OIF/OEF Vets

[lilo]

Outward Bound, an international non-profit outdoor education program, is offering fully funded outdoor adventure excursions to all OEF/OIF veterans.
It doesn't matter what your current military status is (active, inactive, discharged, retired) - you're eligible to attend as long as you deployed in support of OEF/OIF combat operations while in the military.
These five-day excursions offer adventure activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, canyoneering, canoeing, and dog sledding in beautiful wilderness areas in Maine, Texas, Colorado, California, and Minnesota.
Scheduled courses from Sep 08-Feb 09 are listed below, and future courses will be scheduled soon. All expedition costs for lodging, equipment, food, and instruction are completely funded by a multi-million dollar Sierra Club grant, including the participants'
round-trip transportation between home and the wilderness site. The excursion is offered at no cost to the participant.
To sign up for one of the prescheduled courses, please contact Doug Hayward at 1-866-669-2362, ext. 8387, or simply e-mail him at obvets@outwardbound.org <mailtobvets@outwardbound.org> . To learn more about the OEF/OIF program, visit the website at www.outwardboundwilderness.org/veterans.html
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dbou <http://www.outwardbou/> ndwilderness.org/veterans.html> . You can also contact two of our retired Judge Advocates, Joe and Amy Frisk, who are working for Outward Bound on this incredible program at vetsor@outwardbound.org <mailto:vetsor@outwardbound.org> , or at (303) 968-4420.

OPEN ENROLLMENT COURSES FOR 2008/2009
OUTWARD BOUND OEF/OIF WAR VETERANS EXPEDITIONS
Leadville, Colorado: Backpacking and Rock Climbing in the Colorado Rockies
* September 3-7, 2008
* October 4-8, 2008
Newry, Maine: Backpacking and Canoeing
* October 7-11, 2008
* October 19-23, 2008
Big Bend, Texas: Back packing and Cayoneering
* November 2-6, 2008
* November 15-19, 2008
Joshua Tree National Monument, California: Backpacking and Rock Climbing
* December 3-7, 2008
* December 14-18, 2008
Ely, Minnesota: Dog Sledding
* February 3-7, 2009

Sherri
Sherri Hrovatin
Military Relationship Manager
Military OneSource
(414) 525-9245 office
(414) 433-1953 fax
(414) 550-9245 mobile

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[m0tbaillie]

"IMPORTANT: The sender intends that this electronic message is for exclusive use by the person to whom it is addressed. This message may contain information that is confidential or privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or the use of its contents, is prohibited."

Posted on a public Internet forum?

Awesome, nonetheless.

 

[Schnugg]

From their web site.

Thank you for your interest in the Outward Bound OEF/OIF Vets program. Due to overwhelming demand, we are no longer accepting applications for our current offerings. When we reopen the application process you will be notified.
We apologize for any inconvenience, and we regret that we are unable to accommodate your request. If you have already submitted an application, you are in the queue for participating on a course and we will be in touch. You are not on a course until you receive and return our Enrollment Packets. If you haven’t filled out and returned an Enrollment Packet you are not on your course.
Many people who apply to our programs do not attend for a variety of reasons. As slots become available we will be sending out more Enrollment Packets to those applicants in the order in which they were received.
We are currently in the process of expanding our capacity for courses. We hope to have this schedule completed by late 2008. Please visit our Veterans Program website for regular updates and the schedule once it is released:
http://www.outwardboundwilderness.org/veterans.html
Please be aware that the program is only open to OEF/OIF vets, not spouses or dependants unless they also deployed in support of those operations. We anticipate that this stipulation will be in effect for the remainder of the program.
Thank you again for your interest in the program!

I suspect this is aimed at combat vets who may be having a hard time fitting back into general public life.

 

[FLYTPAY]

I suspect this is aimed at combat vets who may be having a hard time fitting back into general public life.

Sounds like the poor kid going to ERAU in DB might need to bookmark this one then Also, hopefully they do not take your kidneys while you are in the wilderness. Seriously though it is great to see a program designed to touch the lives of traumatized military members who need a boost.