Military life 101 : basic training for new military families
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442256019 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 144225601X (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781442256026 (electronic)
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207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Lanham : Rowan & Littlefield, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- 1.Great expectations -- Hollywood versus real life -- Military families matter -- Your family's must-take first steps -- Translating military language into English -- Command structure, pay grades, ranks, and insignias -- Common military customs and courtesies -- 2. Military money and benefits -- Newbies' guide to military pay and allowances -- Understanding the Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) -- Know your important military benefits -- Military money management basics -- Your good credit: maintaining and protecting it -- Scams, fraud, and identity theft -- Online financial resources -- 3. Military family support -- Important DoD websites -- Military family support centers -- The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) -- Military childcare programs -- Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) -- Military OneSource -- The commissary and the exchange -- DoD lodging and AFRC vacation resorts -- Armed forces entertainment -- Military family support outside the DoD -- 4. Mastering military moves -- There is a downside to moving -- Coordinating your military move -- Potential moving benefits and entitlements -- Weighty matters -- Beyond boxes: preparing for your move -- Moving day to-do lists -- Moving with small children and teenagers -- Bringing furry family members along -- If you're moving overseas -- Unaccompanied tours: the lonely move -- 5. Military spouse careers and education -- Five military spouse employment realities -- How to find a job at your new duty station -- Looking for a job while stationed overseas -- Volunteering for the greater good -- Working for Uncle Sam -- Becoming your own boss -- The grateful exit: leaving your job -- Funding your education and job training -- 6. Dealing with deployments and other separations -- Predeployment: preparing for the inevitable -- Deployment: when it really happens -- Demobilization : anticipation -- Postdeployment/reintegration and reunion -- 7. Difficult topics in military life -- The rise of online haters -- Stressed out: emotion commotion -- The warning signs of depression and suicide -- Sexual assault and domestic abuse -- Divorce in the military -- Caring for a wounded warrior -- Casualty assistance and surviving loss -- 8. Mission transition -- Making now count for later -- Taking care of transition business -- Potential postuniform benefits and entitlements -- Military-to-civilian career transition strategies -- Conclusion -- Graduation day -- Parting words -- Appendix A: Military life 101 recommended reading list -- Appendix B: Common military terms and expressions. |
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Subject: | Military spouses United States Handbooks, manuals, etc Families of military personnel United States Handbooks, manuals, etc United States Armed Forces Military life Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | U 766 .F37 2016 | 30775305519309 | General Collection | Available | - |
Military Life 101 : Basic Training for New Military Families
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Military Life 101 : Basic Training for New Military Families
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From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Life in the military is quite different from civilian life, and although those entering basic training may be prepared, their spouses are often not ready for all that their new circumstances will entail. This guide covers it all: learning new jargon and customs, managing finances, seeking out resources specific to military families, and dealing with moving. There is also a section on deployments and other separations, and one on difficult topics, such as depression and divorce. Farley (a career transition expert working with service members) has created an accessible and important guide, suitable for most public libraries essential for base libraries and libraries in military-service areas.--Vnuk, Rebecca Copyright 2016 Booklist