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2022-08-17 -Great Cultural Revolution

Free drill weekend childcare pilot coming for Guard soldiers

[Army Times] Army National Guard troops across six states will soon have a new option for securing childcare for drill weekends, according to a National Guard Bureau memorandum obtained by Army Times.

Members of the Army Guard who are assigned to units in the following six states will be able to enroll in the program starting Sept. 1 in preparation for drill weekends beginning in November:

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Mexico

Ohio

Virginia

Washington state

The "Weekend Drill Child Care Pilot" won’t cost anything for the troops who use it, the memo signed by NGB personnel chief Maj. Gen. Eric Little stated. The general described "lack of weekend drill childcare" as an issue that’s "impacting Soldier retention."

According to the memo, the pilot is scheduled to run for a year, though NGB has the option to extend annually for two additional years and add more states "based on available funds."

The program is built into an existing Army contract with nonprofit Child Care Aware of America that assists active duty and Active Guard/Reserve families with daycare fees. For the new pilot, the company will oversee enrollment and find providers for the participating part-time troops.

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [18 views ] Top

#1 Great. Now do they have a mobilization childcare plan on record? Who gets the kid when you have to deploy?

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-17 07:53|| 2022-08-17 07:53|| Front Page Top

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#1 Great. Now do they have a mobilization childcare plan on record? Who gets the kid when you have to deploy?
Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-08-17 07:53

P2K,

If they're single parents, they're supposed to have a mobility care plan on file - I was in Korea when an emergency evac exercise revealed a bunch of folks who had nowhere to get their kids (and there were all E7 and higher, by the by).

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-08-17 08:11|| 2022-08-17 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 I had to have a care plan for my daughter, as a single parent while I was on active duty - with the signatures of the people who were to care for her in an emergency, and to escort her back to CONUS and deliver her to my parents as caregivers in case of an evacuation of dependents and non-essential personnel. I had to have this document updated constantly.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2022-08-17 08:24|| 2022-08-17 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Possibly the one advantage a child in a war zone has is there is no CYS. Those types are the first to run for the hills when things get hot.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-17 09:01|| 2022-08-17 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 #1 asks who gets the kids ....

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Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-17 16:21|| 2022-08-17 16:21|| Front Page Top

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