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Beware Army Wives and Families….Army Dependent Services Benefits

May 28, 2008 By admin

As you join the Army, if you have a family already it is helpful to know that there are a number of benefits that you can partake in. The Army has become much more family friendly over the last several decades, they full realize the importance of family to support the Servicemember, and have began to offer more programs to assist families that have either active duty or reserve Servicemembers. Some of the benefits and services are well known; others are not as well known but just as important for families to be made aware of.

The Army has several programs that assist and help military dependents and spouses that remain behind when the Servicemember is activated and heads off to mobilization to active duty. The Army Child and Youth Services programs have a number of different childcare type programs that are available to families, and the costs are very reasonable. The cost per child and per family is adjusted depending on the Servicemember pay grade and rank, and the services that are offered range from advanced in depth childcare to the more basic programs. Some of the advanced services have included in them different children’s sports and fitness type programs, which benefit the young people of Servicemember families in many ways.

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Family Advocacy- The Army has programs that help families in need, from new parenting classes to assistance for families that have special needs members. There is also traditional crisis family services that help families in severe situations, and families in crisis, to help prevent further injuries, and to help prevent abusive situations.

Financial Support Services- The Army has a number of services to advise and support soldiers who are struggling financially, from classes on money management to consumer issues, and other financial and money issues.

Recreation and MWR Support- The Army is active in Morale, Welfare and Recreational support and has an extensive framework of classes, programs and services that assist Army families in leisure and relaxation type activities. The Army has services that directly benefit families such as family leisure support centers on the larger bases with personal fitness areas, to swimming pools, tennis facilities and other types of recreational activities. They also offer support in different recreational programs such as sponsored hiking, orienteering and other adventure type programming.

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  1. Lisa says

    June 12, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Can an ex wife maintain her dependent status

  2. josephkoonin says

    July 10, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    What criteria is required to enable a familey member to become a dependent?

  3. Tracy Lathram says

    October 29, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    October 29
    My daughter applied and was accepted for survivors/cild educational benefits and paper work was sent in by Transylvania University in August and my daughter has not started recieving her benefits yet! Can you please help me or tell us what the problem is?
    Thank you

  4. Judy Blevins says

    November 18, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    What if a soldier deployed to Korea is not supporting his pregant wife? Is there any thing she can do to receive any kind of montary suppoert?

  5. Deanette Schwanke says

    January 31, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    What if a soldier is refusing to get divorced because if he does, he wont get the extra 900 a month?

  6. Mike McMinn says

    April 18, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    I have a 17 yr old son who is autistic. I am retiring soon. What is required to have him remain a dependent after he turns 18 and I am retired.

  7. Larry says

    July 19, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    my son is in the army as a spc. He is getting married and wants to move his wife to be from Florida to Kentucky. Will the Army pay for the move if she is married?

  8. Wiona J Raymer says

    August 10, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Do I have to sign up for Medicare when I turn 65?
    I have heard that if I sign up for Medicare I want have as good of benefits as I have thru the Army for Medication and other benefits. How does this work. Do I have a choice.
    Thanks Winona J Raymer

  9. william tan says

    September 22, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    my question are what benefits we are entitled to. our sons is army spc 4 i am now 60yrs old; my wife is 56 yrs old. thank very you much. william

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