Live in San Antonio and transitioning from the military? Thinking that you want to relocate to south Texas when your military commitment and making plans to visit friends or families? The Joint Transition Readiness Center will host a job fair Dec. 17 at 3981 Okubo Barracks. “The fair brings together over 70 employers, resource providers and support organizations who value
With thousands of letters to Santa Claus, the U.S. Postal Service is calling upon volunteers to help answer them and to also contribute financial resources to help their elves answer more letters. “We invite the public to join us in spreading holiday cheer by adopting a USPS Operation Santa letter,” said Sheila Holman, the Postal Service’s vice president of marketing.
Want a inexpensive way to celebrate the holidays with your family? Consider the Air Force Band of the West tour of Texas communities. The concert tour begins Dec. 6 and ends with a final concert Dec. 15. Here’s the schedule for those who love music of all types. The band’s website has a link where one can get free tickets
By Matt Scherer Soldiers will see an influx of phone calls, text and visit from their officers and noncommissioned officers under Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll’s holiday directive to lower the service’s influx of holiday suicides. The directive starts now until Jan. 15. It’s something veterans can consider, especially for their friends and comrades during this holiday season. Secretary Driscoll’s policy
Got a letter in the mail from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) saying you owe money due to an overpayment of your benefits? You might be wondering: Was I really overpaid? How much do I need to pay back? To get real answers to questions like these, always start by logging into your VA.gov account. If your VA.gov account shows
By Deon Myers While summer break is a well-deserved time to relax and recharge, it’s also a golden opportunity, especially for high school and college students, to get ahead in building a strong career foundation. Here are a few impactful things students can do this summer to stand out: ✅ Intern or Volunteer Whether it’s a paid internship, a nonprofit
Do you have young women interested in science and technology? Next week, CyberTexas will hold an all girls cyber camp set for June 9. The five-day camp is free and open to those women in middle and high school. Trisha Ivy, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, and a information security supervisor, will lead the class. “Girls will experience
Military families who live in Bexar County can enroll in the Pre-K 4 SA program for the 2025-26 school year. “Enrollment for the upcoming school year is currently open and ongoing. We are actively reviewing applications on a first-come, first-served basis, with placement determined by a combination of need and availability. However, we have very limited spots remaining for the
Thanks to others on our LinkedIn list of connections, we learned that the Defense Health Agency is shutting down the Tricare patient portal April 1. “Heads up to all current service members, retirees, and veterans – download your medical records from Tricare Online before April 1st or risk losing access to them,” posted Ken Segelhorst. “The Defense Health Agency
Anna Larson interviews Christina Miller on the changes in taxes for military families faxing retirement. By clicking on the graphic below, here’s what military families will learn. why your tax burden is about to go up (and what you can do about it), how to set yourself up for success before tax season, and what you need to know if
When it comes to helping military family members, we consider Anna Larson as a superstar influencer. In this video podcast, Anna interviews Emily Williams and Kristen Ferullo about the Joint Services Scholarship Database. Emily and Kristen have updated a database with lots of college scholarships available to military and their families. You can find the link to this database by
American Legion Auxiliary Texas Bluebonnet is accepting applications for the 2025 Girls State, June 15-21 at Texas Lutheran University. “The purpose of American Legion Auxiliary Texas Bluebonnet Girls State is to educate young women in the duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of American citizenship,” Lori Swann, the program’s director said. “We teach that a well-informed, intelligent,
” Did You Know You Can Access FREE Tutoring?” When Jai Salters, the executive director of ACT Now, posted this on his LinkedIn feed, that comment got our full attention. Active duty, reservists and military families can get this tutoring 24/7 with support for K-12, college and professional development. Military families who want to get more info about this program
Palo Alto College and San Antonio based Army recruiters are working together to help south Texas residents overcome educational obstacles to enlist in the military. Joe Bray, the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, has been working with recruiters and Palo Alto to help interested recruits obtain their GED and also improve their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
The FINRA Foundation Fellowship is offering qualifying military spouses to earn an Accredited Financial Counselor designation through their 2025 Military Spouse Fellowship application. The 2025 application will open in March. Military and retiree spouses should click on the graphic below to find out the requirements and application process.
American Legion posts throughout Texas are accepting applications for the 2025 Boys State program. “Texas Boys State is a selective and once-in-a-lifetime capstone leadership experience held at the University of Texas at Austin. From June 8-13, 2025, over 1,200 of the best-and-brightest male rising seniors from across Texas will come together to practice the science and art of
One of the amazing resources that the team at MILTrac discovered was the Military Spouse Employment Partnership and their job employment coaching services. Tyrone Hewitt, one of contributing resources, posted an article on an upcoming Jan. 8 job fair. That led us to follow through on a simple phone call to their 800-342-9647 call center where a representative explained how
Pre-K 4 SA is opening enrollment for children ages 3 to 4 on Dec. 1, 2024, offering a unique opportunity to jumpstart early education for certain Joint Base San Antonio families. According to Rebecca Garcia, a Pre-K 4 SA employee, the program will provide free childcare for military members for the 2025-26 school year at four locations in San Antonio.
Our good friend CMSgt. (Dr) Jermaine King has posted info on the Pat Tillman Scholarships. There’s a Nov. 19, Tuesday info session at noon and 6 p.m. You can go to our MILTrac calendar for the one at noon or the second one at 6 p.m.
The American Legion is looking for some young men who want to learn how to develop civic leadership. In Texas, the Legion will host this program next summer at the University of Texas. Other Legion departments have similar programs for their respective state. If you have a high school student who is a junior in high school
The team at MILTrac will have Retired Command Sergeant Major E.G. Mais, an accredited veteran service officer, assist veterans and their families during the St. Francis Friendsgiving luncheon, Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. One of the things that we’ll focus on is how family members can get assistance from the VA to care for their elderly
Our friends at VA News sent us this announcement on Google Cloud training and certification. Ready to translate your military experience into a powerful career in cloud? Join Google Cloud Launchpad for Veterans on November 7 & 8. Gain in-demand skills and become a leader in digital transformation with this no-cost Google Cloud training and
One of the amazing thing our MILTrac team sees everyday is the lack of inspiring LinkedIn headlines. If you are new to LinkedIn, please think of your headline as the key element of your story. Want to know more about how to create a great headline? Please click on the newsboy photo above.
If you are a high school student who loves public speaking and the Constitution, The American Legion has a competition gearing up in the next couple of months. Here in San Antonio, interested contestants should contact Michael Knott at 210-740-7311 to sign up for the contest. According to Knott, the Legion’s oratorical program is a constitutional speech contest for
The city of North Las Vegas and its first department will honor military, veterans and first responder with the 10th annual fete to honor them, Oct. 19, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Craig Ranch Regional Park Laura Coleman, the event organizer, said “The day will be connected, fun, food….lots of delicious food, games, celebrations, honoring and a great community
If you are facing a job or life transition, the Military Transition Roundtable is looking for you. Our program is adding a Monday class at 3:30 p.m. with a Zoom feature. If you live in San Antonio, the program will also provide an onsite option as well. The class will meet on alternative Mondays with the next class set for
(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
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
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
At MilTRAC, we love the work of our friend Anna Larson, a military spouse who advocates for others like her. As part of the Military Transition Roundtable, we have also worked with military professionals with EMFP families, so when we learned that Anna had done this video with Austin Carrigg. Carrigg, the founder of Exceptional Families of the Military,
Restore Education, a south Texas non-profit, is offering three college prep and support programs. These programs are excellent resources not only for family members but also veterans who want to start college. Their programs include: College and test prep: A 10-week course offers skills for optimal student learning in college and provides academic support in preparation for the TSI
NPower San Antonio is currently accepting applications for their fall Tech Fundamentals cohort which is free and open to military veterans, military spouses and youth 18-26. All professional training programs are offered at no cost. Details and application are online here: https://www.npower.org/apply/tech-fundamentals/ Npower San Antonio will admit 65-70 applicants for the fall cohort for the 20-week tech fundamentals program which
With school out, it’s a good time to re-enforce summer reading for familiy members of all ages. The Joint Base San Antonio library system is encouraging readers of all age with its “Read, Renew, Repeat” summer campaign. “It’s too hot to do anything outside anyways, pick up a book and learn something or escape to someplace cool,” notes Army CWO4
VA Benefits that Pass on to Family Members Did you know that some of your VA benefits might pass on to your family members? This video by VA | Health & Benefits Index, discsses six such examples.
By Amy Frost You’re doing great… you go to bed, and you pop up at 3am with the weight of the world on your shoulders… ARGGGGGGGGGGGGG – This is a good time for some gratitude! What? According to studies at the University of California, Davis, grateful people not only report that they are more satisfied, optimistic, and content with their
Military spouses who are moving from another state to a new one can usually get their professional licensing transfer fees waived. The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Services program has a well-established program that helps not only ease the transfer of those licenses but for many cases, pay any transfer fees. “The Department of the Air Force
by Pete Scherer In our last two articles of this series, we explored the importance of asking tough questions when looking for colleges. Dr. Robby Hedrick offered his professional insight into what to consider when looking for a good college. Next, Selinda Cortez shared some of her own experiences as a recent college student. However, you don’t have to wait
It is sometimes said that parenting is a full-time job. Unfortunately, taking care of young children can often conflict with the job hunt for those who are unable to find affordable childcare for their families. Fortunately, Workforce Solutions Alamo can help. Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) serves as the regional workforce system’s governing board, representing the thirteen counties that make up
Last week we discussed hard questions for those considering college in a recent article. Dr. Robby Hedrick of Coffee Bunker provided some excellent insight that will hopefully encourage readers to ask good questiosn of their own. This week we have chosen to reach out to Selinda Cortez, a recent graduate of Texas State with a degree in health administration. She
Have you gotten a request for donations from the United Arab Emirates with what looks like the Veterans Administration endorsing it? According to Command Sergeant Major E.G. Mais, the San Antonio VFW Post 8541 services officer, cyber criminals have duplicated the VA’s PTSD education website (an act known as spoofing). They have furthered their deception by created a fake CNN
Are you struggling to buy groceries for your family? The San Antonio Food Bank can help. Founded in 1980, the organization provides relief to families in Southwest Texas, serving over 105,00 individuals each week. In addition to keeping families fed, they also provide additional resources to military veterans and retirees to become self-sufficient. According to Paul Mata, Bexar corporate outreach
Did you know that military members, veterans and Gold Star families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spreading out more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges and forests? “ “This is a small token of appreciation for veterans who have bravely dedicated their lives to defending our
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