EVENTS >> 6-20-08

Retirements

Master Sgt. Gregory Cawley, 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, will retire at 2 p.m., June 27 at the Jacksonville Museum of Military History, Jacksonville, Ark. Contact Tech. Sgt. Ryanne Campbell at 987-6201 to RSVP.

Ms. Jo Butts, 314th Services Squadron training manager, will retire on June 30 after 41 years of federal service. There will be a going-away luncheon on at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday at Hangar 1080. For more information, call 987-6440.


New degree offered

Webster University now offers an environmental management master’s degree, with military discount via Education Center at Little Rock AFB or on-line. For more information, contact Webster University at 988-5331, or www.webster.edu, or visit the university office in Room 110 in the Education Center, Bldg. 840 Leadership Drive.


Ground School in October

Embry-Riddle is planning to offer the ground school course in October that may be used toward a private pilot’s license. Individuals may enroll in the course as part of their degree program with Embry-Riddle, or for CCAF. They can also take the course as a certification. Tuition Assistance will pay for the course for Embry-Riddle. Embry-Riddle and has an agreement with Central Flying Service to accept the flying portion for those that pass, and it will be transferred in for an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical degree. The individual will have to pay for the Central Flying Service or use their GI Bill for that portion. For more information, call the education center at 987-3418.


Flight training benefits

Obtain flight training using Veterans Affairs benefits. To be eligible to receive VA benefits for flight training, you must have your Private Pilot Certificate and be enrolled in a VA-approved course. Training for your Private Pilot Certificate is not covered because the Private Pilot Certificate is not considered a professional certificate. The VA does not approve schools, it approves courses. The VA reimburses up to 60 percent of the cost for approved flight training after your Private Pilot Certificate. Do not assume that because a flight school advertises itself as VA-approved that you will be reimbursed for 60 percent of all the training there. In order to receive tuition assistance, the above rules still apply, but the institution must also be accredited. For more information, contact the VA at 1-800-GIBILL-1.


Volunteer opportunity

The Crossroads Cafe student/Airman center is seeking volunteers to help with operations from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Training is provided. Volunteers can pick the night that best fits their schedule. Contact Lin Peeler, café contractor, at 786-9310.


Job openings

Current Services job openings are as follows: Lodging Custodial Worker, NA-02, flexible hours. Skills center, worker/leader NL-08, regular hours. Golf Course, starter marshall, NF-I, flexible hours. Data Automation, information technology Assistant, (IT) NF-III, flexible hours. Hangar 1080, food service worker, NA-02, flexible hours; cashier, NF-1, flexible hours; bartender, NA-05, flexible hours; Waiter, NA-01, flexible hours.All Federal NAF Employees are required by Public Law 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit.


Summary court claims

Brig. Gen. Rowayne A. Schatz Jr., 314th Airlift Wing commander, regretfully announces the death of Master Sgt. Tracy Sisco, 314th Security Forces Squadron. Anyone having claims against or indebtedness to the estate of Sergeant Sisco should contact 1st Lt. Tiffany Johnson, 314th Security Forces Squadron summary courts officer, at 987-2539.