Stand-To!- Military OneSource - Fri, December 21, 2007

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TODAY'S FOCUS


Military OneSource

What is it? Military OneSource (MOS) is centrally funded through the
Department of Defense and supplements existing Family programs by providing
a 24-hour, seven days a week toll-free information and referral telephone
line and Internet/Web-based service that that includes up to six
face-to-face counseling sessions available to active-duty, Guard, and
Reserve Soldiers and their Families regardless of deployment or activation
status. MOS provides information ranging from everyday concerns to
deployment and reunion issues. Additionally, if there is a need for
face-to-face counseling, MOS will provide referrals to professional civilian
counselors for assistance in CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. In OCONUS, face-to-face counseling is provided via existing
MTF services. 

Military OneSource is now also providing Short-term Solution-focused
Telephonic Consultation as part of its service to MOS users world wide. With
Solution-focused Telephonic Consultation, Military OneSource has added an
option for non-medical, short term, strength-based, solution-focused
intervention available over the phone for individuals who are unable to
attend non-medical face-to-face counseling sessions available through
Military OneSource. 

What has the Army done? Army utilization continued to show strong gains
through FY07. Since the service was first provided to the Army in August
2003 there have been 251,055 calls to the 24/7 call center, 503,754 visits
to the website, and 49,795 referrals for non-medical counseling. In FY07
utilization reached 25.6 percent, with 286,477 uses. Additionally, there
were 20,206 Army referrals for non-medical counseling; an increase of 36
percent over FY06. Fifty-eight percent of users are Soldiers and eight
percent are repeat users. Satisfaction with MOS remains very high. 

What continued efforts does the Army have planned for the future? Military
OneSource program managers are working with installation, State and regional
helping agencies as well as unit leaders to support marketing efforts to
Soldiers and Families including increasing awareness of the 'About Military
OneSource' and Service Provider Tool links on www.militaryonesource.com. 

Why is this important to the Army? In FY07 Military OneSource identified 496
new issues related to domestic violence, child abuse, and threats of harm to
self or others among Soldiers and Army family members. By providing a
private service where Soldiers and family members in need can call or go
online and get help, the Army is improving well-being and readiness.

Click here <http://www.myarmylifetoo.com/>  or here
<http://www.militaryonesource.com/>  for additional information on Army
Families.


INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


*	2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Read the 2007 Army Strategic
Communication Guide for key messages and updates. 
*	Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879>  
*	Army Public Affairs Portal
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363>  
*	Stories of Valor <http://www.army.mil/valor> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	Army to tap troops not yet deployed (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48486> ) 
*	Soldiers head home for holidays (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/12/20/6703-soldiers-head-home-for-holidays/>
) 
*	Army may purchase 95 hazard-detecting trucks (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51164> ) 
*	Army will grow in Alaska too (ADN
<http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/242641.html> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Deadly attacks shatter holiday in Iraq (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq21dec21,1,3722046.s
tory?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 
*	U.S. convoys adjust to Iraq policy change (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071221569483.html>  | MH
<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/352679.html> ) 
*	U.S., Afghan troops clash with new enemy (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51161> ) 
*	Suicide bomber kills GI, at least 5 Iraqis in Diyala (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071221569288.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR200712200
0294.html> )


OF INTEREST


*	Army overrules O-5, will charge Soldier in Iraqi murder (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/12/ap_murdercharge_071220/> ) 
*	Vietnam War Memorial gets Christmas tree, hand-made decorations (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51172> ) 
*	'Gunfighters' keep Apache helicopters flying (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15956&Ite
mid=1> ) 
*	National Guard medical liaisons care for wounded (BA
<http://www.blackanthem.com/News/living/National-Guard-medical-liaisons-care
-for-wounded12922.shtml> )


WORLD VIEW


*	Troops find al-Qa'eda 'torture complex' (TG
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/>  | Story
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/21/wqaeda121.x
ml> ) 
*	Putin calls on U.S. to set date for troop withdrawal from Iraq (RIAN
<http://en.rian.ru/>  | Story
<http://en.rian.ru/russia/20071219/93225807.html> ) 
*	Pentagon to boost U.S. personnel in understaffed Iraq (TOI
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/>  | Story
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/Pentagon_to_boos
t_US_personnel_in_understaffed_Iraq/articleshow/2639454.cms> ) 
*	Iraq is on the Pentagon's track (AT <http://www.atimes.com/>  |
Story <http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL21Ak05.html> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Soldiers bring Christmas to Assyrian children in Iraq (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Terrified by Santa 2007 (TN <http://thetension.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	'Operation Bernice' delivers joy to Afghan children (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Soldiers' Angels: A+ (SH <http://sgthook.com/> )

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