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Cherry Point Family Readiness @http://www.mccscherrypoint.com/familyreadiness.htm

Facts:

1. The Commandant and Senior Marine Corps leaders have dedicated unprecedented resources to help marines and families successfully meet the demands of the military lifestyle.

2. Outlines all FRO positions such as advisors, assistants, trainer and the liason to the commanding officer.

3. Unit Family Readiness Program will: • Communicate official command information •  Facilitate two-way communications between the command, Marines, and families • Provide information through resource referrals • Provide readiness and deployment support to all members of a Marine's family, those that they were born into, sworn into and married into. 4. Family Readiness Command Team Lead by the Commanding Officer (CO)

5. Family Readiness Command Team is responsible for providing guidance and support to Marines and their families.

6. Members of the Family Readiness Command Team include: the CO, the Executive Officer (XO), the Sergeant Major (SgtMaj), the Family Readiness Officer (FRO), the Chaplain,, CO/SgtMaj Spouses, and a Family Readiness Advisor.

**7. Family Readiness Officer (FRO)** The FRO is a member of the unit who provides oversight and coordination of all aspects of family readiness for the Family Readiness Command Team, to include official communication to all members of a Marine's family. 8. **Family Readiness Advisor** The Family Readiness Advisor is the spouse of an enlisted or officer member of the unit, or an extended family member the Marine approves, who provides

**9 Locate the FRO for each unit.** **[|Don't know who your FRO is? Click here to access 2nd MAW"s website and links to all units aboard MCAS Cherry Point.]**