15 OCTOBER 2010 ISSUE 37 United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence Ft. Rucker, Al 36362 Fort Rucker Community News & Notes Upcoming Events 23 October — Terrorific Fall Festival & Hay Ride (Kids) 29 October — Haunted Hay Ride (adult) 30 October — Spooky 5K, and the LZ Monster Ball “Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.” ~ Samuel Johnson Inside this issue Wounded Warrior Deer Hunt — Donation Drawing! 2 FRCSC HollyDay Mart 3 Employment Opportunities 4 Kids News & Notes 5 All Saints Festival 6 Rucker Numbers 7 Salute to Military Family Nomination 8 Military Youth Essay Form 9
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15 OCTOBER 2010
ISSUE 37
United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence Ft. Rucker, Al 36362
Fort Rucker Community News & Notes
Upcoming Events
23 October — Terrorific
Fall Festival & Hay Ride
(Kids)
29 October — Haunted
Hay Ride (adult)
30 October — Spooky
5K, and the LZ Monster
Ball
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.” ~ Samuel Johnson
Inside this issue
Wounded Warrior Deer
Hunt — Donation
Drawing!
2
FRCSC HollyDay Mart 3
Employment
Opportunities
4
Kids News & Notes 5
All Saints Festival 6
Rucker Numbers 7
Salute to Military
Family Nomination
8
Military Youth Essay
Form
9
Page 2 FORT RUCKER COMMUNITY NEWS & NOTES
Military Family & Life
Consultant (MFLC)
Provide short term, situational,
problem-solving counseling
services to Service Members and
their Families.
All counselors are Masters or
Ph.D. Level Licensed Clinical
Counselors
Services are confidential
and private
Counselors will meet you at the
park, in restaurants, in their
office, etc. (they can not meet at
your home)
Child & Youth Behavioral
Counselors (CYB-MFLC) are
also available for children , youth
and Families.
To speak with a counselor, call:
CYB-MFLC 334-369-8910 or
MFLC 334-405-0353
Have your
own
Business?
All individuals operating a
personal business must be
registered with the
Commercial Solicitation
Officer at Fort Rucker.
Examples of Home Based
(personal) businesses:
Mary Kay
Pampered Chef
Tupperware
Scentsy
Avon
Tutoring
Jewelry
Tastefully Simple
Photography
To register, see Mr. Billy
McGhee, Commercial
Solicitation Officer, Bldg.
5700, Rm 310 or call
(334) 255-3802 for more
information.
in Daleville: Ordnance
Depot. Tickets are also
available through 1-145th.
Tickets are: $5 donation—1
ticket, and $100 donation —
25 tickets.
You must be present to win
the Rifle engraved with the
Wounded Warrior Project
logo from Phils BBQ, all
other prizes do not require
presence to win.
Some of the over $100,000
worth of giveaways include:
Mercedes Benz C300
Sport 2 year lease
The Fort
Rucker
Community
Spouse Club
(FRRCSC) is
sponsoring their 2nd Annual
Fall Turkey/Deer Hunt in
support of the Wounded
Warrior Project. Last year’s
hunt raised over $50,000.
To get your tickets for this
years event visit — in
Dothan: Mike Schmitz Auto
Group, Ted’s Jewelers and
The Outpost Guns and
Ammo; in Enterprise:
Wiregrass Archery, ABest
Pools, and Lock n Load; and
$16K Diamond necklace
from Ted’s Jewelers
S/S Polaris Ranger
XP800 ATV
Over 31 guns — includ-
ing 15 mystery guns
(2) Hunting trips from
Waddell Outdoors
(6) M1 Garands with
Bayonet
(4) FREE rounds of Golf
at Silver Wings Golf
Course
Palm Island Resort—5
day/4 night stay
For questions or to register,
contact (334) 255-2276.
2nd Annual Turkey/Deer Hunt for Wounded Warrior Project
The holidays are a time for thinking of others and doing something to make a difference.
This year consider ―Supporting the Strong‖ through the Holiday Food Voucher Program.
This program provides food vouchers for Fort Rucker Families in need during the holiday
season.
1. Provide a monetary donation to the ACS Food Voucher Program by contacting Sharon
Coley at (334) 255-9631. Make checks out to ―IMWRF‖.
2. Provide non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations to the Fort Rucker Food
Locker by calling (334) 255-3272.
3. Select an Angel from the Chapel Angel Tree, in December and
purchase a gift for a child. POC: Therese at (334) 244-
9893.
Holiday Food Voucher Program
Several years ago, I interviewed a noncommissioned officer for the base paper where I was stationed. He very
bravely had agreed to talk about his experiences with domestic abuse in hopes of raising awareness of the prob-
lem. He told me how his temper would flare up at his wife and how he would get physically aggressive with her.
His anger would rage out of control, he told me, and it was difficult to suppress. But rather than continue down a
destructive path, this servicemember opted to get help. He sought assistance through the base family advocacy
program and, through counseling, found the help he needed to deal with his anger and the underlying causes for
his abuse. He accepted responsibility, found help early on and continued on to have a successful career and a
healthy marriage. I thought that took a lot of guts. He conveyed a strong message that it’s never too late to seek
help, whether you’re the perpetrator or the victim.
The Defense Department is observing Domestic Violence Awareness Month this month by stepping up efforts to bring awareness to this
pervasive issue and the resources available to prevent it. Domestic abuse, which encompasses physical and emotional abuse, has a devastat-
ing impact, robbing people of their self-esteem and, in the worst cases, their lives.
National statistics indicate that one in four women will become a victim of domestic violence within her lifetime, and on average, more than
three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country each day.
Within the military, despite a decade of war and the associated stressors, there has been a steady decline in the number of domestic-abuse
cases reported to the family-advocacy program since 2000, from 19,479 total reports in 2000 to 15,939 total reports in 2008. That speaks to
the effectiveness of the military’s prevention and education efforts. Still, there are thousands of cases and even one case is too many. We
need to wipe out this silent destroyer of lives and families.
The first step, officials advise, is to seek help as soon as possible, whether it’s reaching out to a victim advocate, health care provider, mili-
tary family life consultant or chaplain. Families also have access to round-the-clock counseling and problem-solving support through Military
OneSource by calling 1-800-342-9647 or online at http://www.militaryonesource.com.
People also can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Servicemembers and their families stationed over-
seas can call the American Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center toll free internationally at 1-866-USWOMEN or visit http://
www.866uswomen.org.
If there’s a threat of danger, victims can contact the commander and request a military protective order or request one from a civilian court.
People who suspect someone they know is being abused should contact military law enforcement, the family advocacy program or the
servicemember’s command.
It takes an enormous amount of courage to seek help, whether you’re the perpetrator or the victim, but it’s well worth it in the long run. It
could save your life or the life of someone you love. Above all, don’t suffer in silence. Whether you’re trying to catch a problem early on or
the abuse is deeply rooted in your relationship, it’s never too late to get help.
*Taken from Family Matters Blog, Armed Forces press Service, U.S. Department of Defense (8 Oct, 210)
Domestic Abuse: Don’t Suffer in Silence by Elaine Wilson, AFPS