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: drum.dhr.idcards@conus.army.mil

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?