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A KEY TO MISSION SUCCESS

The Guard and Reserve are essential to our Nation's daily worldwide defense operations. Their contributions are no longer limited to times of national mobilization, but are instead critical to our very ability to project power. The Total Force integration policy has created a seamless force with the mobility and flexibility we need to meet the challenges of a still-dangerous world. Guard and Reserve contributions have not been without costs. In the past three years, Reservists have contributed an annual average of nearly 13 million duty days to Total Force Mission.

Family readiness and mission readiness are inextricably linked. Families play a vital role in the reenlistment decision. Families that are unprepared to withstand the stress of deployment or active duty for training will ultimately impact on unit morale and retention.

The challenge for commanders and senior leaders is to build a partnership among service members, unit leaders, families and the community. That partnership must prepare and sustain families before, during and after periods of active duty.

The National Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Strategic Plan 2000-2005 published in January 2000 calls for a strong, proactive approach to preparing family members of Guard and Reserve personnel for those periods of time when their service members will be separated from them due to military service. A Guide to Reserve Family Member Benefits was published in 1999. Both of these documents clearly demonstrate the commitment of the Department of Defense to Guard and Reserve family readiness and are readily available on the World Wide Web: Reserve Affairs (Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense), http://www.defenselink.mil/ra.

As the next step, a new joint Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Toolkit has been developed as a guide for commanders, service members, family members, and family readiness group leaders and volunteers to enhance family readiness. Mission readiness and family readiness are inextricably intertwined and the Readiness Toolkit capitalizes on a joint standardized approach to readiness. This toolkit will fill a void for the 1.2 million Guard and Reserve men and women who represent 1/2 of the Total Force. They are critical contributors to every mission and essential to our national security.

You can download the Guard & Reserve Family Readiness Toolkit in either PDF format or in a Zip File.

Download the full toolkit:

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The Vermont National Guard Family Readiness Office provides ready families to the state and nation in support of its Guard members and Guard missions. We accomplish this by:

Supporting the goals of the National Guard Bureau and the Vermont National Guard

Promoting the inherent partnership in which the family and military participate.

Ensuring that quality of life will be maintained for our guard families during times of separation

Establishing a basic foundation of training and education that encourages an informed and knowledgeable guard family.

Creating and providing an accessible resource pool for guard members and their families.

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A KEY TO MISSION SUCCESS

The Guard and Reserve are essential to our Nation's daily worldwide defense operations. Their contributions are no longer limited to times of national mobilization, but are instead critical to our very ability to project power. The Total Force integration policy has created a seamless force with the mobility and flexibility we need to meet the challenges of a still-dangerous world. Guard and Reserve contributions have not been without costs. In the past three years, Reservists have contributed an annual average of nearly 13 million duty days to Total Force Mission.

Family readiness and mission readiness are inextricably linked. Families play a vital role in the reenlistment decision. Families that are unprepared to withstand the stress of deployment or active duty for training will ultimately impact on unit morale and retention.

The challenge for commanders and senior leaders is to build a partnership among service members, unit leaders, families and the community. That partnership must prepare and sustain families before, during and after periods of active duty.

The National Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Strategic Plan 2000-2005 published in January 2000 calls for a strong, proactive approach to preparing family members of Guard and Reserve personnel for those periods of time when their service members will be separated from them due to military service. A Guide to Reserve Family Member Benefits was published in 1999. Both of these documents clearly demonstrate the commitment of the Department of Defense to Guard and Reserve family readiness and are readily available on the World Wide Web: Reserve Affairs (Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense), http://www.defenselink.mil/ra.

As the next step, a new joint Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Toolkit has been developed as a guide for commanders, service members, family members, and family readiness group leaders and volunteers to enhance family readiness. Mission readiness and family readiness are inextricably intertwined and the Readiness Toolkit capitalizes on a joint standardized approach to readiness. This toolkit will fill a void for the 1.2 million Guard and Reserve men and women who represent 1/2 of the Total Force. They are critical contributors to every mission and essential to our national security.

You can download the Guard & Reserve Family Readiness Toolkit in either PDF format or in a Zip File.

Download the full toolkit:

The Vermont National Guard Family Readiness Office provides ready families to the state and nation in support of its Guard members and Guard missions. We accomplish this by:

Supporting the goals of the National Guard Bureau and the Vermont National Guard

Promoting the inherent partnership in which the family and military participate.

Ensuring that quality of life will be maintained for our guard families during times of separation

Establishing a basic foundation of training and education that encourages an informed and knowledgeable guard family.

Creating and providing an accessible resource pool for guard members and their families.