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rapidfire Network for Success A Race Against Time I f you want to assist MOAA members who are separating from the military, join your state’s career networking program — a new MOAA initiative to support transitioning MOAA members and their families. Think about your transition. For those of you who knew people near where you wanted to call home, your transition probably was fairly easy. For those of you who didn’t, wouldn’t it have been great to have someone who knew what to expect in that job market? As a state network contact, you will share information regarding job opportunities with your state coordinator. ON THE WEB ■ To volunteer, e-mail networkers@moaa.org. T These job opportunities also will be posted for free in the Career Center section of MOAA’s Web Base (www.moaa.org), which is viewed by MOAA members worldwide. It is a great way for you to get exposure for positions you are trying to ﬁll while providing opportunities for transitioning servicemembers who want to move to your area. You also might provide information and advice about your profession, ideas about how to network more effectively in the geographical area where you reside, and general tips about how you effectively made your transition. he USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is a tribute to the men and women who fought and died in the Pearl Harbor attack Dec. 7, 1941. It hosts more than 1.6 million visitors a year, and its museum and visitors’ center provide the only access to the memorial. But the memorial’s existing facility has suffered severe structural damage that threatens its closure and possible abandonment within two to ﬁve years. The mission of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund is to build a new Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum & Visitor Center and replace the current failing facility with this expanded state-ofthe-art museum and education and research center. Memorial fund ofﬁcials say it’s crucial that the memories of those who gallantly served continue to be honored and that the stories of what heroic Americans did to preserve our nation’s freedom be passed down to future generations. While America’s “greatest generation” is still with us, we must let them know we intend to remember, understand, and honor them. If you are interested in donating to this effort, call (866) 332-1941 or visit www.pearlharbormemorial.com. Miscellany: A Healthier Holiday NUTRITION NOTES: Some traditional Thanksgiving foods, such as baked sweet potatoes, are very healthy. But those same sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar are less healthy. Rear Adm. Joyce Johnson, USPHS-Ret., D.O., provides recipes and tips to make this Thanksgiving healthier — for you and your guests — at www.moaa.org/november2007. Just click on Nutrition Notes. * HELP WANTED: Are you a military spouse? If so, MOAA staff want to know more about you so they can better serve you. Have your military officer spouse log in to the MOAA Web Base, www.moaa.org, and click on Update Your MOAA Information under For Members Only. Or you can call our Member Service Center at (800) 234-MOAA (6622) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time. IMAGES: TOP, ROBERT NEUBECKER; RIGHT, COURTESY PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL MUSEUM NOVEMBER 2007 * MILITARY OFFICER 23 http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com http://www.moaa.org/november2007

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Military Officer - November 2007 Contents From the Editor President’s Page Your Views MOAA Directory Rapid Fire Washington Scene Chapters in Action Financial Forum Ask the Doctor Cover Story: Commanding the Corps With Love, From Home Financial Guidebook Financial Tuneups Banking on Your Time Pages of History MOAA Scholarship Recipients Faces of MOAA MOAA Scholarship Donors Member Books Advertising Index MOAA Calendar Sounding Taps MOAA Member Services Encore

Military Officer - November 2007

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