Army Support Goes Virtual

Week of February 04, 2008

The Army Reserve wants to create local and Web-based virtual installations and expand virtual Family Readiness Groups (FRGs) where families who may live hundreds of miles from the nearest installation can access the same support and resources as active-duty Soldiers and families. Currently about 1,200 sites and 117,000 registered users throughout the Army using the Army FRG website. The Army hopes to set up mini-Army Reserve centers in towns and cities across America, which would function like Army Community Service offices. Currently, the Army Reserve is beginning focus groups with families to see where they want these centers and what they want online.