Mentoring

Mentoring is a relationship in which knowledge and skills are shared between members in a way in which everyone benefits. Often a more senior person is mentoring a junior person, but mentorship can happen between any two individuals. Mentoring will help Airmen and Guardians discover their strengths by achieving their full potential through a structured, trusting mentoring relationship.

Find a mentor and become a mentor! It’s easy to do both by registering in MyVector. In 2021, we completely redesigned the Mentoring platform in MyVector based on your feedback. New features include:

Ability to self-identify as someone seeking a mentor or someone who wants to be a mentor
Track the status of their mentoring requests
Updated Resources page
Enhanced messaging capability that allows users to send messages to mentors
Additional search filters:
ethnicity, race, disability, Exceptional Family Members Program (EFMP), MAJCOM, organizations, and ranks
Ability for mentees to share documents with mentor
Sister Service mentor/mentee enabled capability
CFM ability to assign mentors to mentees (Spring 2022)

Log into MyVector, check out the new capabilities, and find your mentor today at https://myvector.us.af.mil!

Navy Reserve Force Judge Capt. William Bailey on Reporting Mental Health and Military Law 1-2

Commander, Navy Reserve Force

Video by Chief Petty Officer Elisandro Diaz

Aug. 3, 2023 | 16:42

Capt. William J. Bailey, Jr., Force Judge Advocate, Commander, Navy Reserve Force, Deputy Director, Navy Reserve Law Program, answers concerns from Sailors on the legal impact of seeking help for mental health on their Naval careers.

Capt. Bailey answers the following questions:

Fact or Myth: I’ll lose my security clearance if I report a mental health concern.

Fact or Myth: I won’t be able to deploy if I seek mental health care, list a mental health concern on an assessment, or have a mental health diagnosis.

Fact or Myth: I’ll get kicked out of the Navy if I get help for mental health.

Fact or Myth: Can my Chain of Command support me in reporting and seeking help for mental health concerns and if so how?

Question: Is seeking and receiving help for mental health important for Warfighting Readiness?

Question: What mental health resources are available to Sailors?

Question: How can Triads help their Sailors reporting mental health concerns?

Question: How can Sailors seek help and mentorship from their commands? More

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