US Army Special Operations Command

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US Army Special Operations Command Family
Readiness Division
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Command Relationships
HQDA
USSOCOM
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NAVSPEC WARCOM
MARSOC
AFSOC
JSOC
USASOC
Special Forces Rangers Aviation PSYOP Civil
Affairs SB
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Special Operations Forces
Civilian 1,364
Military 28,126
Total 29,490
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Special Operations Forces
RC Officer
2,549
AC Enlisted
13,059
9,931
RCEnlisted
2,588
AC Officer
Active Component 15,647 Reserve
Component 12,480
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Level of Support
29,490 Soldiers 65 are active duty Located in 39
states Deployed in 47 countries
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Special Operations Forces
Average Grade E5/E6 Years of Service 8 Age
29 Married w/ 1 child Civilian Education 1 year
of College Military Education
PLDC/BNCOC Average GT Score 111
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DCS, G-1 Organization
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FRD Organization
Term positions
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Vision
Highly adaptive, self-sufficient, resilient
USASOC families, integrated into the Army
ready and capable, today, tomorrow, and always.
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Mission
Promote programs and advise on
services that enable Soldiers and families to
enhance their level of confidence and
self-sufficiency.
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Goals

• Integrate consideration of family issues into
  all aspects of individual and unit
  readiness.
• Ensure command policies, programs, and
  regulations enhance family mission readiness.
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of
  policies, programs, and services to ensure
  effectiveness for improved level of family
  readiness initiate and make recommendations for
  changes, as appropriate.
• Provide advice and assistance to commanders and
  family readiness liaison officers.

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Key Activities
Information and Referral Army Family Action
Plan Army Family Team Building Family
Advocacy Family Advocacy Reporting Sexual Assault
Prevention and Response Staff Assistance
Visits/Command Inspections Operation
READY Volunteer Management
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Special Events
Child Abuse Prevention Month Domestic Violence
Awareness Month Military Spouse Appreciation
Day Military Families Appreciation Month Army
Family Team Building Birthday Gold Star
Dinner
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USASOC Gold Star Dinner

• Held annually near Memorial Day
• Events
• Family Briefing
• Dinner
• Ceremony
• Invitees NOK of Soldiers killed in operations

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Key Events
Senior Spouse Conference Apr Family Readiness
Conference Apr Annual Volunteer Recognition
Apr Gold Star Dinner May Army Family Action
Plan Conference Jun Family Advocacy
Conference Aug State of the MACOM
Annually DA AFAP GOSC 2X annually
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Other Activities
Pre-command Course USASOC Staff Officers Course
Quarterly Newsletter Volunteer Awards
Train MSC/MSU Family Readiness
Staffs Installation Councils and
Boards Community Councils Families United as
Neighbors
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Army Family Action Plan

• Annual USASOC AFAP Conference
• Issues DA AFAP or DA staff
• Annual DA AFAP Conference
• May during GOSC Week
• Fall AFAP Conference
• USASOC authorized 2 delegates

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2003 USASOC AFAP Issues
Awareness of Family Readiness Groups Active
DA Education Protection for Activated Reserve
Component Soldiers Active DA Priority for E
Army U Slots Active DA Health
Insurance for Demobilized College Reservists
Complete - The FY04 NDAA extended healthcare to
180 days Survivor Benefit Compensation
Complete - PL 107-107, 28 Dec 04, directs that
survivor benefits are payable for all active
duty deaths retroactive to 10 Sep 01
Unit Family
Readiness Coordinators Complete - Currently
funding positions with GWOT funds

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2004 USASOC AFAP Issues
Refractive Eye Surgery Active - DA Leave
Policy Active - DA Family Readiness Group
Training Accountability Unattainable -
Commanders cannot force a volunteer to take
training Assistance for Self-Employed Mobilized
Reservists Unattainable - The Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act and the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Act provide
adequate assistance Awareness of Healthcare
Benefits for Demobilized Soldiers Complete -
It is the commanders responsibility to ensure
that a Soldier receives the required
information upon demobilization Clothing
Allowance Complete - The designated cost of
uniforms is calculated in the annual clothing
allowance Federal Education Standards
Complete - A DoDDS study revealed higher test
scores for DoDDS students than equivalent
public schools

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2005 USASOC AFAP Issues

Government Housing Acceptance Procedures
Active DA  Postage Compensation for CONUS
Based Deployed Soldiers Active DA
  Military Health Care Active DA
  Orthodontic Coverage for Military Families
Active DA
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FR Architecture
It all began with an AFAP Issue 450K GWOT in
FY05 FY06 Operations and Maintenance GWOT
Supplemental Request for 1.5M Legislative
Proposal for 1.5M for FY07 Next steps
Funding Add to TDA Increase grade
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Successes
Family Readiness Conference Senior Spouse
Conference Family Advocacy Training
Conference Volunteers of the Year Family
Readiness Groups of the Year Army Family Action
Plan Family Support During Deployments Family
Programs Coordinators Holiday Open House
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Challenges
CommunicationsVacanciesVolunteer
BurnoutFunding