Ready & Resilient

Soldier & Family Update

•Welcome to 82d/Ft Bragg

•Self Development/Interests

•Your Health

•Let’s Get Physical

•Money Matters

•Relationships

•Child/Parent/Youth

•Ft Bragg Activities

•Community Activities

•Time to Transition (PCS/ETS)

•Special Offers

•Flyers

Welcome to the 82d/Ft Bragg

Pictures from All American Week are being posted on the 82d Airborne Facebook Page.

To download high-resolution Division Run photos, visit our DVIDS link at http://www.dvidshub.net/image/936864/all-american-week-division-run.

Self Development/Interests Blue Star Families 2013 Lifestyle Survey

Blue Star Families recently released the findings of its fourth annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey. In the fall of last year, Blue Star Families surveyed more than 5,100 military family members online to find out the top concerns of the military community. Among the most important issues were military child education, the effects of deployment on children, and military spouse employment. Thirty-five percent of respondents listed pay/benefits as the top issue of military family life. At the survey release briefing held at the Capitol Visitors Center, guests were addressed by Senate and House Military Family Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and Congressman Sanford Bishop, along with a panel of military family members, service members, and military community leaders that fleshed out the survey findings further. The full report is available to read or download here. MyMilitaryLife, Now with 10 Life Paths

The National Military Family Association announced that their popular first-of-its-kind mobile app now features 10 life paths to help military families navigate the many adventures the military takes them on. With more than 10,000 official military and community support websites providing information for military families, it is often difficult to navigate which sites are supplying credible information. Families are left scouring the internet to try and piece together the best resources to support the next steps in their life. For the first time families have access to trusted information right at their fingertips, specifically identified for their current life challenges and goals. Life Paths include deployment, having a baby, moving, and spouse employment, and some of the app’s key features include customized to-do lists, push notifications, and due date reminders. Click here to read more and download MyMilitaryLife to your Apple and Android devices.

Your Health Womack Army Medical Center

Memorial Day hours Womack Army Medical Center specialty care clinics will be closed on Friday, May 24th for a training holiday and Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. The primary care clinics will be open on Friday, May 24th on the training holiday. They will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. This includes Clark Health Clinic, Joel Health and Dental Clinic, Robinson Health Clinic, Troop and Family Medical Clinic and Womack Family Medicine Residency Clinic. ... The Fayetteville and Hope Mills Community Based Clinics will be open during their normal hours on Friday, May 24th.. The Emergency Department is always available for emergencies. To reach the Emergency Department, please call 911.

Lets Get Physical LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM • Taught by ARC certified Water Safety instructors

• Eight 30-minute lessons Monday – Thursday (Fridays reserved for rain dates)

• All children must be registered with CYSS prior to enrolling for swim lessons

$50 Per Child

Ages 6 month to 17 years

Please call CYSS Central Registration for an appointment to register your children at 910-396-8110/5128.

Registration is located in the Soldier Support Center on the 4th floor

Be sure to bring to your appointment: • All completed forms • Identification/Proof of Eligibility • Child’s Birth Certificate • Children ages 0 - 4th grade’s current immunization record • Three (3) local emergency contacts other than you or your spouse

Go to http://www.fortbraggmwr.com/aquatics/#youth to see session dates & times as well as

program descriptions and registration dates

Session 1 registration is May 15 - June 12

Session 2 registration is June 26 - July 10

Session 3 registration is July 24 - 31

Money Matters

Looking to buy or sell a new car?

POV Resale Catalog – Check out our new inventory!

The POV Resale Lot is located next to the North Post Commissary at Glider & Chute. POV resale lot is a used car lot where soldiers can park their cars for sale and customers can come look at them. Registration for POV resale lot is $15. Registrants must have a current vehicle registration. Please call (910) 396-8665 for more information.

Relationships

Child/Parent/Youth Summer Youth Camps 2013

Registration and program information can be found here: http://fortbraggmwr.com/CYS/summercamps2013.pdf

Operation Purple Family Retreats

Applications are now available for 2013 Family Retreats.

Coming back together after a deployment can be difficult. Operation Purple Family Retreats provide military families with the opportunity to reconnect –as a family. We are using our popular ‘camp’ approach and bringing families to beautiful outdoor locations in order to provide fun family oriented activities, new memory making, and the ability to spend quality time together. Specially adapted communication activities developed by FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress ™) ensure families return home stronger. Families are able to connect in a “purple” environment that brings families from all ranks and services including National Guard and Reserve components together as a community. We are climbing, hiking, canoeing, bonding, eating s’mores, and more!

Upcoming Camp: YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly - Black Mountain, NC August 9-12, 2013

Ft Bragg Activities

The 96th Civil Affairs will be hosting a blood drive on the 31 of May from the hours of 0900-1400 hours. The location for this event will be in the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (A) Classroom building 2243 located on Son Tay Rd.

Estimated time 45-60 minutes

. Computer Registration (5 min)

. Donor Card Station (5 min): Complete DD Form 572

. Screening Station (5 min): Temperature, Pulse, Blood Pressure, Hemoglobin

. Confidential Interview (10 min): Review DD Form 572, Ask and Answer Questions

. Issue Collection Bag (5 min)

. Collect Blood (15 min)

. Refreshments (10 minutes)

Community Activities

Craft Festival

Saturday, May 25 8:00a to 4:00p

Fayetteville Bible Chapel Festival/ Bazaar 414 County Club Dr Fayetteville, NC (910) 587-7891

Admission Free - Several craft and other vendors. Good food. Free face painting for kids

Blues 'n Brews

Saturday, Jun 1 5:00p to 10:00p

Festival Park Fayetteville, NC

Cape Fear Regional Theatre presents the 10th Annual Blues 'n Brews Festival! Featuring over 15 of the finest Breweries in the southeast, as well as lots of down home blues music, this event promises to be fun for the entire family. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket and spend the afternoon and evening relaxing in the Festival Park!

http://www.cfrt.org/bluesnbrews.php

Time to Transition (PCS/ETS)

Moving Tip - Websites to Bookmark

Whether you are a first time mover or a seasoned relocation pro it may be helpful to bookmark these essential relocation moving websites. To start you off, visit Plan My Move, an interactive relocation website with a customizable checklist and contact information. To find out more information about your next duty station, visit the Military INSTALLATIONS website. Here you’ll find phone numbers and addresses for all of the services, programs, and resources on your new installation. To set up and navigate your move, you’ll need to visit the Department of Defense (DoD) Household Goods Portal. You’ll also use this page to contact your moving company and to submit a claim. You may also find it helpful to bookmark the Automated Housing Referral Network – the official DoD and Service housing network designed to help you find your next home. AHRN includes listing of available homes both on and off the installation.

As you check your packing list, be sure to add these essential relocation websites to your list:

Plan My Move website

Military INSTALLATIONS website

Department of Defense (DoD) Household Goods Portal

Automated Housing Referral Network

Special Offers Fort Bragg is monitoring Craigslist and

other websites for people selling tickets to the Coca Cola 600 that were given to them free through generous donations. If you took tickets that you cannot use, please find another service member to give them to. Thank you!

Flyers