Sunday, February 08, 2009

Military Homefront

The newest addition to my Military Resources links:

MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need!
Their QOL Resourses list links to The Guide to Online Social Networking for Military Families (pdf). From the first page:

Welcome!

The Guide to Online Social Networking for Military Families was developed by the MilitaryHOMEFRONT, a Department of Defense Quality of Life website designed to help troops and their families, leaders and service providers.

The Guide is designed to help military families understand online social networking sites, the basic features that are typically available, and the benefits of using such sites. Use the Feedback section on MilitaryHOMEFRONT to send any comments you may have about the Guide.

It's more useful than the introduction above would suggest. It provides an overview of what types of networking is available online, and explains what some of the terminology means. If you have problems viewing due to a certificate error, follow the certificate error message on the address bar, click "view certificate" to install, and then refresh the page.