What is Family Readiness?

Family Readiness is when families are prepared and equipped with the skills and tools to successfully meet the challenges of military life.

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Becoming “Family Ready” and staying “Family Strong” is something that the entire Family starts to do long before the announcement of mobilization and deployment orders are cut. Staying Family Strong starts now, and must be prepared for and maintained throughout the Soldiers career.

▪ As a Family – Know that the Soldier and the Family must work together to deal with the challenges of being an Army Family.

▪ With the Unit – Understand the overall objective of service in the military and become fully appreciative of the demands that exist for Soldiers.

▪ To Programs, Agencies, Organizations and Resources – Know the various agencies and resources that are available to Soldiers and Family members.

“The health of our all-volunteer force, or Soldier-volunteers, our Family-volunteers, depends on the health of the Family … I can assure you that your Army leadership understands the important contributions each and every one of you makes. We need to make sure we step up and provide the support Families need so the Army Family stays healthy and ready.”

It is extremely important that the Soldier’s spouse / family members provide current contact information (telephone numbers and email addresses) to the FRG and/or Rear Detachment Command Teams so they can be included in the official flow of information . In addition when the spouse / family member leaves the area, please notify the Rear Detachment so there is never a loss in the ability to contact the family should a need arise.