MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS

Military and Family Readiness is a network of programs and services operated by the Defense Department and other federal, state, and community-based agencies and organizations. The Military Family Readiness System promotes military family well-being by offering programs and services that enhance family readiness and quality of life. Collaboration and integration across the system promotes positive outcomes for service members and their families across the domains of military family readiness, including career, social, financial health and community engagement.

The Military Family Readiness System supports every service member and family member, regardless of activation status or location, in person, by phone and online. To locate your nearest center, please go to the Military and Family Center Locator.

For more information on services we provide, please select from one of the buttons below.  

Military and Family Readiness Services

Family Support

Child and Youth Programs The Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs assist military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of the mission and family life by catering programs and services for eligible children and youth from birth through 18 years of age.

Spouse State Licensure Moving across state lines creates barriers to career longevity, and those obstacles are heightened by state and career-specific professional license regulations. Licensure portability refers to the ability to transfer a professional license from one state or U.S. jurisdiction to another so that a professional can continue their occupation after relocation.

Spouse Employment Fact Sheet Accelerating the development of interstate compacts to support professional license reciprocity for Military Spouses. 

Commissary Fact Sheet We are changing the commissary funding model to ensure the Defense Commissary Agency can provide the greatest savings possible to patrons. This action cuts grocery prices at the register to achieve at least 25% savings for commissary patrons.

Moving Fact Sheet The Military OneSource PCS & Military Moves page connects service members and their families to everything they need to master PCS moves, from making a move request to getting support for all areas of their move. 

Dislocation Allowance Fact Sheet Dislocation Allowance is a single payment intended to cover the cost service members incur when relocating their household for a PCS move. 

Expanded Military Parental Leave The Expanded Military Parental Leave Program builds on the Defense Department’s support of military families by streamlining and enhancing parental leave.

MILITARY AND FAMILY NEWS

  • Who are you?

    We are all a complex combination of roles and identities, ensuring uniqueness while informing how we think about ourselves and others. Some of these descriptors aid people in understanding us; others help us better understand ourselves. However, not all identity claims are positive; in fact, many

  • Embrace Forgiveness

    This is why forgiveness is so difficult; it forces us to recognize that we may not have any justice. It calls on us to be the “bigger person.” It tries to make us “let go” of the anger, hurt, and sadness we’ve held for so long, that has become a part of who we are—but it’s necessary for us to heal,

  • Adaption: Learning from our past

    Today marks the 70th birthday of the greatest Air Force in the history of the world. Over an extremely short span of time, our capabilities have risen (literally) exponentially to create unparalleled dominance in air, space, and cyberspace. With ever-expanding mission sets, and with ever-increasing

  • Tonight on News 363: Is your workplace killing you?

    Pain in your neck, lower back, or hands/wrists; eye strain and fatigue; and/or reduced blood flow to your extremities can all result from poor ergonomics—that is, improper physical positioning or use of muscles in the course of your job. While these issues may not be as noticeable or bothersome on a

  • Video Games, Alcohol, & Exercise: How much is too much?

    If I were to ask you what video games, alcohol, and exercise have in common, what would you tell me? I imagine a few of the responses I’d get would be something like:“One works your muscles, one works your hand/eye coordination, and one works your liver.”“It’s advisable to avoid combining all three

  • Dragon Week gets colorful with wing 5k

    The Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard posts the colors during the singing of the national anthem during an 81st Training Wing color run Nov. 17, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The run was one of several events held throughout Dragon Week, which focuses on resiliency and teambuilding

  • Storytellers focus: resiliency, teambuilding

    Airman 1st Class Rayan Paul, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron pharmacy technician, shares his story about overcoming an accident and being resilient during a Storytellers event at the Welch Theater Nov. 16, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event, consisting of three speakers, was

  • Col. Edmondson hosts Dragon Week town hall and kids festival

    A welcome sign sits on display during a Town Hall meeting and Children’s Carnival event at the Youth Center Nov. 15, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event included a Q-and-A session with base leadership, updates from the Keesler Medical Center, family housing and 81st Force Support

  • Free parenting class being offered

    The Robins Air Force Base Family Advocacy Program and Rainbow House Child Resource Center are hosting an free effective Discipline Class for parents. The class, called 1-2-3 Magic, provides parents with a simple technique to their children to stop unwanted behavior and start behaving better. The