My First Duty Station Binder

River Raiders Friends and Family,

Over the next 10 weeks we will be highlighting some of the Armys biggest programs.
The Army has lots of resources that are available to Soldiers and their dependents
(spouses and children). Unfortunately we cannot highlight them all, but this will give you
a good foundation for you and your Soldiers new Army life! Our suggestion is to get a 3-
ring binder along with 9 divider tabs and print this information out so that you/your
Solider can take it to their first duty station after Basic Combat Training (BCT)
and Advanced Individual Training (AIT).
During this initial training new Soldiers have so many new things to learn in such a limited
time that they often go into information overload and tend to forget about these Army
Programs. All Soldiers, married and unmarried, will benefit from having this binder as a
reference as they arrive at their first duty station. This information will give your Soldier an
advantage in making the transition from the training environment and make it a less
stressful process. If you are the spouse of a Solider this information will be a life line to
you as well. We, the Family Readiness Group (FRG), that volunteers to run this page can
tell you from personal experience that we wish this information had been available to
us at our first duty stations. It was not and many of us found that transition to be stressful
and overwhelming. It is our goal to help you have a different experience, but you must
do your part! Information will begin being posted this week so get ready! Go ahead
and make the 9 divider tabs and label them as follows ACS, MWR, Housing, Healthcare,
Commissary, AAFES, CYS, Staff Judge Advocate, and Army One Source/Military One
Source. We are looking forward to a great cycle!
~The 3-60 FRG