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What is the Family Readiness Program (FRP)? The FRP is for all Active Duty Personnel. If you're single or married, deployed, TAD, etc… FRP is defined as:
• OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
Facilitating two-way communications between the command, Marines/sailors, and families (defined as spouses, children, parents, grandparents, or anyone who is significant to the Single & Married Active Duty Member) regarding unit, personal, and family readiness information and requirements.
• INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
Providing Marines and their families (as defined above) with information regarding, and answering questions relating to, the many services and resources.
• MARINE AND FAMILY Readiness & Deployment Support (RDS)
Assisting Marines in creating stable, resilient, self-sufficient families through prevention and intervention education.
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Family Readiness Command Team (FRCT)
The FR Command Team executes the unit FRP, and includes the Commander, Commander's spouse (optional), executive officer, sergeant major (or senior enlisted personnel) and his spouse (optional), Chaplain, FRO, Deputy FRO (as needed), Family Readiness Advisors, Family Readiness Assistants, and Morale Support Volunteers
Qualities of Family Readiness Volunteers:
• Be supportive of the USMC and the core values of the Corps: Honor, Courage, and Commitment
• Be caring, compassionate, mature, and a good listener
• Be willing to adhere to strict rules of CONFIDENTIALITY
• Be a positive role model!
What are the Volunteer Positions?
Family Readiness Advisors & Assistants
Unit Family Readiness Advisors and Assistants shall be screened, interviewed, selected and appointed by the commander, and trained by installation MCFTB staff.
Their primary mission is to support the FRO in their official Unit Family Readiness responsibilities (eg. welcoming families, information and referral, providing feedback from families, etc.)
To increase effectiveness, Unit FRV should be diverse and comprise of both officer and enlisted spouses, as well as parents/extended family members. The duties of FRA & FR Advisors are distinctly different than those of Morale Support Volunteers.
As such, Unit FRA & Advisors shall not be additionally assigned Morale Support Responsibilities.
Morale Support Volunteer
Unit Morale Support Volunteers support event-driven requirements of the unit (eg. Planning and executing holiday parties, family days, etc.).
Such volunteer services are distinctly separate from those of the Unit Family Readiness Advisors and assistants.
Morale Support Volunteers shall not be additionally assigned official Unit Family Readiness Program responsibilities.
FAMILY READINESS VOLUNTEERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PRIVACY ACT. Please call the FRO if you would like to volunteer! Your support is welcomed and encouraged.
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