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Learn about the Defense Department’s initiative to correct the records of former service members discharged for their sexual orientation with a less than fully honorable conditions discharge during Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Host Bruce Moody explores the review and correction processes for military records and how the initiative impacts the lives of service members with Col. Amy Brantley, chief of the Air Force’s Discharge Review Board and Christa A Specht, director, Office of Legal Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness.

Visit Military OneSource at www.militaryonesource.mil to learn about the resources and support available to service members and their families.

Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

Learn what the Defense Department and the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command are doing to provide care, comfort and safety when moving your pets during a PCS. You will learn about steps to take to ensure pet health prior to the move, in addition to how the DOD defines a pet, breeds that qualify for moving assistance as well as breeds with added health risks, and details of the pet reimbursement policy for both CONUS and OCONUS moves.

Host Bruce Moody speaks with Angela Delauter, logistics management specialist for Air Passenger Movement and Fleet Service Policy Branch, and Major Jose Hinojosa, action officer, Headquarters Air Mobility Command Commander’s Action Group.

Visit Military OneSource’s PCS and Military Moves landing page at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/moving-pcs/plan-to-move/pcs-and-military-moves/ to learn about the resources and support available to help make your next move a smooth one. Find additional information about moving pets at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/moving-pcs/plan-to-move/moving-with-pets/.

Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

Learn how the free MilLife Learning course, “Making Your Final Wishes Known,” can help military and nonmilitary personnel understand what actions need to be taken to ensure their final wishes are carried out upon their death. This includes minimizing paperwork and probate costs associated with distributing assets. You will also learn why estate planning is important regardless of your age or how many assets you have.

Host Bruce Moody speaks with Traci J. Voelke, a legal assistance attorney with the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Garrison — Fort Belvoir, and a gold star widow.

Visit Military OneSource at https://millifelearning.militaryonesource.mil/course/ca_makingyourfinalwishesknown, a MilLife Learning course that outlines the importance of estate planning, including wills and other documents.

Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and non-medical counseling is a valuable resource that can help service members and military family members manage day-to-day stress and navigate challenges.

In this podcast, host Bruce Moody speaks with Michelle Aldana, program analyst with Military Community Support Programs. Michelle answers questions about non-medical counseling, including where to get it, who is eligible, how it works and more.

Visit Military OneSource at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/non-medical-counseling/ to learn more about non-medical counseling and to get connected with other resources and support available to service members and families.

Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

In this podcast, listen to deployment and time away experiences from a seasoned Navy MilSpouse’s perspective, and learn about tips and resources to help manage the phases of deployment — from predeployment preparation and traditions, setting personal and family goals for the deployment period, accepting help from and nurturing relationships with family and friends, giving yourself grace, and establishing reunion traditions, including learning how to share the load with your military partner after reunions.

Host Bruce Moody speaks with seasoned Navy MilSpouse and 2023 Armed Forces Insurance Navy Spouse of the Year, Tonya Murphy, about the importance of open conversation during deployment preparation, setting routines and goals during the deployment cycle, and taking care of oneself throughout the process.

Visit Military OneSource at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/deployment/ to learn about deployment resources and support available to service members and their families.

Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.

This initial episode of a planned series about military child care and fee assistance provides an overview of the military child care system. You will learn about how the Defense Department is expanding access to quality child care for military families, has streamlined its global request-for-care process through the MilitaryChildCare.com website, and is making child care more affordable while maintaining its quality in order to meet the unique needs of military families and help them be mission ready.

This episode also covers the different types of child care programs available on installations, fee assistance for off-installation care, an explanation of family child care fees, the department’s quality requirements for care as well as professional development for staff. Additionally, the episode covers resources available for service members and families to help them find and apply for child care fee assistance.

Host Bruce Moody speaks with Stacey Young, director of Office of Child & Youth Programs for Military Community and Family Policy, and Heidi Welch, associate director of Child & Youth Program Operations.

Visit Military OneSource at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/resources/millife-guides/child-care/ to learn about child care resources and support available for service members and their families.
Bruce Moody is a public affairs specialist with the office of Military Community and Family Policy.

Share your feedback about this podcast as well as ideas for future episodes by visiting the Military OneSource Podcasts Feedback Form at https://public.militaryonesource.mil/podcast-feedback.

The Military OneSource Podcast series is an official resource of the Defense Department. For more information, visit MilitaryOneSource.mil or call 800-342-9647. Military OneSource is your 24/7 connection to information, answers and support to help you reach your goals, overcome challenges and thrive.