News From the Cause
Soldiers Reintegrate at the "Las Vegas of the East" (ARMY NEWS)
February 09, 2011
Atlantic City, N.J., Jan 30, 2011 - Approximately 200 Soldiers and 100 Family members descended on the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in the first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event for the 99th Regional Support Command this year.
"Less than one percent of Americans are serving in the military -- a very small, elite group of people defending our nation and what we stand for," explained Col. Mikey Kloster, 99th RSC chief of staff and commander, 1st Mobilization Support Group, during the opening remarks of the event. "Today is all about a chance for you to reach out and get into these resources."
The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which the Secretary of Defense initiated in 2008, provides information, services, referral, and proactive outreach programs to Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen in the reserve component and their Families through all phases of the deployment cycle.
The program consists of seven events that take place at intervals before and after mobilization, which gives the Soldiers and Family member's information, counseling, skills and techniques for upcoming deployments and re-deployments.click to view more
