Army Community Services
The Army Community Services (ACS) provide a lot of very important services to the Army community. According to their mission, they:
- Facilitate commander’s ability to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and responsive services that support readiness of soldiers, civilian employees and their families.
- Maximize technology and resources, adapt to unique installation requirements, eliminate duplication in service delivery, and measure service effectiveness.
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Army Community Services Questions and Answers
For reference, the following questions are asked regarding the Army Community Service at the Army Board examinations:
What Does ACS stand for?
Army Community Service
What does the ACS symbol represent?
The heart = giving, the cross = help, the gyroscope = stability
What is the ACS mission statement?
- The mission of the ACS center is to Facilitate commander’s ability to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and responsive services that support readiness of soldiers, civilian employees and their families.
- Maximize technology and resources, adapt to unique installation requirements, eliminate duplication in service delivery, and measure service effectiveness.
What Army regulation covers ACS?
AR 608 – 1
How is ACS staffed for the most part?
By volunteers
What is the motto of the ACS?
Self-help, service and stability
Who qualifies for ACS?
- In the United States, the following personnel are eligible for ACS assistance: All active duty and retired military personnel and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services. Members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve when on active duty and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services.
- Army appropriated fund(APF) and non appropriated fund (NAF) employees and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services.
- Family members of prisoners of war or personnel missing in action, if otherwise eligible for services.
- Surviving family members of military personnel who died while on active duty, if otherwise eligible for services.
- In overseas commands, the Commander will determine eligibility according to international treatise and agreements.
What can you do to help out Army Community Services?
Donate Staple foodstuff to the food lockers, usable household goods, and volunteer your time.
ACS is Changing
The Army Community Service professionals are a group of individuals who are committed to supporting our United States Army Soldiers and their Family members in times of crisis wherever they may be on the planet. These are trying times and each of us are seeing the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ACS team representatives around the world stand ready to support the unique needs of each individual soldier during these uncertain times.
Army Community Services personnel understand the stress and challenges that each military family member may be experiencing where they are and the challenges that this situation is putting on our service members, partners and the community as a whole. No one really knows what is going to happen from one moment to the next but one thing that we all can be sure of is that change is the one constant. Aside from the living restrictions and disruptions to everyone’s daily lives, the Army Community Services teams understands that there is no such thing as “business as usual”.
Adjusting to the current changes means that the traditional manner in which ACS has delivered support will most certainly look different. Alternative ways of meeting the needs of client’s have been developed and implemented. Obviously, some ACS services will be limited in nature and some may be temporarily unavailable.
The message from the Army Community Services is that when seeking support services, it is important to remain flexible. Remember that the ACS professionals are and will remain here to meet the needs of our soldiers and their families.
