- All Army Child and Youth Services programs are certified to operate by the Department of Defense.
- The Army’s nationally accredited Child Development Centers offer on post part-day, full-day and hourly child care, along with extended duty care. Our School-Age Centers are also nationally accredited and offer before-and after-school programs, weekend activities and summer and seasonal camps typically during winter and spring breaks.
- To offer high quality in-home care – and to support a Family’s individual needs for care outside of the typical duty day – the Army has worked to recruit and retain Family child care providers and has increased compensation for direct-care staff.
- The Army has expanded the number of Family Child Care providers to reduce child care waitlists and offer additional opportunities for military spouse employment.
- Army Legal Assistance Offices now provide EFMP families with legal counseling on a variety of topics, including estate planning, tenants’ rights, and family and special education law.
- The Army Vantage Data Analytics Platform allows leaders to track Soldiers’ progress in completing required financial education training.
- The Army has made significant infrastructure improvements and invested in tailored programs, services and facilities for Soldiers and families with U.S. Army Alaska; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Irwin, California; and Fort Polk, Louisiana.
- The “Option 20” accessions program allows new Soldiers to select Alaska as their first duty station.
- Service members and their families deserve high quality mental health care that should be accessible from anywhere. Telemynd has built a national network of therapists and prescribers who provide TRICARE-covered mental health services via secure video chat so Service members, Families, and beneficiaries can get the care they need from wherever they are. Connect to high-quality providers, virtually. Request a Telemynd appointment or call 1-888-991-2103.
- Through annual reporting of key indicators that impact readiness and Soldier wellbeing, Health of the Force improves awareness and understanding of the health status of the Army. Results are communicated through an online digital platform and traditional reports. The Health of the Force suite of products gives leaders tools to advance programs and strategies that improve performance and reduce illness and injury.
- Army family members play a key role in the readiness and retention of our fighting force. The Health of the Army Family initiative aims to better understand the health needs and concerns of Army Families and take action to keep the Army strong. The 2021 Health of the Army Family Report is the inaugural annual report which includes a collection of findings from data and literature reviews on Army families as they transition through the military life cycle.
- The Army Wellness Centers are an actionable platform delivering evidence based programs that improve individual and unit performance and readiness, utilizing advanced testing technology to provide immediate feedback to improve Soldier readiness delivered by highly trained health & human performance professionals. AWCs provide programs and services that improve and sustain health, performance, and readiness of the Total Army delivered by highly trained professionals.
- Army privatized, government-owned and government-leased housing tenants can rate their satisfaction with services, property, and the overall housing experience through the annual Army Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey. Feedback from the confidential, online survey is critical to shaping future housing initiatives and services provided by the Army.
- U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) established a Housing Environmental Health Response Registry to address Army Family concerns about Army Family housing and related health issues.
- The Army is investing on average a billion dollars a year to renovate and build new barracks and Army-owned housing, while private housing companies are investing over $3 billion over the next five years into privatized Family housing on installations.
- The Army plans to renovate or replace more than 1,200 barracks over a ten-year period. Installation leadership has completed 100% inspections of barracks; stood up 24/7 barracks maintenance hotlines; and launched phone apps to track work orders at every installation.
- The Army has fully implemented the Tenant Bill of Rights to further protect Soldiers and Families from any unfair practices and has also outlined important Tenant Responsibilities for those residing in privatized housing.
- The Army has instituted new oversight procedures to monitor living conditions and ensure prompt and effective maintenance needs and overall service quality.
- Army housing officials clearly explain tenants’ rights in a plain-language brief given to every new tenant at lease signing and again at the 30-day mark.
- The Army established 24-7 hotlines, launched Army Housing Online User Services mobile app available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store with information on Army housing (Family, unaccompanied and off-post), and holds quarterly town hall meetings at every installation. For more housing information at each installation, visit the Army Housing Online User Services website.
- Residents living in barracks or government-owned Family housing can file and track maintenance orders via smartphone using the Army Maintenance Application, or ArMA. Users may register for access at ArmyMaintenance.com.
- School liaison officers are available at each installation to assist Families with school transitions and ensure children enter school ready to learn.
- The Civilian Employee Assignment Tool allows non-appropriated employees to voluntarily request a non-competitive transfer to another Army installation where the same position may be available.
- The Army conducted virtual education pilots at two locations to improve access to advanced placement classes, foreign language, and trade skills opportunities.
- Home-based businesses are an important contributor to Army Family quality of life - new changes to procedures have made it easier and quicker to gain approval to operate an on-post home-based business.
- The Army has simplified the application process for Soldier spouses to apply for reimbursement of up to $1,000 for professional license/certification in a new state after a permanent change of station. Learn more at Military Spouse Interstate License Recognition Options.
- The Non-Appropriated (NAF) Civilian Employment Assignment Tool enables many current NAF employees to voluntarily request a non-competitive transfer to another Army installation where the same position may be available.
