CHAPTER 5
Family Support Publications and References
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PUBLICATIONS
The Army's primary family readiness guidance is contained in DA Pamphlet 608-47, A Guide to Establishing Family Readiness Groups, August 1993. This 25-page document advises commanders and family readiness leaders on the responsibilities and objectives of family support organizations. It outlines limitations on family support volunteers and provides some examples of telephone techniques. The pamphlet is not intended, however, to be a "how-to" guide, and many of the specifics of Family Readiness Groups are not covered by DA guidance.
Unit commanders and their staffs have filled this gap by locally publishing techniques and procedures in regulations and family readiness materials. Commanders of Task Force Eagle units and Operation INTRINSIC ACTION units have produced excellent resources for use by unit-level Family Readiness Group leaders. Fort Hood Pamphlet 608-3, Family Support Guide to Deployment, April 1998, includes very detailed information on handling a variety of deployment and predeployment problems, as well as guidance on family concerns and financial management. In addition, families of Task Force Eagle units were issued a "Quick Reference Guide" that summarized "immediate actions" for a whole host of common family problems. At Fort Stewart, the division produced a local regulation (Fort Stewart Pamphlet 608-1, Family Readiness Group System, March 1994) that provides clear and detailed guidance on family readiness policies and techniques, and includes worksheets, templates, and other FRG aids.
The below publications, as well as other locally produced checklists, SOPs, and pamphlets, provide ways for unit-level Family Readiness Groups to enhance FRG activities for the benefit of members of the Army Family.
REFERENCES
Products
and Pamphlets
CALL
Bulletin No. 91-2, The
Yellow Ribbon,
1991
DA
Pam 608-47, A
Guide to Establishing Family Support Groups,
1993
Ft
Stewart Pam 608-1, Family
Support Group System,
1994
Ft
Hood Pam 608-3, Family
Support Guide to Deployment,
1998
1st
Cav Div Circular, Quick
Reference Guide,
1998
Ft
Stewart ACS Pam, Family
Readiness Group: Training for Leaders,
1998
Ft
Stewart ACS Pam, Rear
Detachment Commander's Handbook,
1998
Related
Army Publications
ANGR
600-12, National
Guard Family Programs
AR
27-3, Legal
Assistance
AR
58-1, Management,
Acquisition, and Use of Administrative Motor Vehicles
AR
210-1, Private
Organizations on DA Installations and Official Participation in Private Organizations
AR
215-1, Administration
of Army Morale Welfare and Recreation Activities and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities
AR
340-21, The
Army Privacy Program
AR
385-40, Accident
Reporting and Records
AR
600-75, Exceptional
Family Member Program
AR
608-1, Army
Community Service Program
DA
Pam 352-5, The
Army Family - A Partnership
DA
Pam 360-525, Family
Assistance Handbook for Mobilization
DA
Pam 360-531, Your
Personal Affairs - A Checklist
DA
Pam 608-28, Handbook
on Volunteers in Army Community Service
DA
Pam 608-43, A
Guide to Family Member Predeployment Briefings
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