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Family Support Groups

Family support groups, also called family readiness groups, are made up of spouses, parents and siblings of service members. They are generally organized through a unit before a deployment. Group leaders serve as a link between families and service members’ chains of command. Groups operate according to each unit’s needs.

The Army also has rolled out a Virtual Family Readiness Group Web system, linking deployed soldiers, their families, the family readiness group leader, unit commander, rear detachment and other family readiness personnel.

The portal helps provide a sense of community for family members who are far apart. Visit www.armyfrg.org or www.myarmyonesource.com