians with essential skills for the digital age. #readiness
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#ICYMI: To make sure the military force structure is lean, mean and prepared to win, the DOD is reimplementing the deferred resignation program, offering voluntary early retirement to eligible civilians and asking leadership to provide organizational charts of their departments for potential consolidation.
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Touchdown in Kuwait. 🏈 Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Arizona Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins visited Ali Al Salem Air Base as part of a USO tour today, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth video-conferenced in to see how it went! The players met with airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, as well as soldiers and sailors from Camp Moreell and Camp Sparta. Jones and Higgins are no strangers to the military. Jones’ brother is an active-duty airman, and his parents both served for nearly three decades each. Higgins’ father is an Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan.
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This if for all the new service members out there. Transitioning from civilian to military life can bring a lot of challenges. Hear how one military spouse-turned-soldier dealt with the changes and found support and guidance while adjusting to the demands of a new role. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/eFEwHh3F
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Submariners know their vessels like the back of their hand, but would they know them as well if they saw them torn apart? At Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., crews work year-round to dismantle and dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels in a safe and efficient manner. Learn more about the two-year, step-by-step process here, and go inside the USS Hyman G. Rickover during its dismantlement. #readiness
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TRICARE’s online patient portal will no longer be available starting tomorrow, so if you want a copy of your legacy health records, you need to download them today. All military hospitals and clinics have since transitioned to MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health records system. For more details on what you need to know, read on.
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School spirit in space! 🎉 These NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts might be far from home, but they haven’t forgotten where they started. United States Space Force Col. Nick Hague, retired US Navy Capt. Suni Williams, US Army Col. Anne McClain and United States Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers represented their respective service academies during a recent group photo on the International Space Station.
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The new National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, boasts several interactive experiences, one of which allows visitors to attempt to make the difficult decisions required of those piloting “Dustoff” medical evacuation missions during the Vietnam War. Learn more about all the new museum has to offer here: https://lnkd.in/gtMCfxaF