Military Community and Family Program Support for Quality of Life
Military Community and Family Program Support for Quality of Life
Military Community and Family Program Support for Quality of Life
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would otherwise not be supported. As a general rule, we do not continue commissary,exchange or MWR operations after an installation closes. By divesting the operationsthat are no longer required to support active duty missions, resources can be redirected tosupport the military communities that will experience a significant increase <strong>of</strong> active dutypersonnel.Implementing Joint BasingFor the twelve joint installations created under BRAC legislation, we are workingwith the <strong>Military</strong> Departments <strong>and</strong> the installation comm<strong>and</strong>ers to manage the change.The initial implementation guidance was recently issued. We are nearing completion <strong>of</strong>the supplemental guidance <strong>for</strong> nonappropriated fund instrumentalities <strong>and</strong> civilian humanresources to ensure processes used to implement Joint Bases are effective <strong>and</strong> fair.Supplemental guidance will specifically address the concerns raised by the Services, theaffected installations, <strong>and</strong> the Subcommittee. We will report those results to the Defensecommittees, as you have requested.The warfighter <strong>and</strong> family services, lodging programs <strong>and</strong> a portfolio <strong>of</strong> MWRactivities, to include children <strong>and</strong> youth, will merge at all but one location (Fort Myer/Henderson Hall). The programs will be provided to Service members <strong>and</strong> their familiesbased on an assessment <strong>of</strong> mission, demographics, geography, <strong>and</strong> market requirements<strong>of</strong> each Joint Base. The Components are collaborating to develop common st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong>levels <strong>of</strong> support <strong>for</strong> fourteen major MWR mission sustaining programs (Category A),warfighter <strong>and</strong> family services, <strong>and</strong> community support programs (Category B), children<strong>and</strong> youth development programs, <strong>and</strong> lodging. These DoD-wide st<strong>and</strong>ards will first beintroduced at joint bases, as a means to provide consistent quality, available, <strong>and</strong>af<strong>for</strong>dable programs, regardless <strong>of</strong> military affiliation. The exchange operations are notmerged at joint bases, so exchange earnings should be unaffected. The Components willadjust their dividends when necessary to ensure equitable distribution to MWR programsat joint bases18
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