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AR 608-1 — SOLDIER AND FAMILY READINESS
AR 608-1: soldier and family readiness, army community service, family assistance. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 608-1 addresses the Soldier and Family Readiness System. Its program scope includes Army Community Service, Family Assistance Centers, and Reserve family programs, connecting access to services with organizational responsibilities and readiness. The contents distinguish governance, essential services, additional services, assessment, and funding. A family support question may therefore concern a service program rather than a personnel entitlement or a command decision.
Start with the type of support or program being researched and identify the responsible office. AR 608-75 addresses the Exceptional Family Member Program, and AR 608-99 addresses family support and related legal obligations. Command policy supplies separate responsibilities relevant to family readiness. GreenBook connects these references so readers can prepare questions before contacting support staff; it does not determine eligibility, guarantee a service at a particular installation, or replace a family care plan or individualized assistance.
- Soldier and family readiness
- Army Community Service
- Family assistance
- Essential and additional services
Who commonly uses it
Soldiers, families, commanders, readiness staff, and service providers locating Army family readiness programs and responsibilities.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 4: Essential Services
- Chapter 5: Additional Services
Common questions
Which regulation covers Army Community Service and family readiness programs?
AR 608-1 organizes the Soldier and Family Readiness System, including connected community and family assistance program subjects.
Is EFMP enrollment handled only here?
No. AR 608-75 is the focused Exceptional Family Member Program reference. Use it for that program alongside broader family readiness guidance.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 608-1
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2026-05-26
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2026-09-03
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 001 - 09/03/2026
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 608-1, 04/15/2026; RESCINDED PAM 608-17, 01/15/2008; RESCINDED ARMY DIR 2021-01, 01/07/2021; RESCINDED ARMY DIR 2022-14, 10/07/2022. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
APD status and distribution evidence ↗Last verification records a manual source check. GreenBook does not automatically guarantee that no later guidance has been issued.