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Family Readiness

Helping You Prepare

Ready for what, you ask? Anything. The National Guard Family Program strives to make sure that you, the Family, are prepared for whatever may be ahead of you, no matter what phase you are currently traveling through. Through training and education with the National Guard Family Program, Guard Members and Guard Families are fully prepared for that challenge, whether it is before, during or after deployment.

Family Readiness is the level of awareness Families and their Guard Members have in preparation for that call to state or federal active duty. Whether your Guardsman is attending a military school, providing state or local disaster relief, or defending freedom, our Family Readiness Program is invaluable in providing the concentrated military support that is critical throughout the deployment cycle.

To aid you in navigating through this military life, the Six Steps to Family Readiness have been developed. Each step addresses challenges, victories, and support networks provided to you, the Families, and the Guard Members. We believe if Steps 1 through 3 are followed, Steps 4 through 6 will be much smoother for the Families and the Guard Members.

Step 1: In Processing

We know that your welfare and well-being are contributing factors in a Guard Member's ability to effectively perform their assigned mission. In-Processing kicks off your partnership with the National Guard.

Step 2: Welcome Briefing

The Welcome Briefing introduces you to the basics of working with the unit command and the Family Readiness Group (FRG)/Key Volunteer Program. It is designed to help you learn more about life as part of the National Guard Family and your loved one’s unit and mission.

Step 3: Training

Training, or Military Lifestyle, is an ongoing process that permeates each step of your Guard Member’s military career. This step prepares you for Step 4, Pre-Deployment, but it is also a step in Family Readiness that can be taken before, during, or after deployment.

Step 4: Pre-Deployment

Sending your Guard Member off on their mission can be a rollercoaster of emotions. Knowing everyone is taken care of and all paperwork is in order brings the Family together, and helps Guard Members prepare to serve.

Step 5: Deployment

It's a time of changes and challenges, and you'll need to ensure that all the information you organized in Step 4 is readily available and clear for every member of your Family. There are easy, every day things you can do to meet the responsibilities of deployment.

Step 6: Reunion

Questions and concerns of what to expect are mingled with the excitement of seeing your Guard Member again. With this in mind, the military offers Reunion briefings to both you and your Guard Member that can assist in this process.

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