March 2007 Flyover internal.pmd - Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station

6 March 2007 The FlyoverNewsZero tolerance; stand up against sexual assaultBy Ms. Linda Furgason911th SARCThe 911th Airlift Wing under thedirection of the Office of TheUnder Secretary of Defense isrecognizing the Month of April asSexual Assault Awareness Month!This year the Department ofDefense (DoD) has selected thetheme, “Stand Up Against SexualAssault…Make a Difference”.In keeping with the Wingmanattitude we share here at the 911th,this theme reminds us to continuallyfocus on taking care each other. Itacknowledges the ability of everyindividual to help prevent sexualassaults and make a difference insomeone else’s life by refusing tobe a bystander.Military members assigned to orvisiting the 911th Airlift Wing whoare the victims of sexual assaulthave the option of making aconfidential report and receivingmedical assistance without initiatinga military investigation.This system provides the victimsservices, confidentiality andempowerment to make their owndecisions about what they want todo. Either the victims themselvesor their advocates can contact theSARC. A process is then set inmotion to gather information andcontact medical and counselingservices to support the victimswhile they decide whether theywant to pursue legal options.As the Sexual Assault ResponseCoordinator for the 911th AirliftWing, I ask each and every one ofyou to look at your role inpreventing sexual assaults.We need to respect one another,look out for our wingman andrefuse to tolerate sexist behavior.All wing military members areLinda Furgason(412) 389-1963SARC officebuilding 218 room 204strongly encouraged to report rapesand sexual assaults to Ms. LindaFurgason, who can be contacted24-hours a day, seven days a weekat (412) 389-1963 or via e-mail atlinda.furgason@pittsburgh.af.mil.The SARC office is located inBuilding 218 in room 204.Temp agencies can lead to long-term rewardsBy 911th Family Support OfficeMany people in the 911th Airlift Wing are relativelynew to the job market including Reservists spouses.Many employers are reluctant to hire people with a limitedor lack of experience and specific job skill sets. This isdespite the fact that everyone still has the capability tolearn something new.An opportunity to consider for those with minimalexperience is working with a temporary agency.Employers like to enlist the help of people provided bytemporary agencies for a variety of issues. By their verynature temporary agencies are experts in humanresources hiring and screening.Secondly, a person provided by a temporary agencyis being utilized on a trial or limited time basis. This trialbases is sort of like an extended interview for both theemployee and employer. It gives the employee a chanceto gauge if they like the organization, line of work andpersonnel, for the employer it lets them see if the tempemployee could possibly turn into a long term fit.Here are some additional advantages to the employee.Free pre-screening which may identify strengths notpreviously identified. Many temporary agencies offerfree skills training to selected clients. They offer acafeteria style employment range from day jobs, to jobswith fixed terms, to temp to hire positions where you arebeing looked at by the client company for permanenthire consideration.Treat your contact with a temporary agency as a jobinterview, if hired, no matter where you are located youstill get paid by them and are truly their employee. Realizethat temporary employees are often given benefits likevacation time, and health care and so forth. Gone arethe days of narrow specialization like office work onlyjobs. Large national temporary agencies provideemployment opportunities in a wide range of industriesfrom traditional blue collar to corporate white collarpositions.If you have questions regarding temporaryemployment or other related employment questions pleasecall the Family Support office at 412-474-8544.