Posted on Dec 28, 2020
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I want to start a female mentorship program in my company. I've manage to come up with a few reasonable ideas, but I feel like I need more in order to allow the program to benefit female Soldiers. Does anyone have any experience standing up this type of program, or any useful ideas/recommendations?
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LTC Jason Mackay
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There doesn't need to be a "program". All you need is a senior and a junior that are willing to participate. You could facilitate this by asking for seniors that want to mentor and juniors seeking a mentor. You could set up the meeting at a no host event at the club. Mentors and Mentees paired, then let them figure out how they will sustain it between quarterly no host events at the club.
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thank you for the input sir. That is definitely a different approach than what I initially thought, but I do like the concept of it. I'll definitely bring it up to the other person that is responsible for coordinating this program to see their thoughts
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SGT (Join to see) it has to be genuine, sustainable, and unforced to work
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Maybe this will help. See if your base already has a Sisters in Arms program or female mentorship program. Look into this to get ideas if nothing exists.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.army.mil/article-amp/215841/mentorship_program_provides_support_to_army_women
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thank you! I'll definitely give this a look. It seems to be right in line of what we are trying to create
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SGT (Join to see) Has this been approved? At my civilian job, during lunch, I would teach woman co-workers with some guys attending, the fundamentals of money management. I would teach about 401K's, IRA's, company matching, saving, living beneath your needs, investing, stock and bond no load, low cost mutual funds, etc. You can ask your female soldiers what they would like to know to advance in their career and civilian life.
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The concept has been approved. I am currently working out the fine details. All of the ideas that you mentioned are great. I'll definitely figure out a way to implement them somehow
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