National Guard Family Resource App
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Essential eGuides
Choose any five of these Essential QuickSeries® eGuides to include in your app.
- Introduction
- BRS Basics
- Defined Contributions
- Individual Contributions
- Government (DoD) Contributions
- Vesting
- Continuation Pay
- Eligibility for the BRS
- Training Before Enrollment
- Choosing to OptIn
- Enrollment in the BRS
- Reserve Component and the National Guard
- Book 2, The Thrift Savings Plan
- Establishing Your TSP Account
- Employee Contributions
- Government (DoD) Contributions
- Your Contribution Limits
- Choice of Tax Treatments
- Traditional TSP and Roth TSP
- Choosing the Type of Contributions
- Tax Liability on Withdrawals from Your TSP
- TSP Funds
- L Funds
- Individual Funds
- Administrative Expenses
- Contribution Allocations and Interfund Transfers
- TSP Loans, Withdrawals and Refunds
- Loans
- In-Service Withdrawals
- Post-Separation Withdrawals
- Automatic Enrollment Refunds
- Death Benefits
- Beneficiary Participant Accounts
- Resources
- Screens: 178
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0083-026-01
- Screens: 160
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0191-026-01
- Help your child grow up drug-free
- Start early
- Risk and protective factors
- Key 1: Communication
- Communicate
- Be informed
- Drug facts
- Key 2: Be involved
- Encourage your child
- Teach stress management
- Key 3: Clear Rules
- Set limits
- Key 4: Role models
- Teachable moments
- Key 5: Peer influence
- Media literacy
- Is my child using?
- Text message lingo
- Resources
- Federal resources
- Related QS guides
- Private-sector resources
- Screens: 150
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0123-026-01
- FHA Loans
- What can I do with an FHA loan?
- Mortgage limits
- Am I eligible for an FHA loan?
- Credit Reports & Credit Scores
- Your credit report
- Your credit score
- Improve your credit score
- Credit counseling
- Debt-to-Income Ration
- Mortgage Insurance
- MIPs
- FHA MIP refunds
- Tracers
- Appraisals & Inspections
- How Much Does It Cost?
- The Loan Estimate
- Common Fees
- Purchase Loans
- One- to four-family home mortgage insurance
- Mortgage insurance for disaster victims
- Mortgage insurance for older, declining areas
- Mortgage insurance for condominium units
- Insured mortgages on Hawaiian home lands
- Mortgage insurance programs on Indian Reservations and other restricted lands
- Manufactured homes loan insurance
- Good neighbor next door
- Rehabilitation Loans
- Rehabilitation loan insurance
- Energy efficient mortgage
- Property improvement loan insurance
- Refinance Loans
- Streamline refinance
- Short refinance
- Reverse Mortgages
- Home equity conversion mortgage
- Types of Mortgage Payments
- Fixed rate
- Graduated payment
- Growing equity
- Adjustable rate
- Resources
- Screens: 150
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0985-026-01
- Interactive 10-step guide to financial success
- Step 1: Calculate Your Bet Worth
- Step 2: List Your Income
- Step 3: List Your Expenses
- Step 4: Compare Your Income to Your Expenses
- Step 5: Log Your Day-to-Day Spending
- Step 6: Analyze Your Spending Logs
- Step 7: Set Your SMART Goals
- Step 8: Meet Your SMART Goals
- Step 9: Create Your Spending Plan
- Step 10: Your Spending Plan in Action
- Need to Know: Credit
- Need to Know: Debt
- Tips: Spend More, Save Less
- Resources
- Screens: 150
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0544-026-01
- Preparing for Reunion
- The three Rs: redeployment, reunion reintegration.
- What to expect
- Changes: How to deal with change
- Reintegration
- Relationship strategies
- Communication styles and challenges
- Reestablishing intimacy
- Parenting and reintegration
- Children’s response
- Single Parents
- Single Service members
- Stress: different signs of stress
- Stress solutions
- Post-traumatic stress: signs and symptoms
- Homecoming red flags: be a good guardsmen
- Resources
- Screens: 150
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0268-026-01
- Introduction
- What Is Bullying
- Effects of Bullying
- Types of Bullying
- Risk Factors
- Warning Signs
- Parents
- Educators
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Community
- LGBT Bullying
- Test Your Bullying Knowledge
- Resources
- Screens: 132
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0562-026-01
- New Parent Support Program
- Family Advocacy Program
- Home Visits
- Using the NPSP
- Your Child’s Emotional Development
- Tips for Being a Nurturing Parent
- Importance of Attachment
- Watching Your Baby Grow
- Ways to Promote Bonding
- A Father’s Role
- Developmental Milestones
- Toddlers and Tantrums
- Parenting During Deployment
- What Is Child Maltreatment?
- Long-Term Consequences of Abuse/Neglect
- Is Spanking Ever a Good Idea?
- Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment
- Prevention
- Impact of Intimate Partner Violence
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Purple Crying
- More Ways to Calm a Crying Baby
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- How Can I Reduce the Risk of SIDS?
- Postpartum Depression
- Getting Help
- Resources
- Screens: 125
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0656-026-01
- Define the Job You Want
- Self-Assessment
- Know Your Skills
- Gather Some Tools
- Build Your Master Skills Inventory
- Define Your Goals
- Establish Your Career Goals
- Stay Organized
- Weekly Schedule
- Filing System
- Personal Computer, Mobile Phone and Other Tools
- Do Your Research
- Build Your Resume
- Look at Sample Resumes
- Get Help
- Start Networking
- Commit to a Plan
- Networking Through Social Media
- Social Media Dos & Don'ts
- Networking Events and Job Fairs
- Search for Job Postings
- Job Centers and Agencies
- Company Websites
- Private Employment Organizations
- Specific Interests
- Apprenticeships
- Federal Jobs
- VA for Vets
- Apply for Jobs
- Essential Tips for Job Applications
- Keep at It
- Have You Used All Your Options?
- Interview Readiness
- Phone Call
- Five Common Interview Questions
- Preparing for Your Interview
- Post-Interview Analysis
- The Hiring Process
- Negotiate & Accept
- Decide Wisely
- When and How to Negotiate
- If Money Is the Issue...
- Accepting the Offer
- Screens: 125
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0995-026-01
- Buying a Home
- Am I ready to buy a home?
- Your Needs
- Neighborhood
- Type of home
- Needs checklist
- The Cost of a Home
- Purchase price
- Other costs
- Fees & third-party costs
- Credit Reports & Credit Scores
- A Mortgage that Fits
- Loan types
- Federal Home-Buying Programs
- HUD & FHA loans
- VA loans
- USDA Loans
- Real Estate Agents & Brokers
- Visiting Properties
- Home shopping checklist
- Making an Offer
- Counteroffers
- Home Inspection
- Cost of a home inspection
- Hiring a home inspector
- Getting a Loan
- Alternatives
- Predatory Lending & Fraud
- Homeowner's Insurance
- Closing
- Resources
- Screens: 125
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0148-026-01
- Introduction
- Types of Emergencies
- Emergency Plans
- Emergency Kit
- Children
- Pets
- Family Communications
- Sheltering in Place
- How to Seal the Room
- Utilities Shutoff
- Evacuating
- Public Shelters
- Water Safety
- Food Safety
- People with Access & Functional Needs
- Returning Home
- Resources
- Emergency Contacts - Personal Info Bank
- Screens: 117
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0570-026-01
- In Debt?
- Quick Self-Help Strategies
- Debt Collection
- Credit Counseling
- Debt Management Plans
- Debt Negotiation Programs
- Managing Your Car Loan
- Managing Your Mortgage
- Understand How Foreclosure Happens
- Quick Recap and More Tips
- Screens: 114
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0312-026-01
- Military Income
- Military Pay
- Active-Duty Retirement Pay
- Summary of Retirement Systems
- Military Allowances
- Allotments
- Assigned Within CONUS
- Assigned OCONUS
- Changing Allotments
- Discretionary/Nondiscretionary Allotments
- Deductions
- Resources
- Screens: 100
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0113-026-01
- Introduction
- Be proud of your sons and daughters
- What is deployment?
- The challenges
- The emotional cycle of deployment
- Pre-deployment
- Support your son/daughter while they prepare for deployment
- If your son or daughter is married or has a family of his/her own
- What can you do?
- More suggestions
- Prepare yourself, too
- During deployment
- The media
- Communication
- Care pack
- Take care of yourself
- Have faith
- Service-specific support
- Army
- Air Force
- Marine Corps
- Navy
- Emergencies
- Notification
- Homecoming
- Resources
- Introduction
- Be proud of your sons and daughters
- What is deployment?
- The challenges
- The emotional cycle of deployment
- Pre-deployment
- Support your son/daughter while they prepare for deployment
- If your son or daughter is married or has a family of his/her own
- What can you do?
- More suggestions
- Prepare yourself, too
- During deployment
- The media
- Communication
- Care pack
- Take care of yourself
- Have faith
- Service-specific support
- Army
- Air Force
- Marine Corps
- Navy
- Emergencies
- Notification
- Homecoming
- Resources
- Screens: 100
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0244-026-01
- Why should you invest?
- Know your goals and objectives
- Saving vs. investing
- Know what you own & what you owe
- Eliminate debt
- Start small
- Understand risk
- Diversify
- Asset allocation
- Rebalance your assets
- Get investment advice
- Brokers
- Advisers
- Questions to ask
- Investment products
- Cash & cash equivalents
- Bonds
- Stocks
- Mutual funds
- Other investments
- Retirement plans
- Employee-sponsored 401(k) plans
- Self-directed IRAs
- The investment lifecycle
- Understand fees
- Avoid fraud and scams
- Resources
- Screens: 100
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0027-026-01
- Introduction
- How to Manage Deployment Separation
- What You Need to Prepare
- Medical Concerns
- Surviving the Separation
- How to Manage Stress During Separation
- Welcome Home
- When the Service Member Comes Home
- Need for Communication
- How to Help Children Manage
- Where to Get Additional Help
- Military Hotlines and Websites
- Health, Education and Career Resources
- Screens: 050
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0112-100-01
- Fraud Explained
- Identity Theft
- Preventing Identity Theft
- Email Scams
- Types of Email Scams
- Avoiding Email Scams
- Online Shopping Safety
- Senior Fraud
- Types of Senior Fraud
- Senior Fraud Checklist
- Senior Investment Schemes Checklist
- Charity Scams
- Credit Card Scams
- Mortgage Fraud
- Investment Fraud
- Medicare Fraud
- Tax Fraud
- Resources
- Screens: 100
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0701-026-01
- Fire alarm installation
- Fire extinguisher use
- Kitchen fires
- Electricity safety
- Power tool safety
- Lawnmower safety
- Shoveling snow safety
- Ladder safety
- Holiday fire safety (Christmas trees)
- Accidental poisoning safety
- Screens: 150
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0357-026-01
Advanced eGuides
Enhance your app with advanced eGuides (not included in the base offer).
- Transition GPS: Guide to Successful Separation is developed to aid active-duty Service members and Reserve Component members through the Transition GPS process. The eGuide has sections on each of the following:
- The TAP concept and process
- Career Readiness Standards (CRS)
- The TAP timeline for milestones
- Education and Training
- Academic Planning
- Financial Aid
- Education Resources
- Employment and Career
- Creating an Individual Transition Plan (ITP)
- Credentialing
- Reserves
- Employment Opportunities
- Employment Resources
- Financial Security
- Creating a Transition Budget
- Entitlements
- Loans
- Life Insurance
- Pay, Compensation and Pensions
- Financial Resources
- Health and Well-Being
- Stress and the Effects of Career Change
- Health Insurance Coverage and Options
- VA Health Care
- Health Resources
- Housing and Relocation
- Planning your Move
- VA Home Loans and Grants
- Checklist
- Screens: 373
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0571-026-01
- Intro
- Resiliency
- A reminder to leaders
- Fatigue
- What is fatigue?
- Fatigue countermeasures
- Tips to handle unavoidable sleep loss
- Nutrition
- Eating a nutritious diet
- Relaxation
- Relaxation techniques
- Self-actualization
- Spiritual well-being
- Spiritual resiliency
- Family
- What is family resiliency?
- Total well-being
- Thrive under pressure
- Work/life balance
- Military/relationship transition
- Military/relationship transition assessment
- Stress
- What is stress?
- Source of military stress
- Signals of stress
- Dangerous signals of stress
- Stress paths
- Stress outcomes
- Functional impairments
- What is a stress reaction?
- Time course of normal coping and adaptation
- Stress reactions vs. stress injuries
- 4 sources of stress injury
- The combat operational stress continuum
- Assessment
- Stress assessment
- The combat operational stress flowchart
- Intervention recommendations
- Resilient leaders
- Hardiness
- Common leader mistakes
- Resources
- Screens: 250
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0598-026-01
- Introduction
- Maintenance Preparation
- January Tasks
- February Tasks
- March Tasks
- April Tasks
- May Tasks
- June Tasks
- July Tasks
- August Tasks
- September Tasks
- October Tasks
- November Tasks
- December Tasks
- Service Contractors
- Resources
- Screens: 207
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0734-026-01
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