Military Community Web Sites in Abundance.Last May, "Point-and-Click point-and-click adj. Computer Science Allowing the activation of commands by moving the cursor over certain areas or icons and clicking a pointing device: a webpage with point-and-click access to other sites. " profiled a Web site called Maingate.com, which was designed to make life easier for military nomads who were reassigned and relocated re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. . There, service personnel could search for potential housing opportunities, and they could interact with others in the military community. Unfortunately, the Web site has followed the same path as many other dot-coms and vanished, without much publicity. Try searching the Web for the Military Relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. and Information Network, which spawned Maingate.com, today, and you'll find that site to be disabled. Go to www.maingate.com, and you'll automatically be redirected to www.afcrossroad.com, or Air Force Crossroads. This site, tailored to the Air Force community, is one of the latest military transitional tools that have emerged. Others include Miltary.com, which was featured in the September 2000 edition; MilitaryMoves.com, and the Defense Department's official Web site for transitioning service members, called DoD TransPortal, or www.dodtransportal.org. Right now, it is not clear what type of success rate or lifespan lifespan Longevity Epidemiology The genetically endowed limit to life for a person, if free of exogenous risk factors. See Average lifespan, Life expectancy. that these sites will have, or whether they will become the next Maingate.com. But nevertheless, sites such as these are cropping up all over, with each of them claiming to be the ultimate cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. hangout hang·out n. Slang A frequently visited place. Noun 1. hangout - a frequently visited place haunt, stamping ground, resort, repair for military personnel. Air Force Crossroads probably is the spiffiest of these sites. This mainly is because the site is not bombarded with advertising promos and links. The site was created and is maintained by Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Development Inc., whose Web developers even created a nifty intro screen that flashes a mission objective. Thankfully thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. , the intro is optional, so users do not have to sit through it every time they visit. Once past the intro, users can click on the following portals: Calendar of Events, Casualty & Loss, Communications Center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic. The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. Also called COMCEN. See also telecommunications center. , DoD Installations, Education, Employment, Family Separation & Readiness, Financial Information, Information Resource Center, Leisure Activities, Medical & Dental, Parenting, Relocation, Related Web sites, Spouse spouse A legal marriage partner as defined by state law Network and Teens & Youth. The site attempts to offer guidance for practically everything involved in ensuring that a military relocation goes smoothly. And though it mostly caters to the Air Force, it provides details about military installations throughout the entire Defense Department. Information about these installations is updated daily. The Web site also recently opened some Air Force chat rooms. MilitaryMoves.com, in February, signed an agreement with Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.'s affinity marketing program, known as SMARTMOVE. This partnership gives active-duty personnel and retirees access to two Web sites: www.smartmove.com/militarymoves and MilitaryMoves.com. The SMARTMOVE site allows users to enroll in a program that offers real estate services and cash rebates. "When a transfer is ordered, military families are confronted with a host of logistical lo·gis·tic also lo·gis·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to symbolic logic. 2. Of or relating to logistics. [Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation problems, not the least of which is finding a new home for their family," said Greg Uptagrafft, president of MilitaryMoves.com. "Our focus is to create a one-stop site where help can be found from people who understand these challenges and can offer solutions." MilitaryMoves' site displays links to a smorgasbord of transitional information for military relocators, but it is overrun 1. overrun - A frequent consequence of data arriving faster than it can be consumed, especially in serial line communications. For example, at 9600 baud there is almost exactly one character per millisecond, so if a silo can hold only two characters and the machine takes with advertisements that are featured far more prominently than anything else the site has to offer. The advertisements mostly, however, are for housing communities, and the good news about any advertising profits is that the site donates 10 percent of its revenue to the military's moral, welfare and recreation programs. The Defense Department's own transitional Web tool specifically is designed for those leaving active duty. DoD Transportal offers links to careers in the corporate world. Funny ... you always hear about private industry stealing active-duty person. nel away. Well, here's a site that practically opens the door. Actually, the Defense Department already offers more than 200 transition assistance offices throughout many of its installations worldwide. This Web site is designed to bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz these offices' efforts. DoD Transportal acts as a guide to the Defense Department's Transition Assistance Program for active duty personnel and their spouses. It informs them of benefits and services available to them and their families. They can research locations and phone numbers of transition offices and link to other defense-related sites. They also can search for jobs and develop their resumes. The site is different in scope and purpose compared to the other transitional Web sites. It basically acts as a resource for outgoing personnel, so that they know their options when they head off into the civilian world. |
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