User:Robbilynd

About me
I grew up in Montana in a small town, living on a farm and ranch, eventually moving out to Seattle at the age of 18. At the age of 19, I started my career in timeshare sales which I was blessed to have had the opportunity to work with some of the best in the industry. With their guidance, my career flourished. After 20 years, I decided to make a change. In 2019, I started Medical Assistant training, and simultaneously, Covid-19 became a household name. After graduating, I have found helping others is where my heart is meant to be and currently, I am working towards becoming an RN.

My Wikipedia Interests
Being a career woman, an interest that I have had over the years was to climb the corporate ladder. Now, my interest is to focus on studying to achieve my dream of becoming a nurse.

Working in healthcare, I have learned that misinformation about Covid-19 has become a pandemic amongst itself. I wish I was able to clear up any misconceptions that have been spread by various unreliable sources. Unfortunately, it will take more than one person or community working together to beat this. Continuing to wear a face mask, maintain good hand hygiene, and practice social distancing is the best way to protect yourself and others.

Article Evaluation
I was interested in the information I would find on Wikipedia in regards to domestic violence in relationships, more specifically, domestic violence in the US Military. I visited the Intimate partner violence and U.S. military populations article on Wikipedia and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: Reliable References, Structure of the Wikipedia Article, and Point of View.

Reliable References
The material written was thorough and was referenced by multiple, reliable sources which I found are up to date and most recently August 2021. I do wish the author would have included additional references with more information in regards to their brief mention of the “Military Anti-Discrimination Act” which allows service members to file claims against the US military for cases of discrimination.

Structure of the Wikipedia Article
I found the article detailed; however, having additional statistics from an outside source would have helped make the article more credible. To enhance the integrity of the information, I would also like to see the success rates for the various programs the Department of Defense provides US military spouses and their families. Are the programs effective?

Point of View
As someone who has a personal understanding of the inner workings of the US military when it comes to domestic violence when I read this article I found it to provide a neutral point of view. It gives a modest overview without any biased perspective.

Summary
Overall, I would rate this Wikipedia page as very good. I feel it is a great source of detailed information for an individual or class who is interested in researching domestic violence in the US military, as it has valuable facts with multiple, reliable sources. It appears as though the page is updated frequently, which keeps the information up to date.