Million Dollar Sailor Program Trains Lincoln Sailors
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wesley T. Buckett, USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | |
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By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class
The course is designed for service members and their families who want to become more financially stable. The class covered topics such as financial goal setting and implementation, debt reduction, saving, investing and long-term wealth building.
"The Million Dollar Sailor program is used to educate Sailors on properly managing their finances," said
According to Smith, with the course's training, Sailors and their families can develop skills to benefit themselves and give them the knowledge they need to stay stable for the rest of their lives.
"Sailors are encouraged to bring their spouses to the classes," said Smith. "This is important as well because while Sailors are deployed, their spouses can continue to properly manage the finances."
Operations Specialist Seaman
"My department was where I first heard of the program and I was immediately interested," said Barraza. "Hopefully this will allow me to manage my finances more efficiently to stay out of debt. I learned a few things about money handling that I didn't know before."
The two-day interactive program was developed by getting a wide range of ideas from several professionals from different areas.
"This program originated in
The course is one of 16 Personal Financial Management Programs offered at FFSC. Any service member who is interested in learning how to take better care of their money can take the course.
"With tools learned from the program, a Sailor could potentially be a millionaire by the time they plan to retire from the
Lincoln is currently undergoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of
Lincoln is the fifth ship of the Nimitz class to undergo an RCOH, a major life-cycle milestone. Once RCOH is complete, Lincoln will be one of the most modern and technologically advanced Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet and will continue to be a vital part of the nation's defense.
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