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  • Bonuses in the blue: Does cash affect re-enlistment decisions?

    The Air Force recently introduced an updated selective re-enlistment bonus program. Designed to encourage Airmen to stay in the military through financial means, the program could significantly increase re-enlistment rates. But, Tinker officials said historically money is not the reason Airmen

  • Officials announce 2009 BAH changes

    Housing allowances for military members will go up an average of 6.9 percent in 2009, Defense Department officials announced Monday. The increase comes to an average of about $95 per month across the board for the 950,000 servicemembers expected to draw basic allowance for housing, or BAH, in 2009,

  • First shirts take on unsafe motorcycles saying... ‘we care’

    Tinker first sergeants have assigned themselves a new mission, saving lives. The group has come up with "Operation We Care." The program is designed for first sergeants to identify motorcycle riders who may be at a higher risk of an accident. "If a first sergeant notices that a motorcycle has bad

  • Agencies available to help base community stay mentally, spiritually fit

    A healthy and fit force is essential for our military and civilian workforce to maintain a readiness posture and war-fighting capabilities. "The most important weapon system in the US military is people, and their health and fitness is the basic guarantor of military success at all levels of

  • Spouses group aims to welcome, encourage others in community

    The Tinker Enlisted Spouses Group helps spouses by giving them a friend to turn to in times of need. Helping out other spouses and being a friendly face is fundamental to the group. They group members want their organization to be one that spouses feel excited and welcome to join. They help the

  • Senate OKs paternity leave

    Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of nonchargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress. The law applies to married, active-duty Airmen. The Airman's wife must have given birth to the

  • Tinker CGOs who made captain

    Results of the CY08B Captain Central Selection Process was approved by the Secretary of Defense on Dec. 8. The board convened Aug 20 at Air Force Personnel Center Headquarters, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Lieutenants from Tinker who will pin on captain's bars are: Joseph Ahearn, 72nd Mission

  • Be safe when celebrating with alcohol

    The holiday season is here and this is a time when most individuals find themselves at home or vacationing and likely to drink more alcoholic beverages than they normally would. Therefore, it is important that everyone know what they are dealing with when it comes to consuming alcohol. The National

  • Chaplain’s Corner: Christmas Bells

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) is one of America's best remembered poets of the past. He composed the words to one of my favorite Christmas carols, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," on Dec. 25, 1864. This carol was originally entitled, "Christmas Bells," which contained seven verses, two

  • Center offers financial tips for the holidays

    Ah, the holiday season is here. Credit and debit cards are smoking as people put them in their pockets for the 100th swipe of the hour. Then the shellshock of all the bills that accumulated hits us in January and we end up eating macaroni and cheese for the next three months or worse ... Things to