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Transcript of 4-31 State of the Command & JRTC Brief
4th BN 31st INF – Polar Bears
Pre-Deployment Brief
&
State Of The Command
Agenda
Support Agencies
Chaplain
Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) Overview
Rear Detachment and Family Readiness Group Information
Deployment Checklist
OPSEC
State of the Command
Agency Information
Soldier and Family
Short Term
Pre-Deployment Briefing
Agenda
• Quick Reference Sheets
• Red Cross
• FRGs
• POAs
• ID Cards
• ACS
• CYSS
• MFLCs
• Questions and Answers
Q: What warrants an ARC message?
A: Death or serious illness of an immediate Family member
Who is immediate family?
– Spouse
– Parents or stepparents
– Siblings or stepsiblings
– Children or stepchildren
– Only living relative
– Grandparents (exception)
– Fiancée (exception)
– In-Laws
– All others will be decided case by case
AMERICAN RED CROSS
MESSAGES
American Red Cross
Information Need
•Service Member’s full name
• Service Member’s SS # or DOB
• Service Member’s unit (ex. 2-87 IN, 4-25 FA)
• Unit’s current location (ex. Camp Victory Iraq, Ft. Polk for JRTC) •Authority to Verify
Remember: Red Cross will only send messages when a verification can be made. Emergency leave is granted by the military, not the Red Cross.
ARC Contact Information
Toll Free: 1-877-272-7337 24/7
Ft. Drum Red Cross Office: 772-6561 M-F 0730-1600/ Clark Hall
Many volunteer opportunities are available . . . Give us a call!!!
FRGs welcome: Spouses, Civilian employees, Retirees, Soldiers' parents,
and single Soldiers…
What FRGs Do:
INFORM AND REFER! Pass info from Command to Families
Help facilitate problem solving at the lowest levels
Provide the opportunity to make friends and have some fun!
What FRGs DO NOT Do:
Provide Long-term child care Perform snow removal or lawn care
Serve as a taxi service Offer Financial assistance
FRG is not the only resource for helping families, but the play a large part of
the larger Army effort to help families adapt to Army life.
Family Readiness Group Get involved – Stay informed!
Powers of Attorney Types
• General
– Grants bearer authority
to act in your name in all
situations (Civilian).
– Not accepted at most
organizations on
Ft. Drum.
• Special
– Grants bearer authority
for a specific use.
• Finance
• DEERS/ID Cards
• Vehicle Registration
• Medical Care for Children
• Mountain Community
Homes
– Move In/Move Out
For Wills and POAs Please Contact LEGAL
Location: Room A2-68, Clark Hall (Bldg P-10720)
Information Phone Line: 772-5261
Hours: 8am-4pm for walk-in services (notary, POA)
APPOINTMENTS
Call 772-5267 at 1pm for next business day
appointment.
DEERS/ID Cards By Appointment Only
Please check expiration dates on your ID Cards!
ID Cards - DEERS - Official Passports
Location
Clark Hall Bldg P10720 Mount Belvedere Blvd Room A1-19
Hours of Operation
7:45am – 3:45pm Monday through Friday
Open till 6pm on Wednesday
Closed Weekends and Federal Holidays
Contact Information & Appointments
Email: [email protected]
315-772-5149
Fax: 315-774-3412
ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE
(ACS)
Conway Road
Bldg. P-4330
315-772-6557
1-800-826-0886
M-F: 7:30am-5pm
ACS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES
• FAMILY ADVOCACY
– Stress Management classes
– New Parent Support Program
• A home visitation program for parents of children under the age of
three.
• FINANCIAL READINESS
– ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF
• Provides financial assistance (no interest loans and/or grants) to active duty
military Families whose resources do not meet emergency
We invite you to visit and utilize the many services and opportunities provided to help
Families handle situations during deployment.
ACS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES
• FAMILY READINESS
– Army Volunteer Corps (AVCC) • Stay involved - give back to the community and make new friends
– Army Family Team Building (AFTB) • Become empowered through personal and Family preparedness
training
– Mobilization & Deployment • Family Readiness Support
– MilitaryOneSource.com 1-800-342-9647 ~ En español llame al: 1-877-888-0727
• RELOCATION
– Hearts Apart Support Group • Monthly support & fun-filled activity program for Families separated
due to deployment, unaccompanied tour or extended TDY.
Child, Youth and School Services (CYSS)
Child/Children must be Registered with CYSS to use services
• Registration is FREE
Temporary Change of Station (TCS)/
PCS Unaccompanied Tour/TDY (90-170 days)
• 16 hours free care per month/per child at Hourly
Programming.
• $2.00 per hour after 16 free hours of hourly care
• Free Care for deployment briefings •
• Free Care for FRG meetings •
• $150.00 SKIES Credit (instructional) per yr.
• $50.00 CYSS Sports Credit per year
Military Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
Professional counseling consultants who support deployment related activities, and provide a rapid response team concept to assist Soldiers,
Families and Civilians on military installations.
Primary function: to assist Soldiers and their Families in …
•Developing focused problem solving techniques
•Recognizing early warning signs of possible stress and/or problems
•Addressing reunion/reintegration concerns
•Providing consultative liaison support with other military agencies
No records kept (with the exception of Duty to Warn issues)
An informal / anonymous structure
Available to see children who are registered with CYSS
(315) 212-6919 or call ACS (315) 772-6556
2BCT MFLC – Marsha Caraway – (315) 955-4823
Military & Family Life Consultants’ Scope
Outreach to Geographically
Dispersed Families
Positive Coping
Mechanisms
Parent Education
Supplement Existing
Family Programs
Prevention thru education
Deployment and
Reintegration Issues
Family Dynamics
Stress Reduction
4-31 Chaplain
JRTC Joint Readiness Training Center
Ft. Polk, LA
Rear Detachment
and FRG Information
4-31 Battalion Rear-D BN Rear-Detachment Contact Information
Battalion Staff Duty – 315-772-4396
Brigade Staff Duty – 315-774-2199
Battalion OIC: CPT Joseph Gouryeb
Battalion NCOIC: SFC Hector Gonzalez
HHC NCOIC - SSG Knode
HHC NCOIC OPS - SGT Rowe
A CO NCOIC - SSG Brininger
B CO NCOIC - SGT Rogan
C CO NCOIC - SGT Reaves
D CO NCOIC - SFC Stagnolia
F CO NCOIC - SGT Fuchs
HOW TO USE THE FAMILY READINESS GROUP
CHAIN OF CONCERN
What is a Chain of Concern? • You will be notified through the Family Readiness Group (FRG) Chain of Concern
regarding important information pertaining to the unit and the FRG. The Chain of concern is your primary link with the 4-31 ,and it is a means to communicate official unit information. If you plan to leave the area during a deployment, please contact the company FRG leader with a telephone number and email address.
How Does the Chain of Concern Work? • The FRG leader calls each of the company Key Callers, each Key Caller calls the
FRG Members listed under him/her on the Chain of Concern and passes on the message/information. After all calls have been made, the Key Caller reports back to the FRG Leader with the outcome of the calls.
• If you as a Family Member need assistance you would do the reverse. The Family Member calls the Key Caller (with a question or concern), the Key Caller (if he/she cannot answer the question) contacts the FRG Leader.
IF YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER OR MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES CONTACT YOUR KEY CALLER TO LET THEM KNOW!!!
REMEMBER THIS ROSTER IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
AND TO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES ONLY!
Family Readiness
Deployment Checklist
Deployment Checklist
• Family Contact Information
• Financial
• Medical
• Legal
• Automotive
Family Readiness Deployment Checklist
IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
• Appointments ...................................................(888) 838-1303
• Emergency/Ambulance………………………..........…911
• Acute Care Clinic................................................772-5236
• Behavioral Health Department..........................772-6890
• Patient Representative.......................................772-4655
• Prescription Refills..............................................772-3696
• Poison Control Center........................................(800) 252-5655
• TRICARE Service Center.....................................(888) 999-5195
• Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic.............772-2778
4-31 Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/pages/4th-Battalion-31st-Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
Battalion (FRSA)
Family Readiness Support
Assistant
Tracey M. Jones
FRG Events Calendar
16-17 MAR – ESC Fort Drum Woman’s Conference @ The Commons
19 APR – Fort Drum Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony @ Commons @ 1700
29 APR – LT Dan Band @ Magrath Gym
15 MAY – Fort Drum FRG Symposium
6 MAR – CARE Team TNG @ BN Classroom @ 0900-1230
25 MAR – Easter Egg Hunt @ Hillside Lodge @ 1400
12 APR – BN Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony @ BN Classroom @ 1000
19 APR – GI Jane Day III – The Trilogy
14 JUN – Polar Bear 5K Charity Event
1 MAY– 2BCT Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony @ Commons @ 1300
29 FEB – D-Co FRG MTG @ Pines Plains Bowling Alley @ 1300
5 MAR – A-Co FRG MTG @ Crescent Woods Community Center @ 1800
14 MAR – HHC FRG MTG/Potluck @ HHC FRG LDRS Home @ 1800
14 MAR – C-Co FRG MTG @ Hillside Lodge @ 1800
18 MAR – B-Co FRG MTG @ Hillside Lodge @ 1300
FRG Events
FRG Events
OPSEC
OPSEC Operational security is about protecting information from the
enemy that is potentially harmful to the mission, safety of
Soldiers, and safety of families
Some information is “protected” – to include troop movements,
schedules, and locations – and should not be shared on the phone
or via e-mail
The vFRG is the only authorized web site for sharing command
information and operational updates [protected web site]
Unclassified information will be shared via BN Facebook
Platoon and company web sites and blogs that operate openly on
the world wide web are strictly forbidden
How we practice OPSEC – »Cell phones forbidden outside of the FOB
»Paper trash is burned or shredded
»Documents are “classified” to control handling and distribution
Training Highlights
MARCH
- JRTC 12-05 Fort Polk LA
- Bataan Memorial Death March (WSNM)
APRIL
- Aco/Bco Change of Command
- GI Jane Day III
MAY
- HHC Change of Command
- EIB Train-up
- EIB execution
- Couples Retreat
JUNE
- Scout PLT LFX
- Singles Retreat
- Army Birthday
- BN Change of Command
- Block leave begins last week of June
JULY
- Block leave
- Mountain Peak
DAYS
WORK
DAYS
DAYS
OFF
FEB 17 11 6
MAR (D) 31 31 0
APR 30 17 13
MAY 31 21 10
JUN 30 20 10
TOTAL 139 100 39
Your Time (13 FEB – 30 JUN)
1/4 of your Soldiers time is off; the time
we Spend training and perfecting our
skills is critical in this unpredictable
world, plan accordingly.
QUESTIONS?