I am sure there are chats, I just don't belong to any of them. FRG stands for Family Readiness Group. They are made up of mostly spouses. They do all they can to help keep the home fires burning while the soldiers are away. I would check into the website for my son's unit once a week or so. There was a news wire with news from base about the soldiers from that base. There were constant updates as they were getting ready to come home. Most of what they do is on base, but I found the website another great way to stay connected. I even found my son's picture in one of the news articles. That was cool

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Proud Mom of a Proud Soldier

Thanks for that information. I didn't know that was available. My son is scheduled to deploy this summer. It will be his first deployment. I am so glad to know there is something available to help families keep up with what they are doing. I do have a question though....Can you tell me if they have a ceremony of some sort before deployment? Thanks for any info....