1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:02,619 Ensure that the focus stays on our 2 00:00:02,630 --> 00:00:04,860 panel members , cameras and mics have 3 00:00:04,869 --> 00:00:06,925 been disabled for audience members . 4 00:00:06,925 --> 00:00:09,359 Today . Today's form is just one way 5 00:00:09,369 --> 00:00:11,091 that we are working to improve 6 00:00:11,091 --> 00:00:12,980 communication and engagement with 7 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,989 spouses and family members of our 8 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,222 uniformed and civilian employees across 9 00:00:17,222 --> 00:00:19,620 the command . These forms are part of 10 00:00:19,629 --> 00:00:21,379 our A F MC family connection 11 00:00:21,389 --> 00:00:23,556 initiatives to better link air force , 12 00:00:23,556 --> 00:00:25,360 material command , military and 13 00:00:25,370 --> 00:00:27,537 civilian spouses , partners and family 14 00:00:27,537 --> 00:00:29,703 members with resources and support and 15 00:00:29,703 --> 00:00:32,500 targeted category with today's focus on 16 00:00:32,509 --> 00:00:34,231 spouse , employment and higher 17 00:00:34,231 --> 00:00:37,119 education at A F MC . We recognize that 18 00:00:37,130 --> 00:00:39,241 there are challenges that impact both 19 00:00:39,241 --> 00:00:41,470 our military and civilian families and 20 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,709 our goal is to address these issues and 21 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,942 bridge the gap between our families and 22 00:00:45,942 --> 00:00:47,942 the resources that exist to help to 23 00:00:47,942 --> 00:00:49,998 kick off today's event . I'd like to 24 00:00:49,998 --> 00:00:52,180 first introduce our host A F MC 25 00:00:52,189 --> 00:00:54,840 commander , General , Duke Richardson 26 00:00:55,060 --> 00:00:58,500 and his wife and champion for our A F 27 00:00:58,509 --> 00:01:00,639 MC family connection efforts , MD D 28 00:01:00,650 --> 00:01:03,259 Richardson , uh General Richardson over 29 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:05,720 to you for opening comments . Hey , uh 30 00:01:05,730 --> 00:01:07,897 good morning , everybody . Thank you , 31 00:01:07,897 --> 00:01:10,230 Leslie . It's uh really good to be here , 32 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:12,452 especially with my spouse . Um Any time 33 00:01:12,452 --> 00:01:14,619 that I get to spend a little time with 34 00:01:14,619 --> 00:01:16,563 her at work is awesome . Um So I'm 35 00:01:16,563 --> 00:01:18,619 really happy to be here . Uh Welcome 36 00:01:18,619 --> 00:01:20,674 everybody . As Leslie said , this is 37 00:01:20,674 --> 00:01:22,563 our third one of these . Uh We're 38 00:01:22,563 --> 00:01:22,540 getting a lot of really great reviews 39 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:24,629 on these . We're actually getting um 40 00:01:24,639 --> 00:01:26,750 other match comps that are , that are 41 00:01:26,750 --> 00:01:28,695 starting to dial in . Um And so we 42 00:01:28,695 --> 00:01:31,160 welcome that . And so , um this form 43 00:01:31,169 --> 00:01:34,010 has got uh tension at the daft level . 44 00:01:34,019 --> 00:01:36,510 And so , uh very excited about that . I 45 00:01:36,519 --> 00:01:38,575 also like the fact that this form is 46 00:01:38,575 --> 00:01:41,349 geared towards both military uh sp and 47 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,527 families and also civilian spouses and 48 00:01:43,527 --> 00:01:45,693 families . And so I also like the fact 49 00:01:45,693 --> 00:01:47,860 that we're having watch parties and so 50 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:50,027 watch parties are start people getting 51 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:49,739 together to watch this forum . And 52 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:52,139 that's really neat . And so , um keep 53 00:01:52,150 --> 00:01:54,150 that up , it's really great . We'll 54 00:01:54,150 --> 00:01:56,206 continue to use this forum I will uh 55 00:01:56,206 --> 00:01:57,983 did and I will continue to stay 56 00:01:57,983 --> 00:02:00,261 involved uh in the forum . Uh You know , 57 00:02:00,261 --> 00:02:02,483 it's been said a lot of times , uh that 58 00:02:02,483 --> 00:02:04,739 we recruit the member , but we retain 59 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:07,230 the family and there's a lot of truth 60 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:09,350 to that . And I have experienced that 61 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:11,461 in , in our family when the family is 62 00:02:11,461 --> 00:02:13,517 happy when the spouse is happy , the 63 00:02:13,517 --> 00:02:15,628 ability to continue serving is , is , 64 00:02:15,628 --> 00:02:18,419 is uh is greatly enhanced . And so , uh 65 00:02:18,429 --> 00:02:20,373 our method for doing that , the da 66 00:02:20,373 --> 00:02:22,707 method is the five and drive initiative . 67 00:02:22,707 --> 00:02:24,762 And so we , we try to focus these uh 68 00:02:24,762 --> 00:02:26,818 forms here um on some aspect of that 69 00:02:26,824 --> 00:02:28,824 and that's what we'll do today . So 70 00:02:28,865 --> 00:02:31,654 just uh I'm gonna pivot to here uh in a 71 00:02:31,664 --> 00:02:33,942 second here , but uh on behalf of , of , 72 00:02:33,942 --> 00:02:35,720 of the Air force to command the 73 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,942 leadership team , your commanders , the 74 00:02:37,942 --> 00:02:39,997 centers , the installations , uh the 75 00:02:39,997 --> 00:02:43,214 complexes . Uh welcome to the forum and 76 00:02:43,225 --> 00:02:46,279 uh thanks for , for dialing in . Yes , 77 00:02:46,289 --> 00:02:48,511 good morning . Uh We're glad you're all 78 00:02:48,511 --> 00:02:50,622 here . Um We just uh really hope that 79 00:02:50,622 --> 00:02:53,720 you will participate today . Your input 80 00:02:53,729 --> 00:02:56,750 is , is valuable . Um We know that 81 00:02:56,759 --> 00:02:59,820 spouse , employment and education is 82 00:02:59,830 --> 00:03:02,830 one of our top um priorities . Um One 83 00:03:02,839 --> 00:03:05,061 of the top issues that our families are 84 00:03:05,061 --> 00:03:06,672 facing . Um There's a lot of 85 00:03:06,672 --> 00:03:08,450 information out there , lots of 86 00:03:08,450 --> 00:03:10,660 programs and initiatives uh even 87 00:03:10,669 --> 00:03:12,836 throughout your installations , but we 88 00:03:12,836 --> 00:03:14,836 need some help navigating that . So 89 00:03:14,836 --> 00:03:17,002 that's what today is about . Um Please 90 00:03:17,002 --> 00:03:19,002 put your questions in the chat . If 91 00:03:19,002 --> 00:03:21,058 they don't get answered today , they 92 00:03:21,058 --> 00:03:23,113 will um be answered in the um in the 93 00:03:23,113 --> 00:03:25,169 future and that information will get 94 00:03:25,169 --> 00:03:27,391 back to you . Um This landscape changes 95 00:03:27,391 --> 00:03:29,850 quickly . Uh There are , you know , 96 00:03:29,860 --> 00:03:32,082 federal programs , Air Force programs , 97 00:03:32,082 --> 00:03:34,354 community programs um out out there . 98 00:03:34,365 --> 00:03:36,794 So if you've heard information on 99 00:03:36,804 --> 00:03:39,434 spouse employment and uh education , 100 00:03:39,445 --> 00:03:41,895 even in the last couple of years , um 101 00:03:41,994 --> 00:03:43,994 it may be new and different at this 102 00:03:43,994 --> 00:03:46,216 point . So , um we're hoping to get all 103 00:03:46,216 --> 00:03:47,883 of this information , current 104 00:03:47,883 --> 00:03:50,395 information into your hands um and give 105 00:03:50,404 --> 00:03:52,515 you those tools to help find it and , 106 00:03:52,714 --> 00:03:54,936 and use it . So , thank you for calling 107 00:03:54,936 --> 00:03:58,179 in today . Thank you , Janet Richardson . 108 00:03:58,190 --> 00:04:00,440 Thank you , Miss Richardson um for the 109 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:02,505 support that you've given us through 110 00:04:02,505 --> 00:04:04,449 this initiative and we really look 111 00:04:04,449 --> 00:04:06,616 forward to our panel today . Um I will 112 00:04:06,616 --> 00:04:08,671 tell you , I shared that I rose from 113 00:04:08,671 --> 00:04:10,838 the office of Resilience Division at A 114 00:04:10,838 --> 00:04:12,560 F MC . Um We have tested every 115 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,560 technical issue that could go wrong 116 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,449 with the exception of my computer 117 00:04:16,449 --> 00:04:18,727 freezing . So my word script is frozen . 118 00:04:18,727 --> 00:04:20,782 So I'm going off script . So you get 119 00:04:20,782 --> 00:04:23,005 True Leslie filter today . Um Hopefully 120 00:04:23,005 --> 00:04:25,227 it'll stop here in a minute . Um But we 121 00:04:25,227 --> 00:04:27,560 have panel members across the Air Force . 122 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,616 They're gonna help us address higher 123 00:04:29,616 --> 00:04:31,671 education and spouse employment . Um 124 00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:33,727 First of all , we have with us , I'm 125 00:04:33,727 --> 00:04:35,727 gonna introduce our panel members , 126 00:04:35,727 --> 00:04:37,838 Miss Jennifer Humphries , who is from 127 00:04:37,838 --> 00:04:40,060 the A F MC classification division . So 128 00:04:40,060 --> 00:04:42,282 she's gonna be able to address Jennifer 129 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,505 if you don't mind coming off camera and 130 00:04:44,505 --> 00:04:44,410 just waiting to the group . 131 00:04:49,290 --> 00:04:52,489 I'm trying . Ok . So I'm not the only 132 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:56,260 one . There we go . Um So 133 00:04:56,269 --> 00:04:58,380 she's compelled to address and answer 134 00:04:58,380 --> 00:05:00,602 questions that you guys have in regards 135 00:05:00,602 --> 00:05:02,825 to a career and air force , civilian um 136 00:05:02,825 --> 00:05:05,500 career . And then we also have Miss 137 00:05:05,510 --> 00:05:08,950 Monique House who is with us from A F 138 00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:11,250 MC education and training so she can 139 00:05:11,260 --> 00:05:13,670 speak higher education opportunities . 140 00:05:13,709 --> 00:05:16,309 And then we are lucky today to have um 141 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,390 Miss Linda Logan who is from a F PC 142 00:05:19,399 --> 00:05:21,566 from the Military and Family Readiness 143 00:05:21,566 --> 00:05:23,399 Division . So um some of you may 144 00:05:23,399 --> 00:05:25,343 already be aware that military and 145 00:05:25,343 --> 00:05:27,455 family readiness offers a plethora of 146 00:05:27,455 --> 00:05:29,621 resources . So she'll be able to speak 147 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:31,455 to us today from self-employment 148 00:05:31,455 --> 00:05:33,399 resources that military and family 149 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:35,343 readiness offers as well as higher 150 00:05:35,343 --> 00:05:37,510 education . And last , but not least , 151 00:05:37,510 --> 00:05:39,677 we have Miss Dana Plea who is from our 152 00:05:39,677 --> 00:05:42,549 Air Force EAP office . And um just like 153 00:05:42,559 --> 00:05:45,244 Miss Linda Dana has resources for both 154 00:05:45,255 --> 00:05:47,665 of our topics today . So , um we're 155 00:05:47,674 --> 00:05:49,785 gonna begin today with asking each of 156 00:05:49,785 --> 00:05:51,674 our panel members just to share a 157 00:05:51,674 --> 00:05:53,730 little bit about current initiatives 158 00:05:53,730 --> 00:05:55,563 and frequently ask questions and 159 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:57,785 challenges that they hear in regards to 160 00:05:57,785 --> 00:05:59,896 their area of expertise . Um And then 161 00:05:59,896 --> 00:06:02,007 we're gonna have about 30 minutes for 162 00:06:02,007 --> 00:06:03,952 your questions and answers . Um So 163 00:06:03,952 --> 00:06:05,952 Jennifer , we're gonna go ahead and 164 00:06:05,952 --> 00:06:08,118 begin with you . I'm gonna tag over to 165 00:06:08,118 --> 00:06:10,452 you . OK . Thanks Leslie . Good morning , 166 00:06:10,452 --> 00:06:12,618 everybody . Happy to join this forum . 167 00:06:12,618 --> 00:06:15,660 Um As a military spouse , I former 168 00:06:15,670 --> 00:06:18,109 military spouse , now civilian dual 169 00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:20,341 employed couple . However , you would 170 00:06:20,341 --> 00:06:22,619 have word that um I feel your pain . I , 171 00:06:22,619 --> 00:06:25,160 I've moved 17 times in 25 years . So I 172 00:06:25,170 --> 00:06:27,281 understand the challenges that affect 173 00:06:27,281 --> 00:06:29,392 both of those groups of folks in , in 174 00:06:29,392 --> 00:06:31,503 starting and maintaining employment . 175 00:06:31,519 --> 00:06:33,741 Um As Lesley mentioned , I'm from the A 176 00:06:33,741 --> 00:06:35,575 FM C's classification , staffing 177 00:06:35,575 --> 00:06:37,463 operations in plain language . My 178 00:06:37,470 --> 00:06:39,959 organization help helps execute the 179 00:06:39,970 --> 00:06:41,970 command , civilian personnel hiring 180 00:06:41,970 --> 00:06:44,450 mission . Um So I'm , I'm gonna try and 181 00:06:44,459 --> 00:06:46,709 be as concise as I can to give some 182 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,010 general information that's pertinent to 183 00:06:49,019 --> 00:06:51,186 both the groups of military spouses as 184 00:06:51,186 --> 00:06:53,241 well as , as civilian spouses . Um , 185 00:06:53,241 --> 00:06:56,170 but there's an awful lot of find 186 00:06:56,179 --> 00:06:58,179 details in there and I , I want the 187 00:06:58,179 --> 00:07:01,019 basic message to be the hr specialist 188 00:07:01,029 --> 00:07:03,196 and the command , understand all these 189 00:07:03,196 --> 00:07:05,418 nuances . So if you have questions , if 190 00:07:05,418 --> 00:07:07,362 they , if you've heard rumors that 191 00:07:07,362 --> 00:07:09,140 sound off , go to your civilian 192 00:07:09,140 --> 00:07:11,029 personnel offices , we'll try and 193 00:07:11,029 --> 00:07:13,196 clarify this language . Um It , it can 194 00:07:13,196 --> 00:07:16,160 be very governmental in , in how we 195 00:07:16,170 --> 00:07:18,804 apply the but , but basically talking 196 00:07:18,815 --> 00:07:21,195 to the military spouse population first , 197 00:07:21,295 --> 00:07:23,875 there are federal efforts that are 198 00:07:23,885 --> 00:07:26,107 geared towards trying to help you start 199 00:07:26,107 --> 00:07:27,941 and maintain careers and they're 200 00:07:27,941 --> 00:07:29,829 primarily in two focuses . One is 201 00:07:29,829 --> 00:07:32,274 eligibility , which is just the ability 202 00:07:32,285 --> 00:07:34,452 to be considered for a federal job and 203 00:07:34,452 --> 00:07:36,674 then there's preference and they , they 204 00:07:36,674 --> 00:07:39,179 get mixed up a lot . Um , when we talk 205 00:07:39,190 --> 00:07:41,410 about eligibility , you may or may not 206 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:43,476 know that most federal positions are 207 00:07:43,476 --> 00:07:45,698 not open to the general public to apply 208 00:07:45,698 --> 00:07:47,809 for . And that's probably the biggest 209 00:07:47,809 --> 00:07:49,976 hurdle to getting started on a federal 210 00:07:49,976 --> 00:07:51,864 career . We generally the federal 211 00:07:51,864 --> 00:07:53,976 agencies open their jobs to folks who 212 00:07:53,976 --> 00:07:56,142 have this thing we call merit status . 213 00:07:56,295 --> 00:07:58,462 Luckily , for military spouses , there 214 00:07:58,462 --> 00:08:00,628 are executive orders that provide that 215 00:08:00,628 --> 00:08:03,364 status to you , which basically allows 216 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:05,486 you to apply as if you were already a 217 00:08:05,486 --> 00:08:07,708 federal employee , you already have the 218 00:08:07,708 --> 00:08:09,764 status , even if you've never worked 219 00:08:09,764 --> 00:08:11,708 for the government . That is a big 220 00:08:11,708 --> 00:08:13,653 first step in getting that federal 221 00:08:13,653 --> 00:08:15,764 employment career started . This is a 222 00:08:15,764 --> 00:08:17,931 little bit different from preference , 223 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:19,986 which if different criteria is met . 224 00:08:19,986 --> 00:08:22,097 And I know I'm being a little oblique 225 00:08:22,097 --> 00:08:24,042 and I apologize , but when certain 226 00:08:24,042 --> 00:08:26,208 criteria is met , spouses actually can 227 00:08:26,208 --> 00:08:28,042 prevent the hiring of non spouse 228 00:08:28,042 --> 00:08:29,708 candidates , they truly get a 229 00:08:29,708 --> 00:08:31,820 preference or priority for filling 230 00:08:31,829 --> 00:08:35,049 positions . Um The criteria for both is 231 00:08:35,059 --> 00:08:37,059 a little bit different but the good 232 00:08:37,059 --> 00:08:39,270 news for , for you all as potential 233 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,224 applicants is if you go out to usa 234 00:08:41,224 --> 00:08:43,391 staffing or usa jobs , I'm sorry , and 235 00:08:43,391 --> 00:08:45,479 you apply for positions , there are 236 00:08:45,489 --> 00:08:47,545 instructions on how to indicate your 237 00:08:47,545 --> 00:08:50,450 military spouse status . That's all you 238 00:08:50,460 --> 00:08:52,627 really need to do . There's a one form 239 00:08:52,627 --> 00:08:54,238 to fill out and there's some 240 00:08:54,238 --> 00:08:56,349 documentation that documents that you 241 00:08:56,349 --> 00:08:56,270 are married to a military member , 242 00:08:56,530 --> 00:08:58,890 everything that else that happens on 243 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:01,349 that happens on the hr side . So we can 244 00:09:01,359 --> 00:09:03,359 look at your application and decide 245 00:09:03,359 --> 00:09:04,970 that you have preference and 246 00:09:04,970 --> 00:09:07,140 eligibility or just eligibility and 247 00:09:07,150 --> 00:09:09,317 treat your application appropriately . 248 00:09:09,317 --> 00:09:11,289 So while I know it would be of a 249 00:09:11,299 --> 00:09:13,760 benefit for you to understand when the 250 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:16,679 two apply rest assured that if you 251 00:09:16,690 --> 00:09:18,919 don't , we do , that's why we have our 252 00:09:18,929 --> 00:09:21,239 job so we can help you be considered 253 00:09:21,250 --> 00:09:23,361 appropriately . All you have to do is 254 00:09:23,361 --> 00:09:25,583 take the steps to indicate that you are 255 00:09:25,583 --> 00:09:27,694 a military spouse . Um If you haven't 256 00:09:27,694 --> 00:09:30,210 been on USA jobs recently , I suggest 257 00:09:30,219 --> 00:09:32,275 you go out there and they have these 258 00:09:32,275 --> 00:09:34,330 things , they call career paths with 259 00:09:34,330 --> 00:09:36,275 these icons that help you look for 260 00:09:36,275 --> 00:09:38,108 things that are open to military 261 00:09:38,108 --> 00:09:40,330 spouses . The military spouse icon is a 262 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:42,330 green circle with two wedding rings 263 00:09:42,330 --> 00:09:44,330 interlocked . And when you see that 264 00:09:44,330 --> 00:09:46,441 little symbol on any job , you know , 265 00:09:46,441 --> 00:09:48,608 immediately that military spouse is an 266 00:09:48,608 --> 00:09:50,941 applicant pool that is being considered . 267 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,729 I'm going over a little bit to the , 268 00:09:54,739 --> 00:09:57,150 the federal employee side . Um There 269 00:09:57,159 --> 00:09:59,381 aren't the federal programs to help the 270 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:02,510 spouses of other federal employees who 271 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,619 are moving so much , but the command 272 00:10:04,630 --> 00:10:06,880 understands the need for this . And so 273 00:10:06,890 --> 00:10:08,946 what we are working on in , in the A 274 00:10:08,946 --> 00:10:11,489 one K family is to take out a former 275 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:13,667 program that's kind of gotten a little 276 00:10:13,667 --> 00:10:16,830 dusty for misuse and reinvigorate it , 277 00:10:16,890 --> 00:10:20,679 make it make sense in 2023 and re 278 00:10:20,690 --> 00:10:22,634 implement it , get the , get those 279 00:10:22,634 --> 00:10:24,634 resources out to you all . So while 280 00:10:24,634 --> 00:10:26,746 we're still literally writing the new 281 00:10:26,746 --> 00:10:28,885 program , what it's going to do is 282 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:31,705 provide resources for anybody who is 283 00:10:31,715 --> 00:10:34,965 relocating to an AFMC installation to 284 00:10:34,974 --> 00:10:37,265 reach out to specific human beings , 285 00:10:37,275 --> 00:10:39,804 actual human beings and indicate their 286 00:10:39,815 --> 00:10:42,919 availability for employment . Those 287 00:10:42,929 --> 00:10:44,985 folks at the command level or at the 288 00:10:44,989 --> 00:10:47,590 center level will then try to work as 289 00:10:47,599 --> 00:10:49,488 kind of like a matchmaker between 290 00:10:49,488 --> 00:10:51,655 hiring managers who have vacancies and 291 00:10:51,655 --> 00:10:53,599 those spouses that are looking for 292 00:10:53,599 --> 00:10:55,960 vacancies . Um More details will come 293 00:10:55,969 --> 00:10:58,191 out of that , but we're really going to 294 00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:00,247 try and put that human back in human 295 00:11:00,247 --> 00:11:02,413 resources and , and not make it just , 296 00:11:02,413 --> 00:11:04,580 you know , all up to you to find a new 297 00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:08,210 job . Um Sorry , like let my screens 298 00:11:08,219 --> 00:11:10,340 are a little messed up too , so I'm 299 00:11:10,349 --> 00:11:14,239 winging it slightly . Um The 300 00:11:14,250 --> 00:11:16,859 other thing the command is , is great 301 00:11:16,869 --> 00:11:19,036 on . So you , you all are aware of the 302 00:11:19,036 --> 00:11:21,036 pandemic that hit us recently . The 303 00:11:21,036 --> 00:11:23,530 good news of that happening is that 304 00:11:23,539 --> 00:11:26,710 force do D as a whole Air force as an 305 00:11:26,719 --> 00:11:28,775 agency and even the command to say , 306 00:11:28,775 --> 00:11:31,989 are we doing the right things in how we 307 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,549 fill our jobs ? We have become one of 308 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,619 the most flexible agencies I've ever 309 00:11:36,630 --> 00:11:38,241 worked with when it comes to 310 00:11:38,241 --> 00:11:41,260 flexibilities for schedules . Telework 311 00:11:41,270 --> 00:11:43,650 maximization where it makes sense and 312 00:11:43,659 --> 00:11:46,460 even remote work , remote work for dod 313 00:11:46,469 --> 00:11:50,119 has not been a huge thing . It is now 314 00:11:50,130 --> 00:11:52,979 and AFMC is very open minded to 315 00:11:52,989 --> 00:11:54,878 identifying the kind of work that 316 00:11:54,878 --> 00:11:56,600 doesn't need to be worked in a 317 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,859 traditional environment . Why this is 318 00:11:58,869 --> 00:12:01,750 great for spouses is not only can you 319 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:03,760 go out on usa jobs and specifically 320 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,809 look for remote opportunities , but 321 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:08,150 once you have a job , if it lends 322 00:12:08,159 --> 00:12:11,049 itself to remote work , you have the 323 00:12:11,059 --> 00:12:13,450 opportunity to talk to your supervisor 324 00:12:13,460 --> 00:12:15,539 and say my spouse is on orders , 325 00:12:15,549 --> 00:12:17,660 whether that's military or civilian , 326 00:12:17,660 --> 00:12:19,882 is there the opportunity for me to stay 327 00:12:19,882 --> 00:12:22,409 employed with you and keep doing my job 328 00:12:22,419 --> 00:12:25,049 from another location . And as we work 329 00:12:25,059 --> 00:12:27,059 through the pains of the logistical 330 00:12:27,059 --> 00:12:29,281 support , which is probably our biggest 331 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:30,892 challenge . Um I think those 332 00:12:30,892 --> 00:12:32,670 opportunities get more and more 333 00:12:32,670 --> 00:12:34,337 frequent . And so the pain of 334 00:12:34,337 --> 00:12:37,030 constantly restarting is going to start 335 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:39,609 to lessen if you have a job that lends 336 00:12:39,619 --> 00:12:41,909 itself to remote work , this command is 337 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:44,109 going to try its Darnest to help you 338 00:12:44,119 --> 00:12:47,469 move with your job . Um I'm not sure I 339 00:12:47,479 --> 00:12:49,646 said a whole lot specific but I wanted 340 00:12:49,646 --> 00:12:51,757 to kind of lay that ground , work out 341 00:12:51,757 --> 00:12:53,979 and then I'll allow the rest of my time 342 00:12:53,979 --> 00:12:55,701 if I have any um to go towards 343 00:12:55,701 --> 00:12:58,035 answering specific questions , Jennifer . 344 00:12:58,035 --> 00:13:00,035 Thank you . Um We're gonna save the 345 00:13:00,035 --> 00:13:02,146 questions as we have all of our panel 346 00:13:02,146 --> 00:13:04,368 members provide an overview for us . Um 347 00:13:04,368 --> 00:13:06,590 I know that Jennifer had a lot of great 348 00:13:06,590 --> 00:13:06,159 information there that you were 349 00:13:06,169 --> 00:13:08,336 probably steadily trying to take notes 350 00:13:08,336 --> 00:13:10,502 on at the end of today's form . I will 351 00:13:10,502 --> 00:13:12,669 tell you how to access the information 352 00:13:12,669 --> 00:13:14,780 that's being share today and um where 353 00:13:14,780 --> 00:13:16,891 you can go back and reference some of 354 00:13:16,891 --> 00:13:18,891 the great references that our panel 355 00:13:18,891 --> 00:13:21,002 members are sharing with you . Um Now 356 00:13:21,002 --> 00:13:23,225 I'm gonna introduce MS Monique , um who 357 00:13:23,225 --> 00:13:25,058 is from our A F MC education and 358 00:13:25,058 --> 00:13:27,225 training office to share about some of 359 00:13:27,225 --> 00:13:26,729 the higher education resources 360 00:13:26,739 --> 00:13:30,710 available . Hey , you guys . So I was 361 00:13:30,719 --> 00:13:32,929 actually taking notes as Miss Jennifer 362 00:13:32,940 --> 00:13:36,119 was talking as well . Um As Leslie 363 00:13:36,130 --> 00:13:38,241 mentioned , I'm Monique House and I'm 364 00:13:38,241 --> 00:13:40,408 the team lead here at headquarters A F 365 00:13:40,408 --> 00:13:42,741 MC for the workforce Development branch . 366 00:13:42,741 --> 00:13:44,963 Um just like Jennifer , I am a military 367 00:13:44,963 --> 00:13:47,130 spouse , newly a contractor , spouse , 368 00:13:47,130 --> 00:13:49,200 um civilian . My , my spouse , uh 369 00:13:49,210 --> 00:13:51,169 retired earlier this year . So 370 00:13:51,179 --> 00:13:53,068 completely understand again these 371 00:13:53,068 --> 00:13:55,599 questions as well . I found myself , um 372 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:58,067 asking a lot of the questions that I'm 373 00:13:58,067 --> 00:14:00,233 about to touch on with you guys . Um , 374 00:14:00,233 --> 00:14:02,400 as we transitioned through my spouse's 375 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,511 career and we relocated several times 376 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,844 as well . Um So about us here in Dayton , 377 00:14:06,844 --> 00:14:08,956 the Workforce Development Branch , we 378 00:14:08,956 --> 00:14:08,950 work directly with the six A F MC 379 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,182 centers as well as the installations on 380 00:14:11,182 --> 00:14:13,293 all things development . Um So one of 381 00:14:13,293 --> 00:14:15,238 those things being a discussion on 382 00:14:15,238 --> 00:14:17,460 education . So when I got the invite to 383 00:14:17,460 --> 00:14:19,627 come and spend just a few minutes with 384 00:14:19,627 --> 00:14:21,404 you guys , um we did what we in 385 00:14:21,404 --> 00:14:23,627 education do and we started asking lots 386 00:14:23,627 --> 00:14:23,460 of questions . So we reached to the 387 00:14:23,469 --> 00:14:25,691 various A F MC installations and said , 388 00:14:26,140 --> 00:14:28,369 what are you seeing ? Um What's the 389 00:14:28,380 --> 00:14:30,491 most common question you receive from 390 00:14:30,491 --> 00:14:33,109 spouses and families ? Uh Both military 391 00:14:33,119 --> 00:14:35,989 and civilian and the top responses we 392 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,000 received were , how do I choose the 393 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,111 school ? What should I be when I grow 394 00:14:40,111 --> 00:14:42,309 up ? Um Take note of that one still , 395 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,376 still working through that piece and 396 00:14:44,376 --> 00:14:47,034 above all , um once I figured this out , 397 00:14:47,044 --> 00:14:50,054 how do I pay for it . Um So while 398 00:14:50,065 --> 00:14:52,287 there's not a one size fits all , I did 399 00:14:52,287 --> 00:14:54,398 want to take just a couple of minutes 400 00:14:54,398 --> 00:14:56,565 and share a few websites that we think 401 00:14:56,565 --> 00:14:56,265 that we would be , that would be 402 00:14:56,275 --> 00:14:58,905 beneficial uh for you guys on the 403 00:14:58,914 --> 00:15:01,145 education journey that you and or your 404 00:15:01,155 --> 00:15:03,625 family sees in the future . So , first , 405 00:15:03,989 --> 00:15:06,239 what should I be when I grow up ? Um 406 00:15:06,250 --> 00:15:08,960 Well , good question . Um but there are 407 00:15:08,969 --> 00:15:11,136 a lot of really great assessment tools 408 00:15:11,136 --> 00:15:13,799 out there which measure aptitude in 409 00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:16,119 various different ways . Uh for those 410 00:15:16,130 --> 00:15:18,297 male spouses and your families , there 411 00:15:18,297 --> 00:15:20,479 is a Myers brigg assessment that's 412 00:15:20,489 --> 00:15:22,570 built into military one source , uh 413 00:15:22,580 --> 00:15:24,520 spouse education and career 414 00:15:24,734 --> 00:15:27,085 opportunities . My co because you know , 415 00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:29,316 we have to have acronyms for everything 416 00:15:29,316 --> 00:15:31,854 um For our dependence of our civilian 417 00:15:31,864 --> 00:15:34,031 workforce , the da employee assistance 418 00:15:34,031 --> 00:15:36,142 program has personnel that can assist 419 00:15:36,142 --> 00:15:38,465 with locating a myriad of things . Um A 420 00:15:38,474 --> 00:15:40,924 couple of additional websites to 421 00:15:40,934 --> 00:15:44,715 mention um career path decide dot 422 00:15:44,724 --> 00:15:48,715 org . Um And if you are 423 00:15:48,724 --> 00:15:51,224 wondering how can I 424 00:15:52,229 --> 00:15:56,190 best supplement uh an income or in 425 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,367 layman's terms if you're interested in 426 00:15:58,367 --> 00:16:00,478 what's gonna make the most money ? Um 427 00:16:00,478 --> 00:16:02,700 You can look at career one stop dot org 428 00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:04,830 and it has a salary finder , an 429 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,080 interest assessment , a skills match 430 00:16:07,460 --> 00:16:09,669 and a work values match . So those two 431 00:16:09,679 --> 00:16:13,280 are career path decide dot org and 432 00:16:13,289 --> 00:16:16,669 career one stop dot org . And 433 00:16:16,679 --> 00:16:19,190 secondly , so how do I choose a school 434 00:16:19,380 --> 00:16:21,491 so long ? Gone are the days of having 435 00:16:21,491 --> 00:16:23,658 to find a school within your commuting 436 00:16:23,658 --> 00:16:25,769 distance ? I actually finished one of 437 00:16:25,769 --> 00:16:27,991 my degrees while I was in Maswa , Japan 438 00:16:27,991 --> 00:16:30,158 working with a school back in Arkansas 439 00:16:30,158 --> 00:16:32,950 So there are some great tools out there 440 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,760 to assist with finding schools . Um The 441 00:16:35,770 --> 00:16:37,603 one that I'll mention now is the 442 00:16:37,603 --> 00:16:39,270 National Center for Education 443 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,179 Statistics College Navigator . So N 444 00:16:42,190 --> 00:16:45,630 ce s dot ed dot gov 445 00:16:46,570 --> 00:16:48,900 backslash College Navigator . Um And 446 00:16:48,909 --> 00:16:51,219 for there you can review universities , 447 00:16:51,229 --> 00:16:53,118 you're gonna filter by program um 448 00:16:53,118 --> 00:16:56,580 online availability , uh two year , 449 00:16:56,590 --> 00:16:58,923 four year , whatever you're looking for , 450 00:16:58,923 --> 00:17:01,146 you can plug in and it actually has the 451 00:17:01,146 --> 00:17:03,201 ability to put these schools next to 452 00:17:03,201 --> 00:17:05,423 each other so that you can , you know , 453 00:17:05,423 --> 00:17:07,368 do the view all the way across and 454 00:17:07,368 --> 00:17:09,423 determine um what school is going to 455 00:17:09,423 --> 00:17:11,534 best fit your needs . The other piece 456 00:17:11,534 --> 00:17:13,868 to mention is each of our installations , 457 00:17:13,868 --> 00:17:15,979 their education offices . We actually 458 00:17:15,979 --> 00:17:18,146 have schools that are located there on 459 00:17:18,146 --> 00:17:20,312 the installation and we will make sure 460 00:17:20,312 --> 00:17:22,708 that you have a list that will provide 461 00:17:22,718 --> 00:17:25,788 to Miss Leslie um with regard to what 462 00:17:25,798 --> 00:17:28,149 schools are on what installations . So 463 00:17:28,159 --> 00:17:30,359 if you do need to walk in and sit down 464 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:32,591 with someone , you have the opportunity 465 00:17:32,591 --> 00:17:34,813 to know what's out there . And lastly , 466 00:17:35,020 --> 00:17:37,187 how do I pay for this ? And , and this 467 00:17:37,187 --> 00:17:39,409 one is a loaded question and the bottom 468 00:17:39,409 --> 00:17:41,409 line is , is that we have to do the 469 00:17:41,409 --> 00:17:43,849 work . So there are various options 470 00:17:43,859 --> 00:17:45,859 that are out there for our eligible 471 00:17:45,859 --> 00:17:48,026 spouse population . We've got the , my 472 00:17:48,026 --> 00:17:51,680 CAA um the Air Force Aid Society Hap 473 00:17:51,709 --> 00:17:55,630 Arnold Grant um for those that are the 474 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,739 spouses of civilians or um for people 475 00:17:58,750 --> 00:18:00,839 that are just looking for , um , 476 00:18:00,849 --> 00:18:03,989 additional , um , education , um , 477 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,300 funding . There is a list of 478 00:18:06,310 --> 00:18:08,366 scholarships that circulates through 479 00:18:08,366 --> 00:18:10,421 the education offices and we'll make 480 00:18:10,421 --> 00:18:12,532 sure that you guys have a , a copy of 481 00:18:12,532 --> 00:18:12,469 the most updated , one of those , um , 482 00:18:12,479 --> 00:18:15,790 Peterson's dot com . So pe T 483 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,530 er , sons dot com has a 484 00:18:19,540 --> 00:18:22,469 scholarship search built in . Um , the 485 00:18:22,479 --> 00:18:24,535 funny thing about this is , is there 486 00:18:24,535 --> 00:18:27,739 are scholarships for everything . 487 00:18:27,969 --> 00:18:30,790 Um , one of the things that we find 488 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,140 with regard to scholarship searches is 489 00:18:33,150 --> 00:18:35,428 that people just don't write the essay . 490 00:18:35,428 --> 00:18:39,109 Um You are the spouse of less than 491 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,930 1% of the population . Um You have 492 00:18:43,589 --> 00:18:47,390 AAA thing that you can list on a um 493 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,930 scholarship application that is 494 00:18:49,939 --> 00:18:52,106 different than everyone else . So take 495 00:18:52,106 --> 00:18:53,883 the time , sit down , write the 496 00:18:53,883 --> 00:18:55,939 scholarships . Um I mentioned in the 497 00:18:55,939 --> 00:18:58,050 beginning that I'm from Arkansas if , 498 00:18:58,050 --> 00:19:00,050 if anybody's in Arkansas and can um 499 00:19:00,050 --> 00:19:01,939 duck call , make your way down to 500 00:19:01,939 --> 00:19:04,280 Stuttgart and they have a duck , duck 501 00:19:04,290 --> 00:19:07,790 call isolar . So work on that . Um But 502 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,022 I would encourage you guys to reach out 503 00:19:10,022 --> 00:19:12,189 to your servicing education offices to 504 00:19:12,189 --> 00:19:14,133 learn a little bit more about what 505 00:19:14,133 --> 00:19:16,244 occurs in your area . What assistance 506 00:19:16,244 --> 00:19:16,109 they have to include schools , et 507 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,739 cetera . And we will be sure to provide 508 00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:20,969 our partners with a listing that they 509 00:19:20,979 --> 00:19:23,130 can share with you guys . Um And that 510 00:19:23,140 --> 00:19:26,109 is all I have back to you , Miss Leslie . 511 00:19:26,859 --> 00:19:29,109 Thank you Monique . Um And as I said 512 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,230 before , I know she listed some great 513 00:19:31,230 --> 00:19:33,341 valuable websites there . We're gonna 514 00:19:33,341 --> 00:19:35,563 make sure that we share with you how to 515 00:19:35,563 --> 00:19:37,508 access those at the close of today 516 00:19:37,508 --> 00:19:39,619 before we head over to our last panel 517 00:19:39,619 --> 00:19:41,786 members . One of the things that we're 518 00:19:41,786 --> 00:19:44,063 gonna do is pop up some poll questions . 519 00:19:44,063 --> 00:19:46,230 We'll use these poll questions to help 520 00:19:46,230 --> 00:19:48,397 shape our future forms . And then also 521 00:19:48,397 --> 00:19:50,452 um the way that we are communicating 522 00:19:50,452 --> 00:19:52,508 with spouses across the command . So 523 00:19:52,508 --> 00:19:52,500 Sonia , if you don't mind , if you can 524 00:19:52,510 --> 00:19:56,030 launch poll question number one and 525 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,151 while she's doing that and we haven't 526 00:19:58,151 --> 00:20:00,484 gotten that advance with A I and A F MC , 527 00:20:00,484 --> 00:20:02,651 Sonia is a coworker that's offscreen , 528 00:20:02,651 --> 00:20:04,651 not my imaginary friend . So you'll 529 00:20:04,651 --> 00:20:06,873 hear me calling on her quite frequently 530 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:07,929 throughout today . 531 00:20:11,839 --> 00:20:13,783 Are you all seeing the first quote 532 00:20:13,783 --> 00:20:16,339 question ? It is failing to launch 533 00:20:16,349 --> 00:20:19,959 Leslie ? I apologize . That's ok . You 534 00:20:19,969 --> 00:20:22,136 wanna try , um , pull question three ? 535 00:20:22,420 --> 00:20:23,989 Absolutely . Ok . 536 00:20:33,810 --> 00:20:36,979 Um If we cannot get those poll 537 00:20:36,989 --> 00:20:39,479 questions to launch , it's ok . Um At 538 00:20:39,489 --> 00:20:41,489 the end of the form , we'll pull up 539 00:20:41,489 --> 00:20:43,656 some slides that have the QR code to a 540 00:20:43,656 --> 00:20:45,822 um post forum survey that has a lot of 541 00:20:45,822 --> 00:20:47,933 those same questions that we're gonna 542 00:20:47,933 --> 00:20:50,045 be able to use to get your feedback . 543 00:20:50,045 --> 00:20:52,211 Um I'll let Sonya keep continuing to , 544 00:20:52,211 --> 00:20:54,156 to launch those poll questions and 545 00:20:54,156 --> 00:20:56,322 we'll pause if she's able to pull them 546 00:20:56,322 --> 00:20:58,322 up . But for time's sake , we'll go 547 00:20:58,322 --> 00:21:00,600 ahead and transition into our last two , 548 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,711 panel members . And as I said , these 549 00:21:02,711 --> 00:21:04,822 panel members both represent programs 550 00:21:04,822 --> 00:21:06,878 that offer a variety of services and 551 00:21:06,878 --> 00:21:08,878 definitely cover both of our topics 552 00:21:08,878 --> 00:21:11,045 today , of higher education and spouse 553 00:21:11,045 --> 00:21:13,211 employment . So we're gonna start with 554 00:21:13,211 --> 00:21:15,211 Miss Linda Logan . Um Linda . After 555 00:21:15,211 --> 00:21:17,211 your comments , we'll head straight 556 00:21:17,211 --> 00:21:19,100 over to Miss Dana plea with EAP . 557 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:21,680 Awesome , great . Thank you , Monique . 558 00:21:21,689 --> 00:21:23,633 I love the whole duck call thing . 559 00:21:23,633 --> 00:21:25,522 That's fabulous . Right . There's 560 00:21:25,522 --> 00:21:29,209 something for everybody . Um Thank you 561 00:21:29,219 --> 00:21:31,839 A F MC for the invite uh to participate 562 00:21:31,849 --> 00:21:34,800 in today's forum . Uh And as Lesley 563 00:21:34,810 --> 00:21:37,089 said , I work here at the Air Forces 564 00:21:37,099 --> 00:21:40,459 Personnel Center . Uh and we oversee 565 00:21:40,469 --> 00:21:44,150 the operations of 100 and 17 military 566 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,410 and family readiness centers across the 567 00:21:46,420 --> 00:21:49,150 Air Force and Space Force . So I 568 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,660 personally am the program manager for 569 00:21:51,670 --> 00:21:53,781 both the volunteer program , which is 570 00:21:53,781 --> 00:21:56,479 really has close ties to employment . 571 00:21:56,630 --> 00:21:58,519 Uh and of course , the employment 572 00:21:58,519 --> 00:22:01,760 assistance program and , you know , 573 00:22:01,770 --> 00:22:03,826 many times the employment assistance 574 00:22:03,826 --> 00:22:05,937 program can be a little misunderstood 575 00:22:05,937 --> 00:22:08,159 and that some think we actually provide 576 00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:10,920 job placement . Uh But really what we 577 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:12,920 do , in fact , is more employment 578 00:22:12,930 --> 00:22:16,420 readiness focus . We assist individuals 579 00:22:16,430 --> 00:22:19,250 in developing uh we're learning new 580 00:22:19,260 --> 00:22:21,579 employment readiness skills , uh career 581 00:22:21,589 --> 00:22:24,260 exploration , goal setting and 582 00:22:24,270 --> 00:22:26,159 connection to career , employment 583 00:22:26,159 --> 00:22:28,500 resources uh with obviously the 584 00:22:28,510 --> 00:22:31,760 overarching goal of finding and keeping 585 00:22:31,869 --> 00:22:35,589 a job or career . Uh And , and so the 586 00:22:35,599 --> 00:22:37,829 Employment Readiness Program provides a 587 00:22:37,839 --> 00:22:40,510 greater awareness for individuals for 588 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,390 growth uh where they can develop new 589 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,456 skills and , and possibly even a , a 590 00:22:45,456 --> 00:22:47,930 change of mindset for , for folks who 591 00:22:47,939 --> 00:22:50,089 maybe think they're on one trajectory 592 00:22:50,099 --> 00:22:52,750 and , you know , life happens and we 593 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,982 end up taking another one which we like 594 00:22:54,982 --> 00:22:56,982 to call happen stance in the career 595 00:22:56,982 --> 00:22:59,038 counseling world . And , and so with 596 00:22:59,038 --> 00:23:02,650 that , um certainly as male spouses uh 597 00:23:02,660 --> 00:23:05,239 have various employment challenges 598 00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:07,369 throughout your life as a military 599 00:23:07,380 --> 00:23:10,020 spouse in your working life , uh this 600 00:23:10,030 --> 00:23:12,260 is where the military and family 601 00:23:12,270 --> 00:23:14,930 readiness centers come into play . Uh 602 00:23:14,939 --> 00:23:17,550 And so then a part of what we also do 603 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,250 is referral and support to services 604 00:23:20,260 --> 00:23:23,250 that provide , um you know , throughout 605 00:23:23,260 --> 00:23:26,189 the dod platform and portfolio and 606 00:23:26,199 --> 00:23:28,255 through some of our partnership with 607 00:23:28,255 --> 00:23:30,459 the Department of Labor , uh we've got 608 00:23:30,469 --> 00:23:32,525 the career one stop centers that are 609 00:23:32,525 --> 00:23:35,119 for both military spouses as well as 610 00:23:35,130 --> 00:23:37,959 civilian spouses . Um They provide 611 00:23:37,969 --> 00:23:40,099 great support and resources and , and 612 00:23:40,109 --> 00:23:42,220 again , that's through the Department 613 00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:44,442 of Labor , uh hiring our heroes , which 614 00:23:44,442 --> 00:23:46,498 many of you may have heard of . They 615 00:23:46,498 --> 00:23:48,609 work with spouses , they work with um 616 00:23:48,609 --> 00:23:50,831 military members , veterans , they work 617 00:23:50,831 --> 00:23:52,859 with retired veterans and retired 618 00:23:52,869 --> 00:23:55,839 military spouses as well . Uh And then 619 00:23:55,849 --> 00:23:57,571 of course , the Small Business 620 00:23:57,571 --> 00:23:59,810 Administration , they're really um 621 00:23:59,819 --> 00:24:02,579 bringing to the table a lot of great 622 00:24:02,589 --> 00:24:05,709 resources for all sorts of 623 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,569 pathways of people who walk the earth . 624 00:24:08,579 --> 00:24:10,689 I mean , from military spouses to 625 00:24:10,699 --> 00:24:14,099 veterans , to native Americans . Um So 626 00:24:14,109 --> 00:24:16,331 there's something for everybody there . 627 00:24:16,331 --> 00:24:18,900 Uh And , and with that in mind , you 628 00:24:18,910 --> 00:24:21,810 know , there are hundreds of global 629 00:24:21,819 --> 00:24:24,959 companies who want to hire veterans who 630 00:24:24,969 --> 00:24:27,199 want to hire military spouses to help 631 00:24:27,209 --> 00:24:29,810 create financial stability for military 632 00:24:29,819 --> 00:24:32,489 families . Uh And then of course , um 633 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:34,829 another caveat to the employment 634 00:24:34,839 --> 00:24:37,109 assistance program , it is the small 635 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,952 business and the entrepreneurial 636 00:24:38,952 --> 00:24:42,160 efforts that we work on uh to provide 637 00:24:42,170 --> 00:24:44,219 targeted support to veterans and 638 00:24:44,229 --> 00:24:47,939 spouses . Uh And one of those programs 639 00:24:47,949 --> 00:24:50,410 more recently that launched several 640 00:24:50,420 --> 00:24:52,650 years ago is through Congress . And 641 00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:54,800 it's a program to help those spouses 642 00:24:54,810 --> 00:24:57,859 with occupational licenses uh to 643 00:24:57,869 --> 00:25:00,920 receive reimbursement up to $1000 for 644 00:25:00,930 --> 00:25:03,041 costs associated with transferring an 645 00:25:03,041 --> 00:25:05,859 occupational license or certification 646 00:25:05,869 --> 00:25:09,319 following every P CS . So that's 647 00:25:09,329 --> 00:25:11,385 putting money directly back into the 648 00:25:11,385 --> 00:25:15,010 pockets of our military family . Um 649 00:25:15,020 --> 00:25:18,250 So with , with that kind of overarching 650 00:25:18,260 --> 00:25:21,599 general information , um there is one 651 00:25:21,609 --> 00:25:23,665 specific program I'd like to kind of 652 00:25:23,665 --> 00:25:26,030 push today . And as Monique mentioned , 653 00:25:26,270 --> 00:25:29,760 the program which stands for staff 654 00:25:29,770 --> 00:25:32,310 education and career opportunities . 655 00:25:32,319 --> 00:25:34,597 It's through the Department of Defense . 656 00:25:34,597 --> 00:25:36,930 But in December , they launched a 657 00:25:36,939 --> 00:25:40,280 program called the Military Spouse 658 00:25:40,300 --> 00:25:43,920 Career Accelerator Pilot . We call it M 659 00:25:43,930 --> 00:25:47,369 Gap for Short . And that program is 660 00:25:47,380 --> 00:25:50,069 really targeted to mid level career 661 00:25:50,079 --> 00:25:53,760 ready spouses . And um 662 00:25:54,109 --> 00:25:57,089 it's , it's a program targeted to 663 00:25:57,099 --> 00:25:59,709 really um give you an internship , give 664 00:25:59,719 --> 00:26:02,390 you um an opportunity to get some maybe 665 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,622 experience if you've got that education 666 00:26:04,622 --> 00:26:08,199 level . Um The goal ultimately is to 667 00:26:08,209 --> 00:26:09,820 get to that experience , not 668 00:26:09,820 --> 00:26:11,820 necessarily employment , but I will 669 00:26:11,820 --> 00:26:15,099 tell you 82% of the spouses who've gone 670 00:26:15,109 --> 00:26:17,550 through the program have been hired 671 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,671 into full time positions , which is a 672 00:26:19,671 --> 00:26:23,160 phenomenal number . Uh and with the 673 00:26:23,170 --> 00:26:26,699 medium salary of $76,000 674 00:26:26,839 --> 00:26:29,369 and the other great part is 675 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:33,339 72% of the positions are remote . 676 00:26:33,380 --> 00:26:35,491 So as spouses are looking for more of 677 00:26:35,491 --> 00:26:37,713 those remote opportunities to give them 678 00:26:37,713 --> 00:26:39,824 a little more flexibility with family 679 00:26:39,824 --> 00:26:42,380 life . This is a great program for some 680 00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:44,665 of the of mid level career spouses who 681 00:26:44,675 --> 00:26:47,464 might be looking to change careers . Um 682 00:26:47,474 --> 00:26:49,696 and maybe delve into something a little 683 00:26:49,696 --> 00:26:51,918 different that you've not done before , 684 00:26:51,918 --> 00:26:54,141 but maybe you've already got some great 685 00:26:54,141 --> 00:26:56,604 experience underneath your belt . And 686 00:26:56,614 --> 00:27:00,354 um about 70 I would say about 60% of 687 00:27:00,364 --> 00:27:02,650 the spouses through the program have 688 00:27:02,660 --> 00:27:05,959 their bachelor's degree already and 27% 689 00:27:05,969 --> 00:27:08,420 have their master's . So that kind of 690 00:27:08,430 --> 00:27:10,800 is , is a testament to the level of 691 00:27:10,810 --> 00:27:12,643 spouses that are being picked up 692 00:27:12,643 --> 00:27:14,819 through this program and applications 693 00:27:14,829 --> 00:27:17,420 are still being accepted . So that's , 694 00:27:17,430 --> 00:27:19,430 that's something that's um been out 695 00:27:19,430 --> 00:27:21,319 there since December . So I would 696 00:27:21,319 --> 00:27:23,263 encourage you to apply for that if 697 00:27:23,263 --> 00:27:25,609 you're interested . Um They've got 698 00:27:25,619 --> 00:27:27,730 enough funding for the next couple of 699 00:27:27,730 --> 00:27:29,675 years for that program . So that's 700 00:27:29,675 --> 00:27:32,369 great to hear . There's some hot things 701 00:27:32,380 --> 00:27:34,560 that have just launched in the last 702 00:27:34,569 --> 00:27:36,810 couple of weeks that I don't want to 703 00:27:36,819 --> 00:27:39,609 miss sharing with you . And one of 704 00:27:39,619 --> 00:27:43,069 those is the military spouse pathway to 705 00:27:43,079 --> 00:27:45,489 business . It's sponsored by the Small 706 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:47,810 Business Administration and we already 707 00:27:47,819 --> 00:27:49,760 know that spouses make great 708 00:27:49,770 --> 00:27:53,050 entrepreneurs . Um about a third of Air 709 00:27:53,060 --> 00:27:55,060 Force spouses are entrepreneurs and 710 00:27:55,060 --> 00:27:57,719 have their , their own business . Um 711 00:27:57,729 --> 00:28:00,109 But small business ownership can be a 712 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,310 very transportable career um that 713 00:28:03,319 --> 00:28:06,540 supports our frequent P CS s uh which 714 00:28:06,550 --> 00:28:08,939 is definitely a part of our landscape 715 00:28:08,949 --> 00:28:11,260 in the Air Force . But the pathway to 716 00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:13,619 business course introduces military 717 00:28:13,630 --> 00:28:15,859 spouses to the key element of 718 00:28:15,869 --> 00:28:18,550 entrepreneurship at no cost . That's 719 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,939 right . It's free , totally free . Um 720 00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:23,089 So if you're interested or you even 721 00:28:23,099 --> 00:28:25,380 have an inkling of wanting to start 722 00:28:25,390 --> 00:28:27,501 your own business , I would encourage 723 00:28:27,501 --> 00:28:30,439 you to tap into this program . Uh The 724 00:28:30,449 --> 00:28:32,680 curriculum leads you through all the 725 00:28:32,689 --> 00:28:34,920 key steps for evaluating business 726 00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:37,119 concepts . Um It gives you a 727 00:28:37,130 --> 00:28:39,300 foundational knowledge required to 728 00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:42,099 develop a business plan . And then it 729 00:28:42,109 --> 00:28:45,339 also gives you information on a broad 730 00:28:45,349 --> 00:28:48,520 um spectrum of topics such as market 731 00:28:48,530 --> 00:28:50,540 research , economics , legal 732 00:28:50,550 --> 00:28:54,430 consideration , finances um resources 733 00:28:54,439 --> 00:28:57,760 for start up capital , um technical 734 00:28:57,770 --> 00:28:59,530 assistance and contracting 735 00:28:59,540 --> 00:29:01,949 opportunities too , which is huge 736 00:29:01,959 --> 00:29:05,540 across the F MC as well . So a lot of , 737 00:29:05,550 --> 00:29:07,717 a lot of opportunities there to be had 738 00:29:07,717 --> 00:29:09,217 through the Small Business 739 00:29:09,217 --> 00:29:11,699 administration . Uh all of our Military 740 00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:13,542 and Family Readiness Center have 741 00:29:13,542 --> 00:29:15,885 received information on this program . 742 00:29:16,084 --> 00:29:18,155 So you can also go to the Small 743 00:29:18,165 --> 00:29:20,444 Business administration website to sign 744 00:29:20,454 --> 00:29:22,824 up for the virtual classes , but there 745 00:29:22,834 --> 00:29:26,185 are in person ones coming as well . Uh 746 00:29:26,194 --> 00:29:28,305 So definitely reach out to your local 747 00:29:28,305 --> 00:29:30,361 Military and Family Readiness Center 748 00:29:30,361 --> 00:29:33,400 for more information . And then , um 749 00:29:33,410 --> 00:29:35,354 certainly if you're an Air force , 750 00:29:35,354 --> 00:29:37,466 civilian staff . As I mentioned , the 751 00:29:37,466 --> 00:29:39,354 Small Business Administration has 752 00:29:39,354 --> 00:29:41,920 services to support you as well if 753 00:29:41,930 --> 00:29:44,097 you're interested in starting your own 754 00:29:44,097 --> 00:29:46,859 business or even potentially growing 755 00:29:46,869 --> 00:29:50,140 your business . Uh And then the next 756 00:29:50,150 --> 00:29:52,317 item that I want to talk about , which 757 00:29:52,317 --> 00:29:55,430 is really big , uh is the Department of 758 00:29:55,439 --> 00:29:59,209 Justice . Um Just recently released 759 00:29:59,219 --> 00:30:01,589 information from their civil rights 760 00:30:01,599 --> 00:30:04,709 division . Um Regarding the Service 761 00:30:04,719 --> 00:30:06,830 members Civil Relief Act , we call it 762 00:30:06,830 --> 00:30:10,619 the FCR A . So in January 2023 763 00:30:10,630 --> 00:30:13,160 congress added a new provision to the 764 00:30:13,170 --> 00:30:16,800 SCR A that allows service members and 765 00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:19,199 their spouses to use their professional 766 00:30:19,209 --> 00:30:21,760 licenses and certificates when they 767 00:30:21,770 --> 00:30:25,660 relocate due to A P CS . Uh And , and 768 00:30:25,670 --> 00:30:28,479 of course , certain circumstances apply 769 00:30:28,489 --> 00:30:30,656 just like they do with every program . 770 00:30:30,810 --> 00:30:32,910 And so all the military and family 771 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:34,698 readiness centers have received 772 00:30:34,698 --> 00:30:37,180 information on that as well and 773 00:30:37,189 --> 00:30:40,010 resources to go with that new provision 774 00:30:40,209 --> 00:30:42,719 uh as well as the criteria that must be 775 00:30:42,729 --> 00:30:46,160 met in order to qualify under the FBR A . 776 00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:49,089 Uh I think one question that I received 777 00:30:49,099 --> 00:30:51,180 in advance was , does this new 778 00:30:51,189 --> 00:30:53,579 provision impact the existing spouse 779 00:30:53,589 --> 00:30:57,339 life in program ? And the answer is no , 780 00:30:57,349 --> 00:31:00,260 that program is still alive and well . 781 00:31:00,390 --> 00:31:03,880 Uh and you know , soon there will be 782 00:31:03,890 --> 00:31:05,900 more information coming on that 783 00:31:05,910 --> 00:31:08,077 reimbursement that will impact spouses 784 00:31:08,077 --> 00:31:10,540 with small businesses . Uh We are just 785 00:31:10,550 --> 00:31:12,760 waiting for the policy to be written , 786 00:31:12,969 --> 00:31:15,849 but that will be in addition to the 787 00:31:15,859 --> 00:31:17,915 existing reimbursement program where 788 00:31:17,915 --> 00:31:19,581 spouses will be able to re be 789 00:31:19,581 --> 00:31:22,280 reimbursed if they have business 790 00:31:22,619 --> 00:31:25,369 expenses due to having to relocate or 791 00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:28,250 business cost due to having to relocate 792 00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:31,459 their business due to A P CS . So 793 00:31:31,469 --> 00:31:33,525 that's exciting . Right . Especially 794 00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:35,525 when we know a third of our spouses 795 00:31:35,525 --> 00:31:37,691 have late faces , a third of them have 796 00:31:37,691 --> 00:31:39,630 small businesses and so they're , 797 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,584 they're getting some money back in 798 00:31:41,584 --> 00:31:43,869 their pockets , which is great . So 799 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,260 that's kind of a hot thing going on 800 00:31:46,270 --> 00:31:48,969 right now . So , uh I'll hold for any 801 00:31:48,979 --> 00:31:51,146 questions as we go . I see the Q and A 802 00:31:51,146 --> 00:31:52,500 numbers are climbing . 803 00:31:56,540 --> 00:31:58,540 I can't hear you . Sorry , I didn't 804 00:31:58,540 --> 00:32:00,651 realize I was on you . Um Thank you , 805 00:32:00,651 --> 00:32:02,707 Linda again . Save our questions for 806 00:32:02,707 --> 00:32:04,818 the end . But I will remind our panel 807 00:32:04,818 --> 00:32:06,929 members if there's specific questions 808 00:32:06,929 --> 00:32:09,151 that are popping up in the Q and A that 809 00:32:09,151 --> 00:32:11,262 um you can address , please feel free 810 00:32:11,262 --> 00:32:13,262 to go ahead and start responding to 811 00:32:13,262 --> 00:32:15,207 people in the chat also . Um If we 812 00:32:15,207 --> 00:32:17,151 don't have time for your questions 813 00:32:17,151 --> 00:32:19,318 today , if you didn't log in with your 814 00:32:19,318 --> 00:32:21,484 email address , um , add your email to 815 00:32:21,484 --> 00:32:23,484 your questions so that we make sure 816 00:32:23,484 --> 00:32:23,104 that we work with our panel members and 817 00:32:23,114 --> 00:32:25,114 get back to you with an appropriate 818 00:32:25,114 --> 00:32:27,114 answer . But we're gonna try to get 819 00:32:27,114 --> 00:32:29,058 through as many as we possibly can 820 00:32:29,058 --> 00:32:31,114 today . Go ahead and tag over to our 821 00:32:31,114 --> 00:32:33,170 last panel member , Miss um from the 822 00:32:33,170 --> 00:32:35,560 Air Force EAP office . Uh Good morning 823 00:32:35,569 --> 00:32:39,050 everyone and I will uh go over this 824 00:32:39,060 --> 00:32:41,227 pretty quickly so that we have lots of 825 00:32:41,227 --> 00:32:43,004 time for questions because like 826 00:32:43,004 --> 00:32:44,949 everyone else , there are a lot of 827 00:32:44,949 --> 00:32:47,060 questions in there and I know that um 828 00:32:47,060 --> 00:32:49,227 they're really good questions . So the 829 00:32:49,227 --> 00:32:51,338 Air Force Employee Assistance Program 830 00:32:51,338 --> 00:32:53,227 and I will share this . There are 831 00:32:53,227 --> 00:32:55,060 counterpart uh resources in your 832 00:32:55,060 --> 00:32:57,116 military . One source for your , for 833 00:32:57,116 --> 00:32:59,171 our military spouses who might be on 834 00:32:59,171 --> 00:33:01,338 the line . Um We provide resources and 835 00:33:01,338 --> 00:33:03,393 support for our civilian workforce , 836 00:33:03,393 --> 00:33:05,338 their family members uh to include 837 00:33:05,338 --> 00:33:07,671 their spouses and any household members , 838 00:33:07,671 --> 00:33:10,300 partners . Um with respect to career 839 00:33:10,390 --> 00:33:14,380 and job uh assistance . We can 840 00:33:14,390 --> 00:33:16,670 help with resume writing . We have job 841 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,680 coaches , so somebody who will walk 842 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,680 through the process of building out 843 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,847 your strongest foot forward to be able 844 00:33:22,847 --> 00:33:25,540 to apply and compete for positions . We 845 00:33:25,550 --> 00:33:27,717 can actually help with relocation . We 846 00:33:27,717 --> 00:33:29,939 can help with identifying certification 847 00:33:29,939 --> 00:33:32,650 requirements , um different counterpart 848 00:33:32,660 --> 00:33:35,890 resources and or career 849 00:33:36,390 --> 00:33:39,439 um job sorry , 850 00:33:39,650 --> 00:33:42,239 job similarities . So maybe we can't 851 00:33:42,250 --> 00:33:44,250 find the exact same job that you're 852 00:33:44,250 --> 00:33:46,250 doing now , but we can find similar 853 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:48,361 industries that are doing and can use 854 00:33:48,361 --> 00:33:50,583 the same skill sets , um information on 855 00:33:50,583 --> 00:33:52,806 loans and grants . If you're wanting to 856 00:33:52,806 --> 00:33:54,639 start a small business or you're 857 00:33:54,639 --> 00:33:56,639 wanting to file for a 501 C three , 858 00:33:56,639 --> 00:33:58,750 which I saw as one of the questions . 859 00:33:58,750 --> 00:34:00,861 We actually have a legal consultation 860 00:34:00,861 --> 00:34:02,972 and a financial consultation that are 861 00:34:02,972 --> 00:34:05,194 provided to you at no cost that you can 862 00:34:05,194 --> 00:34:07,417 sit down and determine what those steps 863 00:34:07,417 --> 00:34:09,417 are that you need to do . Um We can 864 00:34:09,417 --> 00:34:11,528 assist with continuing education . If 865 00:34:11,528 --> 00:34:11,080 there's additional requirements that 866 00:34:11,090 --> 00:34:13,146 are needed in your new location , we 867 00:34:13,146 --> 00:34:15,201 can assist with you figuring out how 868 00:34:15,201 --> 00:34:17,257 you can go about accomplishing those 869 00:34:17,257 --> 00:34:19,889 and building out skill uh resources . 870 00:34:19,899 --> 00:34:22,770 If it is finding a continuing education 871 00:34:22,780 --> 00:34:25,120 class , or if it's a free skill 872 00:34:25,129 --> 00:34:27,270 building opportunity through a lot of 873 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,129 our education and job placement , job 874 00:34:30,139 --> 00:34:32,370 services in the local area where you're 875 00:34:32,379 --> 00:34:34,157 going . And again , we can help 876 00:34:34,157 --> 00:34:37,370 identify a job placement agency or a 877 00:34:37,379 --> 00:34:39,379 head hunter who can help and assist 878 00:34:39,379 --> 00:34:42,070 throughout that entire process on the 879 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:45,070 education side . Um , very much like 880 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,302 the duck calling , which is a new one . 881 00:34:47,302 --> 00:34:49,469 I know that uh , recently somebody got 882 00:34:49,469 --> 00:34:51,770 a , a scholarship for being a bread 883 00:34:51,780 --> 00:34:54,129 head that was the only qualification . 884 00:34:54,438 --> 00:34:56,688 Um And I will share with you very much 885 00:34:56,698 --> 00:34:58,754 the , the writing of the resumes . I 886 00:34:58,754 --> 00:35:00,698 sat on one of those teams at a , a 887 00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:03,378 university . One time , the number of 888 00:35:03,608 --> 00:35:05,386 scholarships and grants that go 889 00:35:05,386 --> 00:35:07,789 unfunded or un awarded because nobody 890 00:35:07,799 --> 00:35:09,910 bothered to actually take the time to 891 00:35:09,910 --> 00:35:12,428 apply for them is amazing . Um So let 892 00:35:12,438 --> 00:35:15,099 us help you write those essays and find 893 00:35:15,108 --> 00:35:17,510 those opportunities . We can help 894 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:20,179 identify specialized programs to 895 00:35:20,189 --> 00:35:22,133 include finding remote programs or 896 00:35:22,133 --> 00:35:24,245 something that is completely online . 897 00:35:24,245 --> 00:35:26,078 So if you are going to be moving 898 00:35:26,078 --> 00:35:28,189 location to location , your education 899 00:35:28,189 --> 00:35:30,590 doesn't stop because your workplace or 900 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,649 your home place is actually changing we 901 00:35:33,659 --> 00:35:35,881 can assist with finding local resources 902 00:35:35,881 --> 00:35:38,229 for grants and scholarships that , that 903 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:41,510 may not be uh traditional . I know one 904 00:35:43,270 --> 00:35:45,560 installation actually has a 905 00:35:45,570 --> 00:35:48,139 relationship with a local university 906 00:35:48,149 --> 00:35:50,169 and there is a specific grant that 907 00:35:50,179 --> 00:35:53,580 provides support semester to semester 908 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,941 just because the base sits next to that 909 00:35:55,941 --> 00:35:58,169 university . So it's not a , a publicly 910 00:35:58,179 --> 00:36:00,235 known one , but it is one that we're 911 00:36:00,235 --> 00:36:03,709 able to locate and identify um tutoring 912 00:36:04,199 --> 00:36:06,199 all of those different resources to 913 00:36:06,199 --> 00:36:08,421 help you be the most successful student 914 00:36:08,421 --> 00:36:10,421 that you can be as you move forward 915 00:36:10,421 --> 00:36:12,366 with your either education or your 916 00:36:12,366 --> 00:36:15,969 career journey . And I will go ahead 917 00:36:15,979 --> 00:36:19,090 and stop there . Thank you , Dana . I 918 00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:21,389 appreciate it . Um We're gonna go ahead 919 00:36:21,399 --> 00:36:23,510 and pop over to some of the questions 920 00:36:23,510 --> 00:36:25,566 that are coming in and Jennifer , it 921 00:36:25,566 --> 00:36:27,732 looks like this first one is for you . 922 00:36:27,732 --> 00:36:29,621 Um , do federal civilian employee 923 00:36:29,621 --> 00:36:31,699 spouses now have the same quote , 924 00:36:31,709 --> 00:36:33,939 federal status as spouses and military 925 00:36:33,949 --> 00:36:36,005 members when they apply for internal 926 00:36:36,005 --> 00:36:39,979 jobs . Hey , I think I 927 00:36:39,989 --> 00:36:42,045 was just trying to type an answer to 928 00:36:42,045 --> 00:36:44,399 that one . So um I know the the person 929 00:36:44,409 --> 00:36:46,353 who asked said that they had a , a 930 00:36:46,353 --> 00:36:48,576 hiccup in the meeting , but um there is 931 00:36:48,576 --> 00:36:50,810 not a federal level program with that 932 00:36:50,820 --> 00:36:53,129 target audience . However , the command 933 00:36:53,139 --> 00:36:55,659 is creating a command program where 934 00:36:55,669 --> 00:36:57,780 we're trying to give the same type of 935 00:36:57,780 --> 00:36:59,502 benefits to spouses of federal 936 00:36:59,502 --> 00:37:01,558 employees within the command to help 937 00:37:01,558 --> 00:37:03,280 fulfill uh command positions . 938 00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:07,267 Thank you Jennifer . 939 00:37:10,399 --> 00:37:12,510 And I've got another one here for you 940 00:37:12,510 --> 00:37:14,677 as well . Are we trying to improve the 941 00:37:14,677 --> 00:37:16,732 spouse employment options within the 942 00:37:16,732 --> 00:37:18,843 Air Force by making fully remote work 943 00:37:18,843 --> 00:37:21,199 more viable ? A K A figuring out how to 944 00:37:21,209 --> 00:37:23,320 incorporate and support remote remote 945 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,487 workers while streamlining the process 946 00:37:25,487 --> 00:37:27,376 to approve someone for billet for 947 00:37:27,376 --> 00:37:29,870 remote work and receiving some of that , 948 00:37:29,879 --> 00:37:32,101 uh removing some of the non value added 949 00:37:32,101 --> 00:37:34,268 steps and forms of assisting . I think 950 00:37:34,268 --> 00:37:36,268 they're getting after assisting the 951 00:37:36,268 --> 00:37:35,840 employee as well as the chain of 952 00:37:35,850 --> 00:37:38,017 command of getting that remote package 953 00:37:38,017 --> 00:37:40,870 approved . Yeah , II I think we're 954 00:37:40,879 --> 00:37:43,046 making great strides forward and we're 955 00:37:43,046 --> 00:37:45,046 not done . So , you know , a lot of 956 00:37:45,046 --> 00:37:47,268 change happened very quickly during the 957 00:37:47,268 --> 00:37:49,546 pandemic . And now we're trying to say , 958 00:37:49,546 --> 00:37:51,379 how do we sustain that temporary 959 00:37:51,379 --> 00:37:53,929 posture that we put into place ? And we 960 00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:55,772 are continue to be challenged by 961 00:37:55,772 --> 00:37:57,889 logistical support , especially with 962 00:37:57,899 --> 00:38:00,719 things like it and ca certificate 963 00:38:00,729 --> 00:38:02,850 issues , things like that . So remote 964 00:38:02,860 --> 00:38:05,027 work is not as simple as we would like 965 00:38:05,027 --> 00:38:07,138 it to be . But I do think the command 966 00:38:07,138 --> 00:38:09,629 is actively pursuing how to make it 967 00:38:09,639 --> 00:38:11,929 easier to make the case that work can 968 00:38:11,939 --> 00:38:14,250 be done remotely and that a specific 969 00:38:14,260 --> 00:38:16,750 individual is qualified and able to be 970 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,310 successful in a remote environment . Um 971 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,979 We're looking at the levels of approval 972 00:38:21,989 --> 00:38:24,100 for those remote positions as well as 973 00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:26,510 things as like flexible schedules and 974 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:28,790 maximize teleworking and what is the 975 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,979 appropriate level for approving those 976 00:38:31,989 --> 00:38:34,909 types of flexibilities ? And I I just 977 00:38:34,919 --> 00:38:37,086 want to say , stick with us . I mean , 978 00:38:37,086 --> 00:38:39,030 it takes a lot to change a federal 979 00:38:39,030 --> 00:38:41,252 agency and you know , the whole federal 980 00:38:41,252 --> 00:38:43,475 government as a whole is still reacting 981 00:38:43,475 --> 00:38:45,419 to what happened in the last three 982 00:38:45,419 --> 00:38:47,586 years . Um Give us some time . I think 983 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:49,808 I've seen more change in the last three 984 00:38:49,808 --> 00:38:51,975 years than I have in the previous 20 I 985 00:38:51,975 --> 00:38:54,086 don't think we're done changing , but 986 00:38:54,086 --> 00:38:56,252 stick with us . Um , We , we are still 987 00:38:56,252 --> 00:38:58,252 a huge agency and but I do see that 988 00:38:58,252 --> 00:39:00,086 things are getting easier to get 989 00:39:00,086 --> 00:39:02,770 approved . Perfect . Thank you for that 990 00:39:02,780 --> 00:39:05,149 update , Jennifer . Um Miss Linda , it 991 00:39:05,159 --> 00:39:07,330 looks like this . Next question is for 992 00:39:07,340 --> 00:39:10,840 you in regards to the um internship 993 00:39:10,850 --> 00:39:13,100 program that you were talking about is 994 00:39:13,110 --> 00:39:15,429 that intern program available for 995 00:39:15,439 --> 00:39:18,709 civilian spouses as well ? So I'm 996 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:22,149 assuming that is the um 997 00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:24,350 program , the Military Spouse 998 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:26,350 Accelerator pilot that is through 999 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,790 military one source . Um uh 1000 00:39:28,979 --> 00:39:31,949 Unfortunately , that is for military 1001 00:39:31,959 --> 00:39:35,870 spouses . OK . And then another kind 1002 00:39:35,879 --> 00:39:37,990 of related question for you as well . 1003 00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:40,550 Linda is the military spouse pathways 1004 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,671 um to business available for civilian 1005 00:39:42,671 --> 00:39:46,310 spouses . Um I did answer that one that 1006 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:50,300 one again titled Just Four Mil Spouses . 1007 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:54,294 But uh I did attach a link there to the 1008 00:39:54,304 --> 00:39:57,054 SP A dot gov their business guide 1009 00:39:57,155 --> 00:39:59,794 because they do provide free services 1010 00:39:59,804 --> 00:40:03,695 for anybody who is interested 1011 00:40:03,705 --> 00:40:06,094 in pursuing some of their workshops . A 1012 00:40:06,104 --> 00:40:08,514 lot of their workshops are accessible 1013 00:40:08,524 --> 00:40:10,635 at various universities in the 1014 00:40:10,645 --> 00:40:14,135 community um that are free . So just 1015 00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:17,205 check those out . And then uh I think 1016 00:40:17,215 --> 00:40:19,635 there was a question about earlier kind 1017 00:40:19,645 --> 00:40:22,375 of on the same lines of small business 1018 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:25,800 uh which would be my answer . It was 1019 00:40:25,810 --> 00:40:28,830 something about , of , of uh a 1020 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:32,520 charity or a nonprofit organization . I 1021 00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:34,530 don't see it now , it looks like it 1022 00:40:34,530 --> 00:40:37,669 disappeared . Um But I certainly would 1023 00:40:37,679 --> 00:40:40,209 visit the small business administration 1024 00:40:40,219 --> 00:40:43,270 for that as well if you're interested 1025 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,189 in pursuing a nonprofit organization 1026 00:40:46,219 --> 00:40:48,330 because they have resources to assist 1027 00:40:48,330 --> 00:40:51,739 with that . Ok , perfect . Thank you . 1028 00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:54,156 Um And , and this question is really 1029 00:40:54,156 --> 00:40:56,211 for everyone , we're seeing a lot of 1030 00:40:56,211 --> 00:40:58,433 questions pop in , in regards to how to 1031 00:40:58,433 --> 00:41:00,750 access the contact POC um for the 1032 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:02,982 installation . So whether it's military 1033 00:41:02,982 --> 00:41:04,760 and family readiness or Monique 1034 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:07,479 specifically , how did they access Po 1035 00:41:07,489 --> 00:41:09,378 CS for the education and training 1036 00:41:09,378 --> 00:41:11,322 offices at the installation ? So , 1037 00:41:11,322 --> 00:41:13,489 Monique , if you wanna answer that one 1038 00:41:13,489 --> 00:41:15,711 first and then we'll have Linda provide 1039 00:41:15,711 --> 00:41:17,767 an answer . Hey , ma'am , thanks for 1040 00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:19,989 that question . Um So the question that 1041 00:41:19,989 --> 00:41:22,209 I saw was specifically for Hill and um 1042 00:41:22,219 --> 00:41:25,149 the person to reach to at Hill is 1043 00:41:25,159 --> 00:41:27,326 Rebecca Delgado . And I went ahead and 1044 00:41:27,326 --> 00:41:29,389 typed her email address and then the 1045 00:41:29,399 --> 00:41:32,389 phone number into the Q and A . Um So 1046 00:41:32,399 --> 00:41:34,566 they have that access as well , but we 1047 00:41:34,566 --> 00:41:36,788 do have a master lifting , which I will 1048 00:41:36,788 --> 00:41:39,010 tell you I I am today years old . I did 1049 00:41:39,010 --> 00:41:41,614 not know that we had this expansive of 1050 00:41:41,625 --> 00:41:43,792 a master listing until one of our team 1051 00:41:43,792 --> 00:41:45,847 just sent it to me and said , here's 1052 00:41:45,847 --> 00:41:47,903 what you need . Um , so we have that 1053 00:41:47,903 --> 00:41:50,069 info and we'll make sure that you have 1054 00:41:50,069 --> 00:41:52,403 that info to be able to post as well as , 1055 00:41:52,403 --> 00:41:55,274 um , again , what schools are at each 1056 00:41:55,284 --> 00:41:57,340 installation , so they'll be able to 1057 00:41:57,340 --> 00:41:59,562 have that at their fingertips as well . 1058 00:41:59,562 --> 00:42:01,784 So we'll get that over to you today and 1059 00:42:01,784 --> 00:42:03,840 you can post that for us . Perfect . 1060 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:05,173 Thank you . Thank you . 1061 00:42:07,379 --> 00:42:10,689 Um Leslie , I can um answer that as 1062 00:42:10,699 --> 00:42:13,040 well for military and family readiness 1063 00:42:13,050 --> 00:42:16,669 ventures . Uh I did post to 1064 00:42:16,679 --> 00:42:20,510 MS Doyle if one of the links , um 1065 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:23,310 if she could upload for everyone to see , 1066 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,820 it's the the link on state license or 1067 00:42:25,830 --> 00:42:29,179 portability , it don't let that name 1068 00:42:29,189 --> 00:42:31,245 discourage you because if you're not 1069 00:42:31,245 --> 00:42:33,578 looking for a state license portability , 1070 00:42:33,578 --> 00:42:35,689 this is still also where you're gonna 1071 00:42:35,689 --> 00:42:37,745 find information on our military and 1072 00:42:37,745 --> 00:42:39,911 family readiness centers . So when you 1073 00:42:39,911 --> 00:42:43,820 go to that tool on a F dot Mill , 1074 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,054 if you hover over your state , there's 1075 00:42:47,064 --> 00:42:49,754 a picture of the United States . We 1076 00:42:49,764 --> 00:42:53,114 have the contact information for all of 1077 00:42:53,125 --> 00:42:56,814 our active duty military installations 1078 00:42:56,824 --> 00:42:58,955 in that state and their phone number 1079 00:42:58,965 --> 00:43:01,715 and address . So that's a great way to 1080 00:43:01,725 --> 00:43:03,875 get that information really quickly . 1081 00:43:06,260 --> 00:43:08,260 Thanks Linda . Um And I , I think I 1082 00:43:08,260 --> 00:43:10,260 have figured out how to launch poll 1083 00:43:10,260 --> 00:43:13,149 questions . So I'm gonna try to launch 1084 00:43:13,159 --> 00:43:16,489 a poll . Are you all seeing this on 1085 00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:17,169 your end ? 1086 00:43:20,909 --> 00:43:22,798 Yes , perfect . Yeah . So lots of 1087 00:43:22,798 --> 00:43:24,020 responses coming on . 1088 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,056 So this was this question was just a 1089 00:43:29,056 --> 00:43:31,449 pulse check for us to be able to see um 1090 00:43:31,459 --> 00:43:33,626 how many of our spouses have been able 1091 00:43:33,626 --> 00:43:35,810 to utilize um military spouse 1092 00:43:35,820 --> 00:43:38,530 preference . And or if you are aware of 1093 00:43:38,540 --> 00:43:40,707 someone personally who's utilized that 1094 00:43:43,979 --> 00:43:47,709 I gonna share the results . So as you 1095 00:43:47,719 --> 00:43:50,520 see , it's about 50 50 we've got about 1096 00:43:50,530 --> 00:43:52,810 50% of the those of you that are online 1097 00:43:52,820 --> 00:43:54,820 today that have either been able to 1098 00:43:54,820 --> 00:43:56,876 utilize the program yourself or know 1099 00:43:56,876 --> 00:43:59,098 someone personally who has utilized the 1100 00:43:59,098 --> 00:44:01,098 program , but 50% who have not . So 1101 00:44:01,098 --> 00:44:02,987 that gives us a good data point . 1102 00:44:07,679 --> 00:44:11,300 OK . Um Another question here um 1103 00:44:11,310 --> 00:44:13,310 Linda , this would be for you and I 1104 00:44:13,310 --> 00:44:15,699 believe that um MP you could assist as 1105 00:44:15,709 --> 00:44:18,030 well . How do we , who do we contact 1106 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:20,207 about assistance with resume writing ? 1107 00:44:21,820 --> 00:44:25,100 I actually just uh type that answer out 1108 00:44:25,110 --> 00:44:27,090 and of course military and family 1109 00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:29,800 readiness ventures . We definitely 1110 00:44:29,810 --> 00:44:32,070 that's , that's in our wheelhouse , 1111 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:34,229 right ? Um Whether it's a traditional 1112 00:44:34,239 --> 00:44:38,189 resume or a federal resume . Uh We do 1113 00:44:38,199 --> 00:44:40,870 we assist with uh resume development as 1114 00:44:40,879 --> 00:44:44,750 well as reviews . Thank you , Linda . 1115 00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:47,199 And MPLA does EAP have service assist 1116 00:44:47,209 --> 00:44:49,689 us with that ? I actually followed up 1117 00:44:49,699 --> 00:44:51,866 with her answer and said both military 1118 00:44:51,866 --> 00:44:54,530 ones source and EAP both provide resume 1119 00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:57,149 support um either with resume writing 1120 00:44:57,159 --> 00:45:00,939 or review as well . Perfect . Thank you . 1121 00:45:06,649 --> 00:45:09,280 OK . It looks like we may have time for 1122 00:45:09,290 --> 00:45:12,459 um a couple more questions . Um , this 1123 00:45:12,469 --> 00:45:14,800 one , how can spouses get hired for 1124 00:45:14,810 --> 00:45:16,699 federal jobs on basis where their 1125 00:45:16,699 --> 00:45:18,810 service number works ? I'm often told 1126 00:45:18,810 --> 00:45:20,921 usa jobs , but from my experience and 1127 00:45:20,921 --> 00:45:23,088 the experience of other spouses , I've 1128 00:45:23,088 --> 00:45:24,643 talked to , we , we put our 1129 00:45:24,643 --> 00:45:26,754 applications and we never hear back , 1130 00:45:27,290 --> 00:45:29,659 Miss Humphries was just starting to 1131 00:45:29,669 --> 00:45:31,502 take an answer to that . So , no 1132 00:45:31,502 --> 00:45:33,613 problem . Uh , I'm sure that's really 1133 00:45:33,613 --> 00:45:35,280 frustrating and that actually 1134 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,280 frustrates me as an hr professional 1135 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:39,391 because not only do we have federally 1136 00:45:39,391 --> 00:45:41,447 mandated notification requirements , 1137 00:45:41,447 --> 00:45:43,669 but we just take great pride in that in 1138 00:45:43,669 --> 00:45:45,780 this command to make sure that we are 1139 00:45:45,780 --> 00:45:47,947 not letting people hang out there . So 1140 00:45:47,947 --> 00:45:49,669 while I can't promise you that 1141 00:45:49,669 --> 00:45:51,891 everything you apply to , you would get 1142 00:45:51,891 --> 00:45:54,058 interviewed for or it for , you should 1143 00:45:54,058 --> 00:45:56,113 absolutely never be in a position of 1144 00:45:56,113 --> 00:45:58,336 not knowing where you stand . We should 1145 00:45:58,336 --> 00:46:00,447 absolutely , the minimum we should be 1146 00:46:00,447 --> 00:46:02,558 doing is letting you know the outcome 1147 00:46:02,558 --> 00:46:04,669 of that hiring effort . And I'm going 1148 00:46:04,669 --> 00:46:06,613 to do something that my boss would 1149 00:46:06,613 --> 00:46:08,780 probably cringe if she heard me saying 1150 00:46:08,780 --> 00:46:11,002 is if you have access to global and you 1151 00:46:11,002 --> 00:46:13,225 can find me , I , I'd like you to reach 1152 00:46:13,225 --> 00:46:15,169 out to me and I can see if there's 1153 00:46:15,169 --> 00:46:17,280 something I can specifically help you 1154 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,447 with . Um I can only talk to positions 1155 00:46:19,447 --> 00:46:21,669 that are being filled in A F MC , which 1156 00:46:21,669 --> 00:46:23,836 is just shy of half of the Air Force . 1157 00:46:23,836 --> 00:46:26,058 So unfortunately , if you're at a non A 1158 00:46:26,058 --> 00:46:28,113 F MC base , it might not be my folks 1159 00:46:28,113 --> 00:46:30,336 that are working your actions , but for 1160 00:46:30,336 --> 00:46:32,336 any person applying for jobs in the 1161 00:46:32,336 --> 00:46:34,336 federal government , there is a law 1162 00:46:34,336 --> 00:46:36,447 that requires us to let you know what 1163 00:46:36,447 --> 00:46:38,669 the outcome of your application is . So 1164 00:46:38,669 --> 00:46:40,836 I'm I'm sorry that you're getting that 1165 00:46:40,836 --> 00:46:43,113 experience . Um All I can say is again , 1166 00:46:43,113 --> 00:46:45,336 within the command , we're trying to go 1167 00:46:45,336 --> 00:46:44,604 above and beyond the minimum 1168 00:46:44,614 --> 00:46:46,447 requirements , not only for that 1169 00:46:46,447 --> 00:46:48,614 customer service effort , but actually 1170 00:46:48,614 --> 00:46:51,155 to result in placement of spouses and 1171 00:46:51,165 --> 00:46:53,221 filling our jobs , you know , it's a 1172 00:46:53,221 --> 00:46:55,276 win , win , win . Um So I don't want 1173 00:46:55,276 --> 00:46:55,185 you to think we're only doing it 1174 00:46:55,195 --> 00:46:57,306 because the loss is we have to and we 1175 00:46:57,306 --> 00:46:59,528 actually have a very vested interest in 1176 00:46:59,528 --> 00:47:01,695 getting all our positions filled . And 1177 00:47:01,695 --> 00:47:03,917 the spouse , both military and civilian 1178 00:47:03,917 --> 00:47:05,725 employee , spouses are a great 1179 00:47:05,735 --> 00:47:08,364 candidate source for us . And we , 1180 00:47:08,659 --> 00:47:10,715 we're really going to try to be more 1181 00:47:10,715 --> 00:47:12,937 sharing and upfront in how you guys can 1182 00:47:12,937 --> 00:47:15,320 get resources . And as Leslie said , 1183 00:47:15,330 --> 00:47:17,497 we're putting together things that can 1184 00:47:17,497 --> 00:47:19,330 be shared , be telling you to go 1185 00:47:19,330 --> 00:47:21,441 contact your civilian personal office 1186 00:47:21,441 --> 00:47:23,497 at the next space doesn't help you . 1187 00:47:23,497 --> 00:47:25,663 It's really hard sometimes to just get 1188 00:47:25,663 --> 00:47:27,608 a human being when you're googling 1189 00:47:27,608 --> 00:47:27,469 things and we're going to try and get 1190 00:47:27,479 --> 00:47:29,770 you again , human beings , at least 1191 00:47:29,780 --> 00:47:31,891 within the command that you can reach 1192 00:47:31,891 --> 00:47:33,947 out and get help with . So I'll tell 1193 00:47:33,947 --> 00:47:35,891 you even for the person who didn't 1194 00:47:35,891 --> 00:47:37,947 people who didn't ask questions , if 1195 00:47:37,947 --> 00:47:39,780 you guys remember my name , it's 1196 00:47:39,780 --> 00:47:41,780 spelled weird . It's er , Ys but it 1197 00:47:41,780 --> 00:47:44,113 should be the only one spelled that way . 1198 00:47:44,113 --> 00:47:43,794 I am going to invite you all to email 1199 00:47:43,804 --> 00:47:46,245 me or contact me on MS teens , whatever . 1200 00:47:46,254 --> 00:47:48,725 And I will try my best to give you as 1201 00:47:48,735 --> 00:47:50,885 specific information as I can to help 1202 00:47:50,895 --> 00:47:52,951 you all because I , I know this is a 1203 00:47:52,951 --> 00:47:55,173 big huge issue and , and I wish I could 1204 00:47:55,173 --> 00:47:57,339 give everybody the magic answer on how 1205 00:47:57,339 --> 00:47:59,639 to , how to work with this Jennifer . 1206 00:47:59,649 --> 00:48:01,705 Thank you so much for that offer and 1207 00:48:01,705 --> 00:48:03,871 thank you for your help with that . Um 1208 00:48:03,871 --> 00:48:06,093 I'm gonna launch one more poll question 1209 00:48:06,093 --> 00:48:08,316 before we go into our last question for 1210 00:48:08,316 --> 00:48:10,427 our panel members . So that should be 1211 00:48:10,427 --> 00:48:12,800 pulling up now . And this one is in 1212 00:48:12,810 --> 00:48:14,921 regards , we really just want to kind 1213 00:48:14,921 --> 00:48:17,143 of get a pulse check of how many of you 1214 00:48:17,143 --> 00:48:18,921 were aware of the services that 1215 00:48:18,921 --> 00:48:21,143 military and family readiness offered . 1216 00:48:33,020 --> 00:48:35,187 Ok . So I'm sharing those results with 1217 00:48:35,187 --> 00:48:38,989 you now . Um It looks like about 50% of 1218 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:41,179 you were aware or 60% of you . I'm 1219 00:48:41,189 --> 00:48:43,300 sorry , we're aware of the services , 1220 00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:45,629 but we've got about 40% we're unaware . 1221 00:48:45,639 --> 00:48:47,695 Um So we definitely in our team that 1222 00:48:47,695 --> 00:48:49,750 gives us good data and information , 1223 00:48:49,750 --> 00:48:51,861 making sure that we are doubling down 1224 00:48:51,861 --> 00:48:53,861 on our efforts and making sure that 1225 00:48:53,861 --> 00:48:53,780 we're getting communication and 1226 00:48:53,790 --> 00:48:56,899 resources out to you all as spouses and 1227 00:48:56,909 --> 00:48:59,159 we have time for one more question . Um 1228 00:48:59,169 --> 00:49:01,391 Miss Humphries , I'm gonna tag this one 1229 00:49:01,391 --> 00:49:03,830 over to you as well . Overall policies 1230 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:05,618 seem to limit remote work . The 1231 00:49:05,618 --> 00:49:07,673 policies within that agency approves 1232 00:49:07,673 --> 00:49:09,784 Telework , um , with a minimum of two 1233 00:49:09,784 --> 00:49:12,007 days a week in the office . Um , during 1234 00:49:12,007 --> 00:49:14,229 the pay period , if my spouse were to P 1235 00:49:14,229 --> 00:49:16,451 CS soon , I would likely not be able to 1236 00:49:16,451 --> 00:49:19,000 retain my position . Um , due to remote , 1237 00:49:19,010 --> 00:49:21,121 I would be unable to meet the two-day 1238 00:49:21,121 --> 00:49:23,169 minimum requirement . Our overall 1239 00:49:23,179 --> 00:49:26,360 policy is going to be um readdressed to 1240 00:49:26,370 --> 00:49:29,370 include military spouses . So , yeah , 1241 00:49:29,379 --> 00:49:31,546 I think um we're mixing and matching a 1242 00:49:31,546 --> 00:49:33,768 little bit of the concepts here between 1243 00:49:33,768 --> 00:49:35,935 telework and remote work . So , remote 1244 00:49:35,935 --> 00:49:37,823 work is the idea that you are not 1245 00:49:37,823 --> 00:49:40,046 expected to report on any regular basis 1246 00:49:40,046 --> 00:49:43,830 to a traditional work office . Um So if 1247 00:49:43,840 --> 00:49:47,429 your position is approved for remote 1248 00:49:47,439 --> 00:49:49,495 work , there would be no requirement 1249 00:49:49,495 --> 00:49:51,383 for you to even meet that two day 1250 00:49:51,383 --> 00:49:53,328 minimum that is relying , that was 1251 00:49:53,328 --> 00:49:55,495 referring to the maximum allowance for 1252 00:49:55,495 --> 00:49:57,929 telework opportunities . Um I know it 1253 00:49:57,939 --> 00:49:59,919 sounds similar but it's , it is a 1254 00:49:59,929 --> 00:50:02,050 little bit different . So I would say 1255 00:50:02,060 --> 00:50:04,739 if you're relocating to talk to your 1256 00:50:04,750 --> 00:50:07,370 supervisor about the opportunity to 1257 00:50:07,379 --> 00:50:10,270 have your position go fully remote . Um 1258 00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:12,280 Don't know what kind of work you're 1259 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:14,336 doing , don't know if that's sustain 1260 00:50:14,336 --> 00:50:16,447 sustainable for that mission , but it 1261 00:50:16,447 --> 00:50:18,280 doesn't hurt to ask . Um If your 1262 00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:20,113 supervisor can support that your 1263 00:50:20,113 --> 00:50:22,336 position becoming remote , take that up 1264 00:50:22,336 --> 00:50:24,502 through the chain for approval and you 1265 00:50:24,502 --> 00:50:26,502 wouldn't be subject to that two day 1266 00:50:26,502 --> 00:50:28,699 requirement to report . Thank you , 1267 00:50:28,709 --> 00:50:30,820 Jennifer . I really appreciate that . 1268 00:50:30,889 --> 00:50:33,149 Um Before we head over to closing 1269 00:50:33,159 --> 00:50:34,969 comments , there are a few um , 1270 00:50:34,979 --> 00:50:37,146 information , some things that we want 1271 00:50:37,146 --> 00:50:39,257 to share with you all . Um Sonia , if 1272 00:50:39,257 --> 00:50:41,368 you could pull the slides back up for 1273 00:50:41,368 --> 00:50:45,300 me quickly . Well , she's pulling those 1274 00:50:45,310 --> 00:50:47,532 up . Um , as I referenced several times 1275 00:50:47,532 --> 00:50:49,199 today , there's been a lot of 1276 00:50:49,199 --> 00:50:51,254 information that has been shared , a 1277 00:50:51,254 --> 00:50:53,366 lot of great resources and websites . 1278 00:50:53,366 --> 00:50:55,366 Next slide , please . Um So I wanna 1279 00:50:55,366 --> 00:50:57,532 show you how to get your hands on some 1280 00:50:57,532 --> 00:50:59,643 of this great information . If you do 1281 00:50:59,643 --> 00:51:01,810 not already have the Air Force Connect 1282 00:51:01,810 --> 00:51:03,866 app , I wanna invite you to load the 1283 00:51:03,866 --> 00:51:06,032 Air Force Connect app now . So you see 1284 00:51:06,032 --> 00:51:08,088 here , we've got the QR codes or you 1285 00:51:08,088 --> 00:51:10,254 can go to your app store and search um 1286 00:51:10,254 --> 00:51:12,659 to load it on both Apple and Android . 1287 00:51:12,719 --> 00:51:15,095 Uh We do have some directions here too . 1288 00:51:15,105 --> 00:51:17,406 So once you have the app loaded , if 1289 00:51:17,416 --> 00:51:19,360 you click on favorites down at the 1290 00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:21,635 bottom , you have the ability to load 1291 00:51:21,645 --> 00:51:23,946 multiple installations . Um So one I 1292 00:51:23,956 --> 00:51:27,025 invite you to add and follow um Air 1293 00:51:27,035 --> 00:51:29,202 Force material command . And so that's 1294 00:51:29,202 --> 00:51:31,313 where we'll post the information from 1295 00:51:31,313 --> 00:51:33,368 today and I'll show you a little bit 1296 00:51:33,368 --> 00:51:35,479 more on , on the next slide , but you 1297 00:51:35,479 --> 00:51:37,591 can also follow multi installations . 1298 00:51:37,591 --> 00:51:39,535 So if you're a right path , but uh 1299 00:51:39,535 --> 00:51:41,702 maybe be your spouse is P CS or you're 1300 00:51:41,702 --> 00:51:43,868 looking at relocating or even retiring 1301 00:51:43,868 --> 00:51:45,979 to another community , you can follow 1302 00:51:45,979 --> 00:51:47,591 other installations or other 1303 00:51:47,591 --> 00:51:49,646 communities as well . So , um it's a 1304 00:51:49,646 --> 00:51:51,868 great app , a great location to be able 1305 00:51:51,868 --> 00:51:53,912 to get resources . Um So your next 1306 00:51:53,922 --> 00:51:57,760 slide , please . And 1307 00:51:57,770 --> 00:52:00,489 again , once you add a F MC , um you'll 1308 00:52:00,500 --> 00:52:02,722 see the family connection button that's 1309 00:52:02,722 --> 00:52:04,611 featured here on the left of your 1310 00:52:04,611 --> 00:52:06,556 screen . Um The view that , that's 1311 00:52:06,556 --> 00:52:08,556 right next to it is what you'll see 1312 00:52:08,556 --> 00:52:10,790 once you add family connections . Um So 1313 00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:13,133 under the thrive initiative , Mrs Brown , 1314 00:52:13,133 --> 00:52:15,300 who is spouse of General Brown , she's 1315 00:52:15,300 --> 00:52:17,244 a staff of the Air Force . She has 1316 00:52:17,244 --> 00:52:19,356 created an initiative called Five and 1317 00:52:19,356 --> 00:52:21,522 thrive that focuses on the top quality 1318 00:52:21,522 --> 00:52:23,578 of life issues for military families 1319 00:52:23,578 --> 00:52:25,411 and for a F MC that includes our 1320 00:52:25,411 --> 00:52:27,411 civilian families as well . Um It , 1321 00:52:27,411 --> 00:52:29,522 spouse employment and education being 1322 00:52:29,522 --> 00:52:31,689 in two of those issues . So as you see 1323 00:52:31,689 --> 00:52:33,856 here , there are , it's broken down on 1324 00:52:33,856 --> 00:52:35,800 the next screen um into those five 1325 00:52:35,800 --> 00:52:37,840 quality of life issues under spouse 1326 00:52:37,850 --> 00:52:39,794 employment is where we'll list the 1327 00:52:39,794 --> 00:52:42,479 resources for today . Um But also under 1328 00:52:42,489 --> 00:52:44,433 the Thrive initiative . Um This is 1329 00:52:44,433 --> 00:52:47,030 Brown's team releases a situation 1330 00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:49,040 report which is listed as a sit rep 1331 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:51,229 report on the app every month and 1332 00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:53,649 there's great information in there . Um 1333 00:52:53,659 --> 00:52:55,929 January time frame , I remember looking 1334 00:52:55,939 --> 00:52:57,883 at it because I happened to have a 1335 00:52:57,883 --> 00:53:00,106 senior that was graduating , they had a 1336 00:53:00,106 --> 00:53:02,272 list of military child um scholarships 1337 00:53:02,272 --> 00:53:05,090 that were available and so by subject 1338 00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:07,250 area , they'll have um those five 1339 00:53:07,260 --> 00:53:09,860 quality of life and specific resources 1340 00:53:09,870 --> 00:53:12,203 and new resources , hot off the presses , 1341 00:53:12,203 --> 00:53:14,203 things like some of the things that 1342 00:53:14,203 --> 00:53:16,370 Linda was talking about today that are 1343 00:53:16,370 --> 00:53:18,481 um listed in those separate reports . 1344 00:53:18,481 --> 00:53:20,703 General Mrs Richardson , would you have 1345 00:53:20,703 --> 00:53:22,648 either one of you have any closing 1346 00:53:22,648 --> 00:53:22,449 comments before we wrap up today ? 1347 00:53:26,649 --> 00:53:28,927 I just wanna thank everyone for coming . 1348 00:53:28,927 --> 00:53:31,038 I know this is a lot of information . 1349 00:53:31,038 --> 00:53:33,800 Um Hopefully we uh made it clear that 1350 00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:37,320 your MFR CS um your 1351 00:53:37,330 --> 00:53:39,163 military , one source , your eep 1352 00:53:39,163 --> 00:53:41,510 programs , those are probably a great 1353 00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:43,576 starting point . Um from there , you 1354 00:53:43,576 --> 00:53:45,798 can um get to any of these other things 1355 00:53:45,798 --> 00:53:47,798 that were listed today . Your app , 1356 00:53:47,798 --> 00:53:49,964 your Connect app is also another place 1357 00:53:49,964 --> 00:53:52,560 to connect um for information and um 1358 00:53:52,570 --> 00:53:54,979 opportunities that are also available . 1359 00:53:54,989 --> 00:53:57,322 So just uh thank you for all for coming , 1360 00:53:57,322 --> 00:53:59,433 please uh answer the survey questions 1361 00:53:59,433 --> 00:54:01,600 at the end so that we know uh where we 1362 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:05,000 need to focus on next . Well , thank 1363 00:54:05,010 --> 00:54:07,020 you again , everybody for uh for 1364 00:54:07,030 --> 00:54:09,252 dialing in . I , I don't know the exact 1365 00:54:09,252 --> 00:54:10,974 count but I know it's a high , 1366 00:54:10,974 --> 00:54:13,197 especially with the remote sites or not 1367 00:54:13,197 --> 00:54:15,363 the remote sites , but the , the , the 1368 00:54:15,363 --> 00:54:17,474 watch parties . So , uh thanks to the 1369 00:54:17,474 --> 00:54:19,697 panelists , I think all the information 1370 00:54:19,697 --> 00:54:21,863 that was shared was really fantastic . 1371 00:54:21,863 --> 00:54:24,030 Linda Logan , especially the Air Force 1372 00:54:24,030 --> 00:54:23,830 Personnel Center . I can make everyone 1373 00:54:23,840 --> 00:54:26,062 else uh do this because they're part of 1374 00:54:26,062 --> 00:54:28,007 Air Force Material Command . But I 1375 00:54:28,007 --> 00:54:30,229 think you work for the Personnel Center 1376 00:54:30,229 --> 00:54:32,229 So thanks for , for joining the Fun 1377 00:54:32,229 --> 00:54:34,340 here uh with us today and so Leslie , 1378 00:54:34,340 --> 00:54:36,284 nice job as always , uh leading us 1379 00:54:36,284 --> 00:54:38,507 through this , um thought the questions 1380 00:54:38,507 --> 00:54:40,673 were great . Um And the , the material 1381 00:54:40,673 --> 00:54:42,673 was just exceptional . So thank you 1382 00:54:42,673 --> 00:54:44,879 everybody for dialing in . Thank you , 1383 00:54:44,889 --> 00:54:47,399 General Mrs Richardson . Um And as 1384 00:54:47,409 --> 00:54:49,631 we've referenced , we're gonna get this 1385 00:54:49,631 --> 00:54:51,742 information out to you um on that app 1386 00:54:51,742 --> 00:54:53,798 under the spouse employment . But if 1387 00:54:53,798 --> 00:54:55,798 you have questions again , please , 1388 00:54:55,798 --> 00:54:57,687 I'll remind you to add your email 1389 00:54:57,687 --> 00:54:59,853 address in there . Um , so that we can 1390 00:54:59,853 --> 00:55:01,965 make sure that we respond back to you 1391 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:04,187 with responses . Greatly appreciate you 1392 00:55:04,187 --> 00:55:06,353 all tuning in today to be with us . Um 1393 00:55:06,353 --> 00:55:08,530 Our next form will be scheduled and 1394 00:55:08,719 --> 00:55:10,886 hold on one second as I shared , I , I 1395 00:55:10,886 --> 00:55:13,108 lost my script , so I had a , a wingman 1396 00:55:13,108 --> 00:55:15,239 send it to me . Um Our next forum is 1397 00:55:15,250 --> 00:55:17,361 scheduled for Thursday , the ninth of 1398 00:55:17,361 --> 00:55:20,050 November . Um And time will be two 1399 00:55:20,060 --> 00:55:22,060 o'clock eastern . So we'll get that 1400 00:55:22,060 --> 00:55:24,116 publicity out to you all . Thank you 1401 00:55:24,116 --> 00:55:25,838 again for joining and look for 1402 00:55:25,838 --> 00:55:27,893 information of , uh , uh for today's 1403 00:55:27,893 --> 00:55:30,227 forum back on the Air Force Connect app . 1404 00:55:30,227 --> 00:55:32,282 And thank you for joining us . Thank 1405 00:55:32,282 --> 00:55:33,504 you , panel members . 1406 00:55:58,090 --> 00:56:00,146 If you're still on , don't forget to 1407 00:56:00,146 --> 00:56:02,312 scan the QR code and complete the post 1408 00:56:02,312 --> 00:56:02,760 survey for us .