Tag: military spouse
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Driver is ‘still in shock’
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2012 – Defense Department officials are sending a new spouse survey to select active-duty families to assist in determining programs that best suit their needs. During an interview with the Pentagon Channel, Cathy Flynn, a program analyst with the Pentagon’s military community and family policy office, discussed how these surveys affect future…
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HERE THEY COME
LONDON, Aug. 6, 2012 – Jamie Gray, wife of U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooter Staff Sgt. Hank Gray, won an Olympic gold medal in the women’s 50-meter rifle 3-positions event Aug. 4 at the Royal Artillery Barracks here. U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program rifle coach Maj. Dave Johnson, who leads Team USA’s rifle shooters…
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RICE IS RIGHT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A veteran of the war in Iraq who says she was denied in-state tuition when she applied to a school in the University of North Carolina system wants its leaders to change the way student veterans are handled. Hayleigh Perez on Thursday delivered a petition containing more than 145,000 signatures to…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK KELLEY LAWSON, CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SOCCER PLAYER
V.I.P. Mortgage Honors Military Spouses for Support and Sacrifice Local community businesses are coming together and offering spa services – such as manicures, brow waxing, mini makeovers, haircuts/styling and massage – for those who have sacrificed so much during times of separation. Sponsors, including Gold Hill Mesa, Unlimited Bodywork, Genesis Medspa and the Paul Mitchell…
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Vision Quest
One hundred and twenty soldiers and spouses gathered Aug. 24 at The HUB for Fort Carson’s first Family Resilience Day. Hosted by the Soldier and Family Readiness Program, the daylong seminar featured presentations designed to strengthen families and increase communication within them. Though Fort Carson has hosted events encouraging the cultivation of resiliency in spouses,…
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Colorado College has its eyes on the prize
A job fair presented by The Gazette, Springsjobs.com and KOAA will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Colorado Springs World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd. Griffis/Blessing Inc., Xerox, Alorica, Farmer’s Insurance, Time Warner and Edward Jones will be among the employers attending. Schools including DeVry University, Intellitec College, College America and…
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Nuggets go retro with Moe’s return
EBENSBURG, Pa. — A 110-year-old Pennsylvania widow is getting a benefits boost because of her husband’s World War I service. Family members say Alda Collins is now getting about $1,000 a month to assist with her stay at a nursing home near Ebensburg. She had been getting $36 a month. Her son tells the Daily…
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Pats already preparing to defend title
HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 7, 2012 – Like many military spouses, Allison Lattuca doesn’t mention her husband’s Navy service as she job hunts with each forced relocation every few years. “I don’t put it on my resume,” Lattuca told me at a Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes’ job fair here Aug. 2. “But if asked,…
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Ruinin’ Rebels
Genetic tests for breast cancer gene mutations will again be covered for some Tricare beneficiaries under a new program, the Pentagon announced this week. Tricare providers will accept patients for the tests, commonly known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, beginning Sept. 30. Coverage will be retroactive to May 22, according to a release from the Tricare…
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Kadets endure more turmoil
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 – Tomorrow marks the start of an open season of sorts for job fairs for military spouses in what one Pentagon official calls the “high-touch” part of a “high-tech, high-touch” process. Meg O’Grady was a military spouse herself, having moved 13 times in 17 years, when she began working at the…