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^- My name is Talesh Sweetenberg,

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^I'm a Family Readiness Support Assistant

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^for the 647th RSG.

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^Our FRL, or Family Readiness Liaison

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^is the representative of the commander.

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^I would say they're the eyes and ears of the commander

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^because we know the commanders

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^can't be everywhere at all times.

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^My position as the FRSA,

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^or Family Readiness Support Assistant,

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^is the continuity of the family Readiness Program.

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^We work closely with the commander,

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^we work closely with the families,

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^the Family Readiness Liaison.

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^We also assist in getting training,

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^the training that's needed for our volunteers

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^and for our commanders.

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^Even though our single soldiers

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^don't have your traditional family that's here,

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^but they do have moms, they have dads,

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^or brothers, or some type of sibling,

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^or even a friend that is very close to them

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^that when the solider deploys

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^they will want to know what's going on in the unit,

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^what's going on with that soldier.

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^So we bridge that gap and we reach out

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^to that mom, dad, that sibling, or that friend

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^to reach out and let them know

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^that everything is going great.

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^We send them newsletters,

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^we contact them to make sure that everything is okay.

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^If they have any questions

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^we let them know that the unit is there for them,

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^so the single soldiers are taken care of.

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^Family readiness plus soldier readiness

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^equals mission readiness,

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^and we are swift to support.