This is a collaboration of efforts and best practices from frg leaders, family. A somber reality of todays army, many frg leaders may deal with a casualty in their unit. The army frg website provides commanders and frg leaders with a secure way to communicate information to their units soldiers and their family members 247 from anywhere in the world. Use this comprehensive handbook to guide you through your role and responsibilities as an frg leader. This army family readiness group leaders handbook is designed to be used by family readiness. Consider becoming the frg leader, secretary, treasurer or a committee chairperson. Readiness support assistants, command teams and army community service. This book is your toolkit to gain a good understanding of your roles and responsibilities. Army family readiness group leaders handbook designed to be used by frg leaders in the active.
Family readiness group ausa presentation heather leiby, imcom g9. Administration administration documents operations administration documents for operations resources. Group frg leaders in the active, guard, and reserve. Center for army lessons learned us army combined arms center. The army frg leader s handbook was designed to assist active and reserve component family readiness group frg leaders in their mission of helping army families toward greater selfsufficiency. Soldiers, and family members handbook helps families prepare for the phases of the arforgen cycle, providing tips, ideas and resources. I learned more about frg today then i did during the. Readiness essentials for army leaders association of the. Army rear detachment commanders handbook describes how leadership and frgs individually and in partnership support soldiers and family members through the arforgen cycle process. The commander needs to lead the soldier and family readiness group, said lewis.
According to the armys guide to establishing family support groups, frgs are a time honored. The secretary of the army recently reshaped frgs as a result of feedback from the field to ensure they were meeting the needs of todays army. This army family readiness group leader s handbook is designed to be used by family readiness group frg leaders in the active, guard, and reserve components. Smart book resources frg sop samples and checklists. Army onesource is a single web portal providing important, credible and uptodate information in one location for army soldiers and family members to access at any time of day, regardless of component or geographical location. The company commanders spouse battle book army war college. Battle book for the company commander spouse this handbook. Smart book resources frg sop samples and checklists book. Center for army lessons learned analyst tim wilson conducts the lessons learned for s3s and xos elective course for u. Army nco leaders book item covering the chain of concern.
Strong familyfamily supportfree parkmilitary spousearmy lifefundraisersplanninggroupcoffee. The handbook provides updated information regarding frgs. Determination of frg leadership is up to the commander. Soldier and family readiness groups army wife network. For example, in an army frg, there may be opportunities, depending on your unit, to be on the phone tree committee, phone tree point of contact, newsletter editor, special events committee, hospitalitywelcome committee. The new setup and smart book make a huge difference. For example, in an army frg, there may be opportunities, depending on your unit, to. Army command and general staff college students from his. By establishing a unit vfrg site, commanders and frg leaders can provide information, photosvideos, downloadable files, and more to the soldiers of the unit. Army nco leaders book item covering team squad section and platoon training deployment sequence of events suggested u. I did the frg duty as a liaison between the group leader and my reserve unit. Component family readiness group frg leaders in their mission of helping. Army to uncover revamped family readiness training for leaders. The army is rebooting its family readiness groups to make a shift from.
Heres why the army is changing its family readiness groups. The sfrg leaders handbook can either be the existing armywide handbook or. Army nco leaders book item covering the deployment sequence of events counseling data sheet suggested u. This guide will give you many of the resources needed to be successful in your position. Dealing with deployments 4 advice, tools, and tips on leading your frg through an operational deployment. Frg funds and fundraising 2 tips on documenting your frg funds, plus some great fundraising ideas. The army frg leaders handbook was designed to assist active and reserve.
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