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…
For some veterans, the return to a college class can become somewhat daunting, especially for a class like College Algebra or Intro to Organic Chemistry. In this VA SITREP video (see link below0 with Paul Corbett, Jennifer Jillian, explains how the Veterans Administration understands when a veteran fails classes like this. One of the stellar piece of advice Ms. Jillian…
At MilTRAC, we think that every military spouse should follow Anna Larson and her interactive work to inform others like her to get information on a variety of topics. Today, we’re sharing this short webinar recap on Imposter Syndrome with Paul Lawrence from last year. To us, it’s timeless info. So… if your spouse is facing a new chapter after…
“What if Americans walking into their polling places in November saw poll workers wearing Army Hats? And Navy, Air Force, and of course, Marine hats?” posted our colleague https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-overberg/Mark Overberg on LinkedIn. He was asking for veterans throughout the U.S. to serve in volunteer positions through Vet the Vote. “This isn’t about left or right or red of blue.” he…
In this episode of the SITREP, Mike discusses 11 different VA benefits that Veterans qualify for when they are receiving 70% Service-Connected Disability: (1) VA Disability Compensation, (2) Additional Compensation for Dependents, (3) VA Health Care, (4) Travel Allowance, (5) VA Home Loan Funding Fee Waiver, (7) 10 Point Hiring Preference, (8) Direct Hire, (9) Burial and Plot Allowance, (10)…
The City of San Antonio is asking for its community members to submit names for each of its City Council districts and one city employee. “The award is based on documented acts of selfless service. Selfless service consists of deeds and actions on behalf of others and going the “extra mile” beyond their job and post military career,” Burrell Palmer,…
With news reports that hackers had acquired new three billion records with Social Security numbers, government agencies are making outreach to help everyone protect their data. Identity theft risks will increase in the months ahead. The Federal Trade Commission has released a short video on the five steps every veteran, their families and others should take to mitigate the potential…
By Amy Frost The time has come for us to call abuse at work what it is…abuse. The unseen killer of the human spirit needs to be brought out into the open and resolved. Disempowered individuals need to recognize that the problem can be changed. Abusive corporate structures and personnel cannot be changed by band-aid interventions like group dynamics,…
By Amy Frost Are you in an abusive environment? Do any of these describe you? You feel off balance and unable to be back in balance. You feel disconnected, confused, disoriented. You are upset by the mere presence of a person. You feel a strong desire to leave. You feel empty and unfulfilled. You…
By Amy Frost Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts… Robert Fulgum. There is a virus running rampant in today’s business world. It’s called workplace abuse. Most cannot name what is going on. They just feel a terrible unease. Many figure that…
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