Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 10.18.2023
Learn about the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot, a competitive multiyear program that provides career-ready spouses of active-duty service members with 12-week paid fellowships at employers across various industries and locations. Host Bruce Moody speaks with Chelsea Pifer about her experiences as an MSCAP fellow with Navy Federal Credit Union, where she is now employed as a......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 10.13.2023
Learn about the new EFMP policy, the Defense Department’s effort to standardize EFMP across the services and provide consistent, seamless support for families with special medical and/or educational needs. Find out what changes are being made to the monitoring and oversight process of the program. Monitoring and oversight involves the collection of data that provides information on program......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 09.28.2023
Emergency Family Assistance Centers serve as a one-stop shop for assistance, information and support during an emergency or disaster, and this podcast covers many of the support services offered through Emergency Family Assistance Centers. Listeners can also learn about how to connect to resources and information. Host Bruce Moody speaks with Judith Wright, Emergency Family Assistance......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 09.14.2023
Learn how respite care has been standardized across the services and what that means for families. Find out what changes were made, the new process for determining eligibility and what branches will be impacted the most. Respite care provides caregivers a temporary break by giving them the opportunity to put their family member in someone else’s care. Host Bruce Moody speaks with Tomeshia......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 09.14.2023
Learn about the Veterans Legacy Memorial, how it came about and who it honors. You will also learn who is eligible for inclusion, how to submit tributes that include pictures and memories and where family, friends and the general public can view the memorial. Host Bruce Moody speaks with James LaPaglia, who’s with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and works in the National Cemetery......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 09.13.2023
Learn about changes to EFMP Family Support services. Family Support assists families with navigating and accessing the support they need, providing information and referrals as well as nonclinical case management support. The changes to Family Support are part of the Defense Department’s new standardization policy for EFMP. The changes ensure support provided to families with special medical......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 09.08.2023
Learn about enhancements to the Exceptional Family Member Program assignment coordination process and how military families can benefit from these changes. During EFMP assignment coordination, medical and military personnel departments work with service members and families to coordinate assignments and ensure that the special medical and educational needs of family members are considered.......
Audio by Bruce Moody | Military OneSource | 08.31.2023
Learn about the PACT Act and what it could mean for you or your loved ones. The PACT Act is a new law that expands and extends VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances as part of their military service since the 1960s. Learn about eligibility, which medical conditions are covered, how to go about receiving benefits and more. Host......
