Homeschooling teens during the middle and high school years can feel overwhelming but can also be a blessing for both parent and teen. By homeschooling during these years, you can give your teen the individual attention they need to thrive academically and socially. Additionally, you can customize their learning experience to fit their unique needs and interests.

And the good news is that you do not have to know it all – you can learn alongside your kids. There are so many resources out there that can help you teach your kids (some programs do it all for you). When you homeschool teens, you gain a special bond with them that can continue into adulthood.

Crystal Niehoff is an Army chaplain’s wife, mom of five, and Gammaw to five. In 2000, Crystal and her family began their homeschooling journey, which Crystal now continues with her oldest granddaughter, Lexi. Crystal co-hosts the History for Christian Teens podcast with her husband, Kevin. She is also the creator and host of the new Military Homeschool Podcast on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network, created especially for military homeschoolers.

Listeners, if you would like to learn more about Crystal and the Military Homeschool Podcast, check out their website here, or connect with them on social media via Facebook or Instagram. You can also email Crystal at militaryhomeschoolpodcast@gmail.com. And you can check out the website for History For Christian Teens here or connect with them on Facebook or Instagram.

Resource Recon with Amie and Sarah

This week’s Resource Recon is brought to you from our ever-empowering, Band of Bloggers, specifically our Protocol and Traditions Team, Ginger, Ann, Michelle, and Lynda. It’s all about Hail and Farewells. They write…

With every new unit or Army move comes the opportunity for new friendships, new experiences, and new adventures. Not everyone is comfortable being new to a unit or post, but attending the “hail and farewells” means you don’t have to be new for long!

This is a great blog by the Protocol team and worth the read. They give a short history of the Hail and Farewell along with how it has evolved over the years while still keeping some of those traditions going. I personally love learning about those from times past and am still learning about the meaning behind some of them even after 16 years. I can think of a few funny stories and interesting unit gifts I have seen over the years. 

Empowerment Patrol Report with Amanda

Today we are showcasing Army Wife Network’s Everyday Empowerment recipient, Gabby Hubbard. 

Gabby met her boyfriend early in high school. He had always talked about serving one day, but she didn’t take him too seriously. They started dating during their junior year of high school. They went on to start college together, where he learned about the Army National Guard. She jokes it was the fastest big decision he ever made because he is notoriously indecisive. Now, 4 and a half years into their relationship, they are learning how to navigate distance after consecutive missions and the loneliness that being in the guard can bring. Gabby says she is staying busy by pursuing education in Nursing and working at a children hospital. 

Thank you so much to Gabby Hubbard for doing your part to empower military families around the world. 

News 6 with Jolene

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of September 12th, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:

Ukraine Defense Contact Group Pledge Continued Support

A Ukraine Defense Contact Group made of about 50 nations “pledged to help Ukraine fight the battles it faces with Russia and build the force necessary to defend itself into the future,” reported the Department of Defense. At a meeting in Germany, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said, the group pledged to find “new and innovative ways to support Ukrainian military and Ukrainian people as they defend their country, their lives and their freedom.”

National Defense Service Medal Ends Dec. 31

The Department of Defense will stop giving the National Defense Service Medal on December 31 of this year, reported Military.com. The medal was authorized to be awarded to all service members who completed basic or officer training since September 11, 2011 and by working directly or indirectly to support anti-terrorism operations, serving 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. The medal was first awarded during the Korean War, from 1950 to 1954, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to August 1974, and for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 1990 through 1995.

Marine Corps “Negotiate” for Retention

Like all military branches, the Marine Corps have been facing retention and recruitment challenges. It is now considering “the best way to meet the needs of service members it wants to keep in the service,” reported Federal News Network. Gen. Eric Smith, Marine Corps assistant commandant “likened it to a negotiation process.”

South Dakota Corn-bassador Crowned

Seven-year-old, Tariq has been named as South Dakota’s official Corn-bassador reported NPR. Tariq went viral after being interviewed on YouTube channel, Recess Therapy. He became a corn enthusiast after recently discovering that “corn was real”.

You can check out more of this week’s top stories here.

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