Good morning Winder family and friends, The Sidewinders are soliciting volunteers to become the next Command Ombudsman. Whomever is selected will work with our current OMB Jennifer Marren in a dual role, until she steps down later this year. What is a Command Ombudsman? "Navy Family Ombudsmen are communications links, information and referral resources, and advocates for command family members. Appointed by the Commanding Officer, Command Ombudsmen are volunteers and spouses of service members within the command. As an official command representative, the Ombudsman is a point of contact for all family members connected to the command - including spouses, parents, and extended family members. The Ombudsman Code of Ethics guarantees professionalism and confidentiality, within program guidelines. Navy Family Ombudsmen are key resources for family members, particularly during deployments. Ombudsmen maintain current resource files with information on military and civilian community agencies that can help families solve a variety of problems, and successfully meet the challenges they face before, during, and after deployments. In addition to providing referral information, Ombudsmen can facilitate communication between the Command and family members. Ombudsmen may publish or contribute to command newsletters or maintain care lines, which have recorded messages with information for command families that can be accessed 24 hours a day. Ombudsmen can also assist families in contacting the Command for a variety of reasons. They serve as an information referral specialist. An Ombudsman will not solve the problem for you, but they will try to point you in the right direction to help you solve the problem on your own." No one person can make more of a difference to Sailors and their families, especially when deployed, than the Command Ombudsman. If you have questions or are interested in volunteering to be the Ombudsman for VFA-86, email CMDCM Hailey at [email protected] or Command Ombudsman Jennifer Marren at ombudsman.vfa86@gmail Very respectfully, CMDCM Hailey
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:51:20 +0000
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