The USAACE Family Weekly Update newsletter provides information on upcoming training events at Fort Rucker in February, such as stress management and anger management workshops. It also informs readers about the Army Career Assistance Program requirements for soldiers to begin transition planning at least a year before separation. Additionally, the newsletter lists various scholarship opportunities for military families and high school students.

1. USAACE Weekly
Family Update
27 January 2012
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 ACS Feb Calendar of
Events
2 Did You Know? Army
Career Assistance
Program (ACAP)
3 The Fairy Godmother
Project
Love is a symbol of
eternity. It wipes out all
sense of time, destroying all
memory of a beginning and
all fear of an end.
~Author Unknown
Family Readiness Training
6 February 2012 from 0800 – 1230
Bldg 5700, Rm 284 – Call (334) 255-9578 to register

2. Page 2 USAACE Family Weekly Update
Upcoming
Did you Know?
Training/Workshops All Soldiers planning to separate from the Army are now required to
begin their transition process at least a year before leaving (EXORD
signed 29 Dec 2011). This is an effort by the Army to beef up
• 31 January – Stress Management transition assistance. These efforts include the following services:
Workshop at Early Childhood
• Call Center -- 1-800-325-4715 for transition advice, 24/7
Activity Center (Bldg. 3705) on
Dean St. from 9-11. To register • A new virtual ACAP Center
call (334) 255-3898. • Department of Labor employment workshop
• Resume-writing assistance
• 13 & 14 February -- AFTB Level I • Veterans Affairs Benefits Workshop
Training from 0830 – 1430 at
The Commons (Bldg. 8950). To
register call (334) 255-2382 Transition assistance is also available to spouses of transitioning active
duty Soldiers and DA civilians who are retiring or subject to RIF or
• 14 February – EFMP BRAC. One of the benefits ACAP provides is employment assistance.
Information and Support Group ACAP On-Line supports your research and job search to include job
from 0900 – 1000 at The
listings, and Job Fairs.
Commons (Bldg. 8950). Topic is
“EFMP Respite Care.” To
register, call (334) 255-9277. Visit ACAP On-Line today to get
your Transition Guide and learn
• 22 February – Blended Family about transition benefits and services
Workshop from 9-11:30 am at
www.hrc.army.mil/active/tagd/acap
the Early Childhood Activity
Center. To register, call (334)
255-9641
• 21 & 28 February – Anger
Management Workshop from 9-
11am at the Early Childhood FREE Devotional for Military Families – Kindle
Activity Center (Bldg. 3705 off
Dean St). To register, call (334) edition
255-3898/9641. “Saying goodbye to a loved one leaving
for war is a gut-wrenching proposition.
• 24 February – Newcomer’s But for those of us left behind, their
Welcome from 0830 – 1030 at deployment marks the beginning of our
The Landing. To register for free
childcare, call (334) 255-3564.
battle. And yet, it is possible to find
God’s peace in the midst of fear and
• conquer the terror that lurks in the
darkness of doubt. In Fighting Fear:
Winning the War at Home, parents,
spouses and siblings recount their
personal journey as God goes before His
people during times of spiritual, physical
and military warfare. Learn the secret to
living a peace-filled life when a loved
one leaves for battle. Fight fear; win the
war at home.
Webinar
Issues Facing Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
8 February at 6pm (PST)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Naseef

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• Picerne Military Housing – Visit
www.ourfamilyforfamiliesfirst.org to get the
application. Deadline is 16 February 2012 for
High School students, and 17 May 2012 for
spouses.
• AER Scholarship – Visit www.aerhq.org to get
the application. Deadline is 1 April 2012.
• Commissary Scholarship – Visit
www.militaryscholar.org for application.
Deadline is 24 February 2012.
• United States Army Warrant Officer
Association (USAWOA) Scholarship – Visit
www.usawoa.org for application. *Requires
membership
• Fort Rucker Community Spouse Club
(FRCSC) Scholarship – Visit ftruckercsc.com
for application.
• Thrift Shop Scholarship – Visit
http://www.cacfinfo.org/sacf/scholarships.html to
get application.
• Quad-A Scholarship – Visit www.quad-a.org to
get application. *Requires membership
• Buick Scholarship – www.buickachievers.com.
The 2012 Military Pay chart is available online at
www.militaryauthority.com/benefits/military-
pay/pay-charts/