Naval Services Familyline

Naval Services Familyline publications: nsfl provides a guideline series of 7 publications in hard copy and digital download from the nsfl.org website. Sea legs: a handbook for navy life and service; social customs & traditions; are you ready: guidelines for navy family emergency preparedness; guidelines for the spouses of chief petty officers; guidleines for the spouses of cmc/cob; guidelines for the spouses of co/xo; and guidelines for the navy reserve family. As of 2021, nsfl has assumed full responsibility for funding the printing and publishing of these resources via hard copy and digital medium.

Compass is a standardized team-led program developed by spouses for spouses and is presented by Naval Services Familyline volunteers who have completed a compass session and mentor training. Compass focuses on new military spouses, but all spouses are welcome. Compass improves the quality of life through vital information that helps spouses understand and meet the challenges of the navy lifestyle. Compass sessions have traditionally been held in-person over 3 days (4 hours/day). Since the pandemic, compass has adapted to virtural sessions via zoom (3 hrs/day over 3 days). The curriculum includes topics such as the navy mission, history, organization, customs and traditions, rights and benefits, deployment, pay, moving, interpersonal communication, and investing in self and community.note: expenses do not include the value of volunteer hours spent preparing and presenting, nor labor for shipping materials.

Continuum of resources and education, or core, is a volunteer, spouse-led Naval Services Familyline program which offers seminars, workshops, and presentations dedicated to empowering navy, marine corps, and coast guard spouses, educating thier families, and promoting the sea-service lifestyle. Core holds events in-person and on a virtual platform through a generous goto webinar donation. Core offers resources and education on topics which are applicable and enriching to the sea-service spouse community at large. Seminars and workshops can be customized to serve specific groups such as exceptional family member program, chief petty officer selectee spouses, command ombdusman, co/xo/cmc/cob spouses, etc. Expenses listed here do not include the value of volunteer hours spent preparing and presenting the events.