But they will be more essential to our nation's military readiness, our capability to deter aggression and our flexibility to respond effectively to crises here at home and worldwide. Such increased reliance on the National Guard and Reserves is at the very foundation of this Administration's national security strategy. The Commander Naval Base, Norfolk Family Housing Set-Aside Program has earned the Reinvention Tool Kit Award from Vice President Al Gore. The program reduces paperwork, up-front money and time spent by military members looking for a home in the Hampton Roads area. Local landlords suspend security deposits and credit checks for signed one-year leases when the rent is paid by allotment.
Some landlords reduce rent for program participants.
The quicker military members settle in a home the less the government spends on relocation costs.