FLAGS creates leaders for life

The USAWC/AY12 Facilitating Leadership and Group Skills (FLAGS) Facilitators completed their training and celebrated with a Graduation ceremony at the LVCC on Nov. 30 2011. These twenty (20), newly trained facilitators will present the FLAGS Workshops to other AWC spouses in January and February 2012. FLAGS, offered at the USAWC since 1992, is a volunteer-based program designed to help senior military spouses become better problem solvers, group leaders, and strategic thinkers.Read entire story HERE

   

need to know for military families group link
Need to Know For Military Families Group
 

Each year at the United States Army War College (USAWC), the spouses of the students are given the opportunity to participate in a class project.

Our goal with this project was to gather as many pre-existing links to official and unofficial sites along with a way to search within the listing and to make this available to family members no matter where they are located across the world. We chose to use a social bookmarking site because it allowed us to connect the user to the most up to date official information.

This allowed us to create a listing that will continue to grow over the years. Anyone can join the Diigo bookmarking site and add websites that they have found useful. This way, the collective group of military families, Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, etc... will benefit and also continue to improve the project as time goes by.
Download the Diigo Instructions and get started !!!

 

   

Basics from the Barracks
Military Etiquette and Protocol
 
The AY 2011 Spouses' pulled double duty and added a second project to this years activities.

Basics from the Barracks - Military Etiquette and Protocol, a comprehensive resource to assist fellow military families with information relating to our military, national, and international etiquette and protocol.



 
 
     
Introduction:    

One core value for leadership is service before self, signifying a proper ordering of priorities. While the Soldier's focus is on service to the nation, it also requires the service member to have previously prepared and properly taken care of Family and self.

The basic principle driving this effort is that Soldier's fight better when not worried about problems at home. The Military Family Program assists the Soldier in insuring the well being of his/her Family.
 
 
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Army Family Covenant

We recognize the commitment and increasing sacrifices that our families are making every day.

We recognize the strength of our Soldiers comes from the strength of their Families.

We are committed to providing Soldiers and Families a Quality of Life that is commensurate with their service.

We are committed to providing our Families a strong, supportive environment where they can thrive.

We are committed to building a partnership with Army families that enhances their strength and resilience.


We are Committed to Improving Family Readiness by:

Standardizing and funding existing Family programs and services

Increasing accessibility and quality of healthcare

Improving Soldier and Family housing

Enuring excellence in schools, youth services, and child cares

Expanding education and employment opportunities for Family members