Family Readiness Group (FRG) is a command-sponsored organization of family members, volunteers, soldiers, and civilian employees associated with a particular unit within the United States Army , the United States Army Reserve , and the Army National Guard communities. They are normally organized at company and battalion levels, and fall under the responsibility of the unit's commanding officer .
11-574: FRG may refer to: Family Readiness Group in the United States Army Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany, 1990–present) West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1990) FMN reductase (NAD(P)H) Friendship Radiosport Games Functional renormalization group Guatemalan Republican Front (Spanish: Frente Republicano Guatemalteco ),
22-727: A defunct political party in Guatemala Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FRG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FRG&oldid=1241523711 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description
33-498: A fully defined and officially supported function within the U.S. Army, and include men, women, and children from throughout the military community. Some activities that FRGs commonly sponsor coordinate, or participate in that directly or indirectly foster unit family readiness goals include (but are not limited to): Of note with regard to classes and workshops, Army Community Service has programs and services that can provide support and subject matter experts to educate family members on
44-516: A military base nearby. "Garrison towns" ( Arabic : أمصار , romanized : amsar ) were used during the Arab Islamic conquests of Middle Eastern lands by Arab - Muslim armies to increase their dominance over indigenous populations. In order to occupy non-Arab, non-Islamic areas, nomadic Arab tribesmen were taken from the desert by the ruling Arab elite, conscripted into Islamic armies, and settled into garrison towns as well as given
55-436: A network of communications among the family members, the chain of command , chain of concern, and community resources. The FRG also provides feedback to the command on the state of the unit "family" and is considered a unit commander’s program. FRGs developed out of military family support groups as well as less formal officer and enlisted wives clubs, telephone and social rosters, volunteer groups, and clubs. Modern FRGs are
66-486: A share in the spoils of war . The primary utility of the Arab-Islamic garrisons was to control the indigenous non-Arab peoples of these conquered and occupied territories, and to serve as garrison bases to launch further Islamic military campaigns into yet-undominated lands. A secondary aspect of the Arab-Islamic garrisons was the uprooting of the aforementioned nomadic Arab tribesmen from their original home regions in
77-510: A variety of subjects: i.e. military benefits, prenatal care, preparing for deployments, family services, Operation READY training, Army Family Team Building, coping with stress, reunion, homecoming, reintegration, deployment cycle support, etc. Of note with regard to unit send-offs and homecoming activities, these events are garrison funded, and should not be funded with monies designated for FRGs, which are primarily raised by non-profit fundraising efforts. Garrison A garrison (from
88-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Family Readiness Group FRG's are established to provide activities and support to enhance the flow of information, increase the resiliency of unit soldiers and their families, provide practical tools for adjusting to military deployments and separations, and enhance the well-being and esprit de corps within
99-653: The Arabian Peninsula in order to proactively avert these tribal peoples, and particularly their young men, from revolting against the Islamic state established in their midst. In the United Kingdom , "Garrison" also specifically refers to any of the major military stations such as Aldershot , Catterick , Colchester , Tidworth , Bulford , and London , which have more than one barracks or camp and their own military headquarters , usually commanded by
110-474: The French garnison , itself from the verb garnir , "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a military base or fortified military headquarters . A garrison is usually in a city , town , fort , castle , ship , or similar site. "Garrison town" is a common expression for any town that has
121-639: The unit. Since one of the goals of an FRG is to support the military mission through provision of support, outreach, and information to family members, certain FRG activities are essential and common to all groups, and include member meetings, staff and committee meetings, publication and distribution of newsletters, maintenance of virtual FRG websites, maintenance of updated rosters and readiness information, and member telephone trees and e-mail distribution lists. All army units , both active and reserve , sponsor FRGs as an avenue of mutual support and assistance, and as
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