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News 6 Mashup: March 2, 2020
Here are the top stories for March 2, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
* US Military Dependent Tests Positive for Coronavirus
* Studies Show a Primary PTSD Treatment Is Not Effective
* Milspouse Aims For 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
* 800 Soldiers Return to Ft. Bragg
We Wish You Knew: Feelings from Home
National Guard life is so different than “Big Army.” At least as many people often assume.
Well, it is not.
There is a group of elite soldiers within the National Guard who maintain a high operational tempo, and we are not just talking about once a month and two annual trainings a year. We are talking about Joint Combined Exchange Trainings, TDYs, schools, deployments, and Guard weekend obligations. A lot of National Guard soldiers within this specific community also have civilian jobs that tie into the world of serving: government contracting, S.W.A.T, law enforcement, and more. This means that Guard spouses navigate alone most of the time.
Homecoming
By the time you read this, my soldier will be home from a deployment.
It snuck up on us this time around. A few months ago they said he might go home early if they could find a replacement for him. There was a lot of “maybe this” and “maybe that.”
It dragged on for months. I’m used to that kind of Army talk.
Then all of a sudden he says, “Hey, I’m coming home in two weeks.”
Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts?
Once upon a time I was a Girl Scout leader for my older daughter’s troop, and our troop lasted a solid two years. My daughter bridged from being a Brownie to becoming a Junior within that time-frame. Soon I had 20 girls on my roster, so I added a co-leader who was the best helper, assistant, and cheerleader I could hope for. Because our troop was highly sought after, we also had a waitlist of girls wanting to join, but we were never able to accommodate them—my girls never left. Our Troop Cookie Coordinator was phenomenal. She ordered a bunch of cookies, dispersed them once, we sold them all, and then we returned our money by the deadline.
That was it.
Today, Cookie Season has evolved into a different beast entirely. A lot has changed since 2003. Now we have an app, take plastic, offer direct shipment, order cases before taking a single personal order, and work booth after booth, weekend after weekend. Sadly, many volunteers quit during or because of Cookie Season.
News 6 Mashup: Feb. 24, 2020
Here are the top stories for Feb. 24, 2020, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent Jolene McNutt:
DoD intends to cut Stars and Stripes
Women’s Bureau Initiative to Aid Military Spouse Employment
Heat-Deflecting Woobies…and Other High Tech Gear
Financial Literacy for Kids in 3 Simple Lessons
As parents, one of the most important things we can do for our children is to build financial literacy. After all, if we’re not careful, time can slip away and our children will enter adulthood with no experience managing their own finances.
Use the following lessons as a guide for teaching your children basic financial principles that will help them as they grow into adulthood.
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