III Corps & Fort Hood News Releases
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June 29, 2015
Army opens 20,563 engineering positions to women
WASHINGTON - Military Occupational Specialty 12B, combat engineer is now open to all female enlisted Soldiers of all components, according to Army Directive 2015-27.
The June 16 directive from Army Secretary John McHugh makes available 20,563 additional positions for women and opens the last of the 16 engineer MOSs, which were closed to women. The only positions not open to women in engineering are in certain special operations units. -
June 24, 2015
Chairman hosts town halls with Fort Hood troops, families
Discusses threats, budget, diversity at Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas -- With less than 100 days remaining in his final term as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, spent a full day here interacting with Soldiers and their Families, and thanking them for their service and sacrifice, June 19.
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June 24, 2015
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June 18, 2015
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June 12, 2015
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June 4, 2015
Untitled LinkSpousal/caregiver programs crucial in Soldiers’ healing
Former Army spouse Stephanie Booth felt both alone and isolated when the mother of four became a full-time caregiver to her injured husband.
Even though it comforted her knowing Fort Hood’s Warrior Transition Unit was providing her husband – a Soldier in transition – with top-notch therapy and medical management, it did not erase the fear and stress associated with her caregiver duties. It was hard on her, she admitted, because in caring for her husband, she had forgotten to care for herself. Her only solace: hiding in her closet to cry and to steal some alone time.
Fearing her husband would get into trouble if she asked for help, she tackled the job alone, juggling her triple duties as mother, wife and caregiver to her wheelchair-bound husband as best she could.
Then, last summer, she received a phone call from WTU’s new leadership team personally inviting her to a new spousal and caregiver-support program. It was there where she found her angels: other WTU spouses and caregivers who were in similar situations. Her feelings and emotions were finally validated. She was not alone.