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3/7 Family Readiness Info


Lori A Rogers
3RD Battalion 7TH Marines Family Readiness Officer
Bldg. 1427 Office
Day Phone: 760-830-6638
Email Lori @lori.rogers@usmc.mil

Letter from the FRO

Friends and Families of 3D Battalion 7TH Marines,

I wanted to take a few minutes to say hello and make sure you all are aware of the sources of information available to all of you. The Battalion is moving fast and working hard to prepare for the upcoming deployment.

We are adding a parent’s link onto our website to allow all the parents to have a place to go for information that would be helpful for all of you to assist your Marine/Sailor in preparing for deployment. The website address for our Battalion is: www.i-mef.usmc.mil/div.7mar/3bn/ . Here you will find LINKS for parents, single Marine/Sailor checklist, and other resources that become available for the parents of our wonderful Marines and Sailors. We are also working on a 3/7 Facebook page that I will send out all the information for once we have it up and established.

Another resource for the parents to obtain information would be the Battalion hotline. The hotline proved to be a wonderful form of communication during the last deployment so we will be using this avenue with this deployment as well. The hotline number is: 1-800-759-7602 option 3. We will begin to update this hotline very soon to ensure the latest information available is out there for all of you.

The Mass Communication Tool will be used to communicate important information or official communication to all the families who have been designated by their Marine/Sailor to receive information. This tool allows information to be sent out to all the contacts for the Battalion at one time by email and or phone. You will also receive a good majority of communication from my email as well.

Finally we will be sending the newsletter out hard copy during this deployment. The first trial run of this will be with the February newsletter that will be put together this month. I expect to have the newsletter done and hitting the press by the last week of February.

In conclusion, I want to make sure you know that I am here and if you should have any questions, please never hesitate to ask. There is no such thing as a stupid question!!!!!!! I wish you all well!!!!

Sincerely,
Your FRO

Lori Rogers
Lori.rogers@usmc.mil
760-830-6638

Family Readiness Officer

Hello, from your Family Readiness Officer of 3RD Battalion 7TH Marines. The summer is coming to a close and school is getting ready to start for all of those who have school aged children. As the summer comes to a close we have the Marines/Sailors of the Battalion gearing up for Bridgeport to do some wonderful training. As we prepare for them to leave we are working hard to ensure that all family information is up to date. If you have any changes of address, phone number, or email address please email me, lori.rogers@usmc.mil to ensure that I have your latest information. Never hesitate to let me know if you need some information or just have a question. I am here to assist all of you to ensure that you have a pleasant and successful journey here at 3RD Battalion 7TH Marines!!!

Your FRO,
Lori Rogers



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.


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.


Lori Rogers
760- 830-6638

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VOICE OF THE VOLUNTEER SURVEY

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As part of the HQMC communications initiative, please take a moment to answer a few questions regarding the Family Readiness Program. The survey will be available and will only be accessible between 23 Feb and 6 March. Great opportunity for your voice to be heard.

www.readiness-survey.com.
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