This military life certainly comes with its challenges, but the silver linings keep us going. For this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Amanda reminds us of the positive things that come with this crazy and wonderful military life. A positive take on life can help us to tackle those tough times when they come. Here’s to trying to be more positive!
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AWTR Show #919: Veteran Pen Pal Project
The simple act of receiving a letter in the mail can bring such joy to a person. There is an organization that is working very hard to bring joy to our nation’s veterans – the Veteran Pen Pal Project (VPPP). A nationwide initiative that happens continually and focuses on one simple act of kindness – writing a letter supporting our nation’s veterans.
During COVID, VPPP founder, Christina saw a need for veterans in long-term facilities that weren’t getting interaction with anyone. Through social media, they started this initiative and in the first year, they sent over 45,000 letters. The goal is to show veterans they are not forgotten and that they are appreciated.
AWTR Show #918: Icebreakers that Melt the Awkwardness
We all know how awkward some events can be where you have to talk to people you don’t know. Well for this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Kathleen has some tips for icebreakers that melt the awkwardness. These icebreakers work whether you are the host or some even work if you are just the attendee. Here’s to your next event being less awkward!
AWTR Show #917: People Management in the Space Force
Have you moved somewhere new and can’t find a job? You fill out hundreds of job applications before getting a job offer. This happened to Chris Parrett, who is now working in people management with the Space Force. She filled out 123 job applications with a Master’s Degree and middle management experience before getting a job offer.
Many spouses have amazing skill sets that get fragmented and interrupted over the course of their service member’s career. There aren’t good conditions to support them in a career while supporting their service members, but Space Force is working on this. Spouses and family members are talented, extremely resilient, already understand the military way of life, and they deserve to have that path open to them, should they want to have a career.
AWTR Show #916: How to End Summer Break with a Bang
August is upon us, which means that soon school will be starting. So for this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Amber is talking to us about how to end summer break with a bang. And she has tips for everyone. From those who have just PCSed into a new location, those who have been at a location for a while, those going to school, and those who are homeschooling.
AWTR Show #915: Geek Pack
As we all know, keeping a career path as a military spouse can be very difficult. After realizing coding might be easier than she thought, Julia Taylor set out on a mission. She started Geek Pack to create a community to empower others to have the confidence to do things they didn’t think they could.
Julia learned to code by herself and often felt unwelcome in other coding communities. That was all the push she needed to create a welcoming community set on uplifting others and helping them to achieve their goals. A place where mean people are not allowed and there are no stupid questions. A community to empower women to be more comfortable with digital skills.
AWTR Show #914: How to Dial the Anxiety Down When Life Dials It Up
We all know this milspouse life can be anxiety-ridden. Thankfully, in this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Amie shares tips on how to dial the anxiety down when life dials it up. As milspouses, we tend to try to shoulder all of the stress for our families. You probably won’t have a stress-free day, but you can make your stress work for you.
AWTR Show #913: WW2 Armor
It all started with a Thompson .45 caliber machine gun. And then 37 tanks later, WW2 Armor was born. Now there is an organization that can breathe life into what people typically only read about in books.
WW2 Armor is a self-propelled living museum that demonstrates fully operational WWII tanks, tank destroyers, and artillery at public events as a way to honor the men who fought in them. One such public event is coming up, the D-Day reenactment in Conneaut, Ohio (more information below). This event brings Normandy here and makes it accessible to people who normally might not be able to experience it.
AWTR Show #912: Tips to Help Stretch Your Paycheck
Seeing more and more news related to financial struggles and military families, our News 6 Correspondent wanted to talk about it. For this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Jolene gives us tips to help stretch your paycheck. 1 in 5 military families experienced food insecurity in 2021, which is an increase from 2020. This can be attributed to many things, including a spouse under or unemployed, moving expenses, inflation, and more.
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