Chaplain COL David C' Moran

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• Chaplain (COL) David C. Moran
• Office of the Chief of Chaplains
• Director, Soldier and Family Ministry

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The Army Family CovenantThe Strength of our
Soldiers Comes from the Strength of their Families

• Healthy and Resilient Relationships and Marriages
  Provide Long Term Benefits
• Challenge Strengthen the Family Bond in
  Persistent Conflict

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How the Military is Supporting Couples and
Families
Barriers and alternatives
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Standardizing Strong Bonds
Non-Negotiables

• Relationships strengthened by skills-training
• Training is conducted in a Retreat-Format to
  reach a broad population, leveraging Army,
  Soldier, and Family systems to extend learning
  and normalize common challenges.
• Minimum 12 Hrs of Programmed Training
• Unit Chaplains conduct training, in partnership
  with other community providers Builds
  connection to enduring resources
• Curriculum is evidence-based, validated, and
  respected
• Thorough leader training through various means
  live, manual, video, website
• Specialized Modules to Support Unique Situations
  (Deployment, Wounded Warrior, Family of Deployed
  Soldier)

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Strong Bonds Funding Existing Family Programs
and Services A Family Covenant Success
1999 Divarty, 25th ID 4 Events 90
Couples
2001 15 BDEs 60 Events 900 Couples
2003 39 BDEs 160 Events 3000
Couples 1M
2010
2007 1007 Events 35,000 Couples 17M
2004 RC begins Marriage Weekends 5M
2005 500 Events 18,000 Couples 6M
2009 3000 Events 165K Participants 60M

• Commanders Program Unit Based, Chaplain Led
• Supplemental Funding gt Chief of Chaplains
  Grants
• Proven Effectiveness Retreat-Based Training
• A couples get-a-way - relationship skills
  training
• Spans Soldier-Family Life Cycle
• Single Soldiers How Not To Marry A Jerk or
  Jerkette
• Couples
• Family Skills / Solo Parenting Skills
• Pre-Post Deployment and Stay-behind Spouse and
  Children
• Linkage to Military-Community Family Support
  Programs
• (e.g. FRG, ACS, AFTB)

Requests 4,000 Events 365K Participants 100M
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Whats New for 2010

• Significant increase in POM Funding to 32.3MIL
  (PBR1115LOCK)
• AC 19 MIL
• NG 7.3 MIL
• RC 6.0 MIL
• Command requested FY10 demand is about 101 MIL
• If demand is funded, validated Cost Model shows
  about 9 of the force receives Strong Bonds
  training
• Multiple Methods for Event Arrangements
• Local arrangements with funding from HQDA Chief
  of Chaplains MIPR or local command Appropriated
  Funds
• Partnership with FMWRC (Armed Forces Recreation
  Centers)
• Centralized HQDA Event Management Contract

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Process Improvement

• Resource Management
• Centralizing contracts
• Partnerships
• Building Demand Model to better Assess
• Event Programming
• Web-based tracking
• Data collection capabilities
• Tools to improve assessment

Important! Quality Mgt
Soldiers/Families Satisfaction
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Road Ahead

• Validate Effects (Effects gt Funding)
• Continue 5yr Longitudinal Study of PREP
• Study and Compare Remaining Protocols
• Continue to Improve Offerings
• Standardize and Fully Support Programs
• Expand Training Opportunities
• Improve Child Care Process
• Improve Contracting Processes
• Large Scale Logistics Contracts
• Hotel/Food/Child Care

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