About Naval Air Station Patuxent River - DCMilitary.com

A PEP volunteer shares a moment with a student
(SARC) assists commands in implementing
and administering sexual
assault awareness, prevention education,
victim advocacy and data collection.
The intervention portion of the
program is designed to support victims
and their families as they deal with the
many issues following sexual assault
trauma.
New Parent
Support Program
The FFSC registered nurse provides
hospital visitation, in-home services
and support for all eligible military families
assigned to Pax River who are
expecting a baby or have a child under
five months old. Services include infant
education classes, breast pump loan
locker and parenting classes. NPS also
provides and supports four lactation
stations at various sites on station for
the exclusive use of nursing mothers
who are returning to work after the
birth of their babies.
Deployment
Support
The FFSC offers deployment support
programs for the deploying detachments
located in the Pax River area.
The goal is to enhance the Navy’s mission
by reducing personal and family
At Your Service
emergencies that may occur during
deployments and assisting single and
married service members and their families
in successfully managing deployments
before, during and after the
deployments occur.
Education and
Training
The FFSC’s professional facilitators
and presenters offer workshops and
seminars on topics such as stress management,
financial planning, house
buying, estate planning, parenting, couples
communication, relocation and job
skills. Programs are offered at the FFSC
and at command locations.
Employment and
Career Resources
Finding a job is often one of the
greatest concerns for military family
members relocating to a new area.
The Transition Assistance
Management Program and Spouse
Employment Assistance Program provide
a variety of services and a wide
range of workshops. These include:
resume writing, cover letters, 10 Steps
to a federal job, interviewing, networking,
job search strategies and many
more. Employment counselors are
available, by appointment, to critique
resumes, practice job interviewing, and
assist with marketing individual skills.
•Computer Resource Room (CRR)
•The CRR is available for job searching
on the Internet, resume formatting
and federal applications software
programs. The CRR also has a
telephone, copy machine and facsimile
available for client use.
Some benefits are:
•http://dod.jobsearch.org.
•Transitional Bulletin Board provides
available federal and civilian jobs
(direct contacts-actual “want ads”)
and job fairs worldwide.
•MS Word for preparing resumes and
cover letters.
•Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing-
Tutorial.
Transition Assistance
Program (TAP)
Whether separating from the military
or about to retire, TAP provides individual
transition counseling and a fourday
workshop.
Transitioning military members and
their spouses will receive information
concerning benefits, interviewing skills,
resume writing and salary negotiation
when they use the TAP program.
Spouse Employment
Assistance Program (SEAP)
Relocating for family members does
not always mean starting over. DoD
recognizes that spouses have difficulties
maintaining careers due to constant
relocation. The SEAP counselor is available
by appointment to assist in providing
valuable resources regarding
portable careers, resume writing, federal
applications and other job-related
skills and techniques.
Exceptional
Family Member
Program (EFMP)
The Exceptional Family Member
Program (EFMP) is a DoD mandatory
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