Social Media and the Military

To use – or not to use?
The Military is trying to decide on what their policies, regarding social media should be.
On one hand – it offers communication between families, while the soldier is deployed – on the other, it could be a distraction.
It allows recruiters to stay in touch with recruits – but it also [...]

Warrior Care

The following is a resource for wounded soldiers and their families and friends. While we all hope that it won’t affect us – or anyone we know, we are aware, that it’s a possibility. That means, we should be prepared, have a plan, know where to turn to.
The following site, http://www.warriorcare.mil/ is helpful, with a variety [...]

Letter To The President – Floating Online

I’m sure many of you have received the following letter to President Obama in their e-mail as well. For those who haven’t – I thought I’d post it…to see what you think.
By the way – the teacher is real – but is not the writer of this letter…you can check it out on Snopes.
April 17, [...]

Loosing Ft. Carson Metro Bus Service

According to an article in the March 13 Mountaineer, “Mountain Metro Transit has been forced to eliminate bus service onto Ft. Carson, beginning in April 2009.”
If you are currently using bus route No. 30, contact “Metro Rides of Colorado Springs for carpool and other rideshare options at 385-Ride, press 2, or visit http://www.springsgov.com.”
Or you can [...]

Base Phone Numbers (Ft. Carson – Peterson – Air Force Academy)

Whether you’re moving to the Colorado Springs Area, or if you’re already here – contacting a specific place on any of the military bases can be a frustrating task…specially if you have to find the phone numbers first.
To make it easier – use the list below – with all the phone numbers for the bases [...]