MWR is about...
Community -- You play an important
role in the community around you. MWR supports you with
community-building activities, events and celebrations that bring
people together. Community is socializing with friends and neighbors,
fellowship and networking, all conveniently located.
Growth -- As a soldier, you
continually train to build your skills and stay sharp. In so many ways,
MWR gives you that same edge in the rest of your life. You and your
family have a world of choices for personal growth, self-enrichment,
learning and discovery.
Peace of Mind -- Your well being is
important to us. Through MWR, you have a "safety net" of professional
resources that promote personal and family stability and give you peace
of mind about what's important in your life.
Renewal -- Active duty is tough and
demanding. Like everybody else, you need balance and time to recover
from a hard day's work, MWR has many ways for you to relax, recharge,
renew and rejuvenate.
Self-Reliance -- MWR cares about
Army families. From financial counseling to preparedness for deployment
or reunion, MWR support helps teach and encourage families to be
self-reliant.
MWR and FMWRC
The U.S. Army Family and MWR Command (FMWRC), activated on 24 October 2006, is a subordinate command to the Installation Management Command. Formerly known as the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center (CFSC), CFSC had been the Army's headquarters for Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs since November 1984. Commanded by Brigadier General Reuben D. Jones, the FMWRC provides oversight for Army MWR operations worldwide, and is committed to providing the highest quality family and MWR programs to support Soldiers (active and reserve), DA civilians, retirees and their families." FMWRC through its Army MWR programs serves
the best Army in the World."
1. The Army cares about soldiers and families, and its investment in
MWR demonstrates this caring.
2. The Army believes that soldiers and their families are entitled to the same
quality of life as the Americans they are pledged to defend, and
MWR is an integral part of that quality of life.
3. As headquarters for Army MWR, the FMWRC is committed to providing
the highest quality MWR programs that support soldiers
(active and reserve), DA civilians, retirees and their families.
MWR Background
MWR in history started on the
battlefields of World War I, where behind the lines, Salvation Army
sisters and Red Cross volunteers ministered to the needs of soldiers as
the forerunners of today's morale, welfare and recreation specialists.
After the war was over, funding stopped and morale programs were
mothballed. It wasn't until July 1940 that the Morale Division - later
named Special Services - was established within the Adjutant General's
Office.
Between 1946 and 1955, the
core recreation programs were established and staffed by a combination
of active duty military and civilians. Until the mid - 1980s, active
duty enlisted soldiers and officers held military occupational
specialties in Special Services and were assigned at every level of
command. As those occupational specialties were discontinued, civilians
continued to operate MWR programs with military oversight.
Special Services underwent
much reorganization and had many names before coming to its present
configuration as morale, welfare and recreation.
MWR Philosophy
Soldiers are entitled to the
same quality of life as is afforded the society they are pledged to
defend. Keeping an Army ready to fight and win takes more than hard
work and training. Soldiers need a balance of work and play. The FMWRC
mission is to create and maintain "First Choice" MWR products and
services for America's Army, essential to a ready, self-reliant force.
Source: U.S. Army Community & Family Support Center Employee Handbook |
