FORT STEWART -- Did you know that Family Readiness Groups have been around since the Revolutionary War days? Families have always been an important facet of Military life and yes, FRGs as we know them to be today have changed a lot since General George Washington was around.
The staff at Army Community Service assists Soldiers, Spouses, Families and FRGs every day and a very interesting part of this, is a vast number of Spouses and some Soldiers really don't know what a FRG is or can do for them.
According to Army Regulation 608-1, dated March 13, 2013 an FRG is a Commander's Program and defined as "A command-sponsored organization of Soldiers, Civilian employee's, Family Members and volunteers belonging to a unit."
Over the past decade the United States Army and this beloved division has deployed multiple times. Spouses, Families and loved ones watched as their Soldiers departed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan and it was the dedicated volunteers of unit's FRGs that kept information flowing, shared a shoulder to cry on and supported each other.
Now we have units departing for training missions in Germany, Poland, units serving in Qatar and who knows what the future holds. An FRG can help you in your military experience, help you build relationships and help you develop skills that you can actually place on a resume.
You see FRGs matter and we need you! We need you to talk how FRGs help one another, talk about the fun experiences, talk about the wonderful support offered and start recruiting more volunteers. FRGs are a viable part of our military culture and can also increase the resilience of our military spouses.
The team at ACS stands ready to support our volunteers and unit commanders. We can assess your FRG operations and even conduct teambuilding events that will help build camaraderie.
Remember how we stated FRGs have been around since the Revolutionary War? Well it appears that Martha Washington held receptions for our newly arrived men and women, visiting dignitaries and visiting member of Congress.
Even though FRGs have changed a lot since then, it also appears Martha Washington really understood that FRGs mattered.
For questions about your Family Readiness Group please contact ACS at Fort Stewart (912) 767-1257 or Hunter Army Airfield (912) 315-6816.
Other organizations that provide assistance to Soldiers and Families during Army Life: Military OneSource, Army OneSource, Comprehensive Soldier Family Fitness (CSF2), Army National Guard Family Program, Army Reserve Family Programs, Family Readiness Groups, Chaplain, Military Life Consultants, Behavioral Health (Social Work Service, Psychiatry,& Psychology), Red Cross, Department of Veteran Affairs, etc.
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