Family Readiness

Military Parents Go ‘Above and Beyond’ for Education

August 8, 2019

A recent survey of active-duty service members and spouses found military parents “go above and beyond” to support their children’s education. According to the survey, active-duty military parents are twice as likely as civilian parents to pay for...

Families ‘Critical’ to Soldier Morale, Readiness

July 1, 2019

The Army has a moral and ethical obligation to take care of its soldiers and their family members, an installation and family programs experts said. “If you think about the morale and readiness of soldiers and what maintains their will to fight our...

Army Installations Face New Threats, Challenges

June 12, 2019

Army installations, once isolated and self-reliant outposts of the pre-World War II nation, are now part of the highly contested national security battlespace that need to be modernized and hardened, said Alex A. Beehler, assistant Army secretary...

Retaining Soldiers Through Their Families

June 11, 2019

Retention rates in the Army have spiked above 90%, and the best way to maintain such numbers is to not only take care of soldiers but their families as well, senior Defense Department and Army personnel officials say. Such high retention rates “have...

Army Halts Child Care Subsidy Cuts for Civilians

March 4, 2019

The Army has reversed its decision to end a child care subsidy program for Department of the Army civilians. Army Secretary Mark T. Esper on Feb. 28 “temporarily rescinded” a directive that would have barred civilian employees from enrolling in the...

Army Civilians to See Child Care Subsidy Cut

February 26, 2019

Department of the Army civilians can no longer enroll in the Army Fee Assistance Program effective March 1. The move is part of an effort to “prioritize resources to soldiers and their families,” Lt. Gen. Bradley Becker, commanding general of the U...

Army Leaders Announce Family Support Initiatives

February 6, 2019

Army leaders announced some major new policies on housing, moving, spouse employment and child care aimed at improving the welfare of soldiers and their families, and they promised much more to come. Speaking at a family readiness initiatives forum...