New Social Networking Web Site for the Military Community
Dec 31 2008
Visit MyVetwork to join or to get more information.
While some existing web sites allow military personnel to post their service records, provide lengthy lists of links to service providers or, in some cases, are merely online military “shopping malls,” MyVetwork invites active duty, retired, and veteran military members and their families to build their own community and interact on multiple levels of shared interests. The community is built upon a dynamic customized platform that matches passions, experiences, needs and interests specific to people in the military and those who support them, providing the basis for a community that’s shaped by and for its members.
Member profiles make it easy for participants to find others with similar interests; make peer-to-peer recommendations; locate long lost buddies; find other parents of wounded veterans eager to exchange critical information; look for support from someone who has “walked in their boots;” give, receive mentoring or career advice; and exchange information on a virtually unlimited number of topics.
Every new MyVetwork membership instantly helps others. As the community builds, the collective resources are enriched, increasing the breadth of possible matches on a broad range of needs and topics.
In addition to the large VSO’s, some of the groups that have a presence on MyVetwork at launch include:
- VET Foundation (Careers and transition)
- Students Veterans of America (Education)
- Army Wife Talk Radio (Families)
- The Coming Home Project; Strategic Outreach for Families of all Reservists (SOFAR); (Health)
- Vets4Vets; Academy Women (Support)
