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Staying Connected Over the Holidays

How to use AOK to share key information, schedule check-ins and well wishes, and stay in touch with your team

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Updated: October 2025

Muster Up! 2024

As we wrap up 2024, the Adyton team wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to each of you. Your feedback and partnership have been instrumental in shaping the many exciting features we launched this year. We’re proud of how far AOK has come and even prouder of how it continues to help you lead, support, and strengthen your teams.

With the holidays approaching, a season that can be both joyful and demanding, it’s more important than ever to keep communication open and your people connected. This special edition of Muster Up! highlights simple ways to use AOK to share vital information, check in with your teams, and spread some holiday cheer.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

  • Post important information to your Bulletin Board

  • Schedule check-ins and holiday messages

  • Access your team’s contact info to reach out directly

Share Key Information on Your Bulletin Board

Keep your teams informed and essential contacts right at their fingertips using AOK’s Bulletin Board feature.

You can post important numbers, updates, and instructions so your team always has what they need, when they need it.

Ideas for what to post:

  • Chaplain contact and mental health support resources

  • Suicide prevention hotlines and information

  • Chain of command contacts

  • Designated driver and transportation options

  • JAG/legal assistance

  • Travel and emergency assistance

Remember: Only app users can access the Bulletin Board. Not one yet? Follow this guide to become an app user and get connected.

Each All Hands group and individual team has its own bulletin board, so you can share updates and announcements with exactly the right audience.

Schedule Check-Ins & Well Wishes

Keep your team connected with scheduled messages; perfect for sending updates, encouragement, or reminders, even when you’re away.

Here’s how to schedule a message:

  1. Create your Broadcast or Request for Info.

  2. Click Schedule at the bottom left of the Create a Message page.

  3. Select Pick a Date and Time, then choose when you’d like it to send.

  4. Once your message looks good, click Schedule RFI in the bottom right corner.

Ideas for Holiday Season Messages

Not sure what to schedule? Here are a few ideas:

  • Check in with your team over the holidays.

  • Share support and well wishes.

  • Announce social events, meals, or community activities.

  • Remind everyone about upcoming PT requirements or training opportunities (and maybe a Turkey Trot or two!).

  • Highlight available health and wellness resources.

Get Your Holiday Communications Ready

Make sure your team feels informed and supported during the holidays.

Start scheduling your holiday messages now to take full advantage of AOK’s scheduling tools.

Access your team's contact info

Want to connect more directly? Use AOK’s People directory to reach out to your team members by text or phone call.

You can check in, send congratulations for promotions, or celebrate new births all directly through the app.

To access your team members' profiles:

  1. Tap the three lines in the top left corner to open the navigation menu.

  2. Select People.

  3. Search for a name or scroll to find the person you’re looking for (you’ll see an arrow on the right for profiles you can view).

  4. Tap their name to open their profile and view their contact details.

  5. Reach out and connect!

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