Monthly Archives: September 2024

MilSpouse Strong offers Fort Cavazos spouses a special transition program

Join Anna Larson for MilSpouse Strong, a day-long event that is designed to help spouses with their transition from the military.  The event is slated Oct. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m at the CTC Campus on Fort Cavazos “MilSpouse Strong™, a strengths-based workshop helping military spouses getting ready to transition into the civilian world know how to navigate…

Texas Parks observes Suicide Prevention Month with special hikes and outdoor events.

Texas Parks & Wildlife are hosting Veteran Suicide Awareness Ruck Hikes during September, the month recognized as “Suicide Prevention Month.”  MilTRAC visitors can find these events by going to our calendar.   One great benefit provided to veterans is the park’s Passholder Entrance Fee is waived for honorably discharged veterans and those on active duty.  The state also provides this benefit…

What does a 30-percent disability mean to a federal employee?

“Did you know in your first year of service in the federal government a disabled veteran with a disability rating of 30% or more receives 104 hours of disabled veteran leave?” asked Tab Bartl;ey in a recent social media post. Her article caught our eye, and that is why we wanted to share these benefits with federal employees. According to…

Two good job defining questions to ask during an interview

(Editor’s note:  Ed Han, a friend of our webpage, and a frequent content creator on LinkedIn, posted this article.  We want to share it with those in transition.) In today’s hashtag#pullingbackthecurtain I want to talk about something that’s rarely discussed openly. “Why is this opportunity available?” Most career coaches will tell you to ask this, and it’s good advice: I…

Four short YouTube videos that can help you improve your LinkedIn profile

Thanks to a grant from the Coffee Bunker, a veterans non-profit out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the team at MilTRAC can offer these YouTube videos to help veterans and their families in transition.  Our publisher, Matt Scherer, was asked by the Coffee Bunker to speak professionally  for a  one-hour video.  He suggested that their video team create shorter videos like the…

Military Spouse Employment – it’s up to us – military spouses!

(Editor’s note:  Cheri Mason is featured as a guest speaker for the MilTRAC “Your Military Transition Roadmap”  set for Sept. 20. We are reposting her LinkedIn article as a way to get more spouses to join us.)   By Cheri Mason  Over the past 15 years, a multitude of discussions about military spouse unemployment have occurred. In fact, many organizations…

Polycystic ovary care available to women vets

Jane Babcock a VA accredited veterans services officer and someone we consider the “den mother” of these professionals, shared this recent LinkedIn post on the need for female veterans to get PCOS treatment. “Up to 70-percent of women with PCOS remain undiagnosed,” Jane wrote in a recent LinkedIn post. Veterans and their families can find more at this VA website.…

Marine chaplain offers advice on how to lower suicide rate

As Rev. Joseph Calandra noted in a recent LinkedIn post, September is suicide prevention month. To help his many social media contacts, Father Joe, a VA chaplain, shared this LinkedIn video featuring Admiral Carey Cash, the chaplain of the US Marine Corp. Our hope at MilTRAC is to get our growing readership to share this Chaplain Cash video on suicide…