Home >> Marine & Family Services >> FRP

.:Family Readiness Program:.

Bldg. 1551 [The Village Center]
760-830-4163
Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Sat, Sun & Holidays: Closed

Download Important Update Letter from MCFTB HERE.

Marine Corps Family Team Building [MCFTB] provides standardized Family Readiness Program Training. This training is open to all spouses of Marines and Sailors attached to the Fleet Marine Force and active duty Marines.

Download FRP Training Schedule HERE.

Family Readiness Officer Training [6.5 hours]

Training available for paid unit civilian Family Readiness Officers or appointed military deputy FRO.  The unit Family Readiness Officer, whether civilian or military, is the appointed person for each unit that is tasked with ensuring the families of a particular unit are ready to embark on their military career.  The FRO is also the point of contact for initiation of all command communication and interaction of all families within the unit.

Roles & Responsibilities [2 hrs]
Official Communication [1 hr]
Information & Referral Services [1 hr]
Readiness & Deployment Support [1 hr]
Volunteer Management [30 min]
Funding Administration [1 hr]

Command Team Training [2.5 hours]

Training designed to familiarize all members who are part of a unit Family Readiness Command Team with an overall understanding of what Family Readiness at the unit level entails and how it is supported as well as the roles and responsibilities of each member of that team.  The members that make up the unit Family Readiness Command Team include the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Family Readiness Officer, Chaplain, Sergeant Major, Family Readiness Advisor(s), spouses of Sergeant Major and Commanding Officer.

Intro to Command Team Training [10min]
Team Members, Roles & Responsibilities [60min]
Funding Administration [30min]
Volunteer Management [15min]
Family Readiness Communication [10min]
Readiness & Deployment Support [10min]
Supporting Agencies & Resources [10min]
Supplemental Information [5min]

Family Readiness Volunteer Training [7.25 hours]

Volunteers who support and assist the unit Family Readiness Program will have very definite positions with specific job descriptions and unique training for each position.  Individuals can volunteer in the capacity as a Family Readiness Assistant to assist the FRO or as a Family Readiness Advisor serving as an advisor on Family Readiness and be part of the unit Family Readiness Command Team.

Welcome & Introduction to Program [2hr 20min]
Effective Communication [1hr 50min]
Gathering Resources Information [1hr 10min]
Supporting Families [1hr 10min]

[Either of the following]
Family Readiness Advisor [45min]
Family Readiness Assistant [45min]

Key Volunteer Transition Training [7.75 hours]

With the speedy implementation to the new unit Family Readiness Program taking place, the Marine Corps realizes that there are units that will not be able to transition completely for some time due to the operational tempo of current and upcoming deployments.  The authorized use of limited Key Volunteer Programs is incorporated into the transition for some units.  Key Volunteers will be assisting either a collateral duty FRO (active duty person) until a full time civilian FRO has been hired and the unit has returned from a deployment to implement the new program.  Key Volunteers will still assist the FRO with communication and Information and Referral to the families within a unit.  Once the transition to the unit Family Readiness Program takes place, Key Volunteers will no longer be utilized.  Family Readiness Assistants will be interviewed and appointed to assist the full time FRO.

Family Readiness [1hr 15min]
Family Readiness Command Team [1hr 15min]
Gathering Resource Information [1hr 25min]
Effective Communication [2hr 15min]
Supporting Families [1hr 30min]

[Additional Training]
Key Volunteer Coordinator [30min]
Key Volunteer Advisor [30min]