IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 408 
Recognizing the vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting 
service members and their families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. JONES, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WALZ, Ms. GIFFORDS, and Mr. BARTLETT) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the vital role family readiness volunteers play 
in supporting service members and their families. 
Whereas since 2001, nearly 2,000,000 active duty and re-
serve sailors, soldiers, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guard 
personnel have deployed in support of Operation Endur-
ing Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas the more than 1,800,000 family members of regular 
component members of the Armed Forces and an addi-
tional 1,100,000 family members of reserve component 
members make significant sacrifices on behalf of the 
United States in support of their loved ones deployed 
overseas; 
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•HRES 408 IH 
Whereas the readiness of the United States Armed Forces is 
predicated on the ability of each member of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard to focus on 
their mission during deployments; 
Whereas the military necessity of long and often unpredict-
able deployments, frequent relocations, and infrequent 
family contact for members of the Armed Forces can be 
extremely challenging for members and their families; 
Whereas, in response to these sacrifices and challenges, fam-
ily readiness volunteers from each branch of the Armed 
Forces have stepped forward to provide critical support 
during deployments to service members and their fami-
lies; 
Whereas the family readiness volunteer programs in each 
service help commanding officers have a better under-
standing of the welfare of the families within his or her 
command during a deployment and allow families to be 
informed about the status of their loved ones’ unit over-
seas; 
Whereas family readiness volunteers consist of Army Family 
Readiness Volunteers, Navy Ombudsmen, Coast Guard 
Ombudsmen, Air Force Key Spouse Volunteers, and Ma-
rine Corps Key Volunteers; 
Whereas the thousands of family readiness volunteers are 
generally spouses of members of the Armed Forces who 
provide assistance to military families while also enduring 
the challenges of military life; 
Whereas these volunteers are motivated by the desire to im-
prove the lives of other military families and to assist fu-
ture generations; 
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•HRES 408 IH 
Whereas family readiness volunteers also connect the commu-
nity with military families and local military installations, 
often leveraging donations and resources for military 
families; 
Whereas family readiness volunteers provide their services on 
a voluntary basis, with little public recognition and finan-
cial assistance, and often contribute their own resources 
to help other military families; and 
Whereas the outstanding performance of our service members 
is a testament to the great success of family readiness 
volunteers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes and honors the family readiness volunteers of each 
branch of the Armed Forces who selflessly devote their 
time, talent, energy, and resources in service to the United 
States and commends family readiness volunteers for their 
dedicated contributions to the quality of life of members 
of the Armed Forces and their families. 
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