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The Army National Guard

Family Forum IMajor General Raymond Carpenter

Acting Director, Army National Guard

Citizen Patriots

106% Retention

482,096 Mob’d since 9/11

10 Years of War As a Volunteer Force

350,000+ End Strength

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 Key Services:

• Resilience

• Crisis Intervention & Referral

• Survivor Services

• ID Cards / DEERS

• TRICARE

• Financial Resource & Referral

• Legal Resource & Referral

• Community Outreach

Family Assistance Centers

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Ready & Resilient Families

 ARNG Care of the Force Initiatives:

• Vets4Warriors Peer Support Hotline• RSP Resilience Program• Guard Resilience University• Master Resilience Trainers • Resilience Trainer Assistants• Expeditionary Substance Abuse Program• Family Assistance Centers• Employer Support/Partnership• Strong Bonds

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Key State Programs

• IN - Star Behavioral Health Providers• AZ - Be Resilient• TN - Guard Your Buddy• TX - Job Connection Education Program• MO - Warrior Spirit Training Program• KS - Flash Forward• CA - Embedded Behavior Health Pilot• MD - Partners in Care• WA - Employment Program• OH - Ohio Cares

1 - Global Assessment Tool (GAT) Online survey-based self assessment tool Mandatory for Soldiers, voluntary for Family members and DA civilians

2 - Self Development / Comprehensive Resilience Modules (CRMs) Online training linked to performance on the GAT Training tailored to performance levels Mandatory for Soldiers, voluntary for Family members and DA civilians

3 - Institutional Military Resilience Training Taught in TRADOC schools (OES, NCOES); progressive, sequential Training targeted to unit deployment cycle Integrated into PEC (T32 AGRs) and State RTIs (M-day)

4 - Master Resilience Trainers (MRTs) / Resilience Training Assistants (RTAs) Platoon, Company, Battalion level “Soldiers helping Soldiers” MRT manning priority: BDE, BN, ARNG Training Institutions; IAW ALARACT

192/2010 RTA manning at Company level and below including Family Assistance Centers,

Pre-mobilization Training Element (PTAEs)

ARNG Resilience FrameworkReady & Resilient Soldiers & Families

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Questions?