AmberN
09-17-2007, 18:19
For those of you who are not allowed to use myspace while on government computers, there is a similar site which is endorced by the army. This is the article I got from the forum the wives in my husband's unit set up. The site looks a lot like this one but its for all military members...not just medical.
Check out WWW.MILITARY-SPACE.ORG
We have recently been featured with local news channel CBS2 out of Boise, Idaho. We want to thank channel 2 for taking the time to get the word out! To view the story copy and paste link:
For Video
http://www.2news.tv/news/9726612.html?video=YHI&t=a
By Kiersten Throndsen
http://www.2news.tv/news/9726612.html#
For the families of soldiers deployed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan finding ways to stay connected to their soldier isn't always easy. But now a couple of guys from Nampa are working to change that, trying to make that distance seem shorter.
"It started out as a hobby," said Brian Eilers.
Eilers never expected his website would become so popular.
"Once he told is friends, their friends told their friends, and it just sky rocketed into more than a hobby, it turned into military support website," he told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
Three months ago from his bedroom computer, Eilers, who was in the Army, and his buddy Jeff Matheny, who's deployed in Iraq right now, launched Military-Space.
"We've had a lot of experience both Jeff and I of being away from our families, and so to have other families say this is the spot we want to visit with our families has meant a lot," said Eilers.
Military-Space lets families and their soldiers stay connected while fighting overseas. Eilers says all the information is secure, and the Army even endorses it.
"All the different families were saying 'hey well if we can't talk to our families while they are over there on MySpace, let's go to this site and see how this works,'" Eilers explained.
Aside from blogs, live chat rooms, and personal pages, Military-Space also has teams of volunteers who write letters, and even send care packages to the soldiers.
"It's providing something to soldiers who may not necessarily have family that can send them letters or send the things they need like socks, tooth paste, stuff like that," Eilers told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
Most importantly Eilers says it's a way for soldiers and their families to stay connected and to show there are people who care.
Eilers says in just one week membership on the site grew from 10 to more than 400 members, across the country.
Military-Space is currently waiting for their non-profit status to be approved.
Check out WWW.MILITARY-SPACE.ORG
We have recently been featured with local news channel CBS2 out of Boise, Idaho. We want to thank channel 2 for taking the time to get the word out! To view the story copy and paste link:
For Video
http://www.2news.tv/news/9726612.html?video=YHI&t=a
By Kiersten Throndsen
http://www.2news.tv/news/9726612.html#
For the families of soldiers deployed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan finding ways to stay connected to their soldier isn't always easy. But now a couple of guys from Nampa are working to change that, trying to make that distance seem shorter.
"It started out as a hobby," said Brian Eilers.
Eilers never expected his website would become so popular.
"Once he told is friends, their friends told their friends, and it just sky rocketed into more than a hobby, it turned into military support website," he told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
Three months ago from his bedroom computer, Eilers, who was in the Army, and his buddy Jeff Matheny, who's deployed in Iraq right now, launched Military-Space.
"We've had a lot of experience both Jeff and I of being away from our families, and so to have other families say this is the spot we want to visit with our families has meant a lot," said Eilers.
Military-Space lets families and their soldiers stay connected while fighting overseas. Eilers says all the information is secure, and the Army even endorses it.
"All the different families were saying 'hey well if we can't talk to our families while they are over there on MySpace, let's go to this site and see how this works,'" Eilers explained.
Aside from blogs, live chat rooms, and personal pages, Military-Space also has teams of volunteers who write letters, and even send care packages to the soldiers.
"It's providing something to soldiers who may not necessarily have family that can send them letters or send the things they need like socks, tooth paste, stuff like that," Eilers told CBS 2 Eyewitness News.
Most importantly Eilers says it's a way for soldiers and their families to stay connected and to show there are people who care.
Eilers says in just one week membership on the site grew from 10 to more than 400 members, across the country.
Military-Space is currently waiting for their non-profit status to be approved.