Military Family Support & Resources Flashcards
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Which DoD program provides free, confidential short-term counseling sessions to service members and their families through non-medical counselors in the community?
Answer: Military Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program
The MFLC program places licensed counselors in schools, installations, and communities to provide free, confidential, non-medical counseling with no paperwork or medical records created.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects military members in which key way relevant to MRP professionals?
Answer: It requires civilian employers to reemploy service members returning from military duty
USERRA requires civilian employers to reemploy returning service members in their prior position or a comparable one, protecting their civilian career during military service.
What is the primary purpose of the Relocation Assistance Program (RAP) required on every military installation?
Answer: To provide information, referrals, and counseling to help families plan and execute a PCS move
RAP is mandated by DoD policy to provide relocation counseling, resources, and outreach to help service members and families prepare for and adjust to PCS moves.
A Navy family is relocating to a new installation. Which resource provides them with installation-specific information on schools, housing, childcare, and community services?
Answer: Plan My Move on the Military OneSource website
Plan My Move on Military OneSource offers installation-specific guides covering housing, schools, childcare, medical care, and community resources for incoming families.
Which military family support benefit allows certain military spouses to receive in-state tuition rates at public colleges even when moving to a new state?
Answer: Public Law 110-153, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA)
The MSRRA and its successor the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act (VBTA) allow military spouses to retain their home-state residency for tuition and tax purposes when following their service member to a new duty station.
What is the key difference between the Service Members Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)?
Answer: SGLI covers active duty members while VGLI is a convertible option available after separation
SGLI provides life insurance during active duty service, while VGLI allows veterans to convert their SGLI coverage to a renewable term policy within 1 year and 120 days of separation.
An MRP professional is helping a military family understand childcare options near a new installation. Which DoD program subsidizes childcare costs for lower-income military families when on-post Child Development Centers (CDCs) have waitlists?
Answer: Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) Military Fee Assistance
Child Care Aware of America administers the DoD's Fee Assistance programs, providing subsidies for eligible military families to use off-installation licensed childcare providers when CDC space is unavailable.