AR 930-5 American Red Cross (ARC)

Question 1

Describe several services that the American Red Cross Provides for soldiers and their families

Answer 1

1. Financial assistance in the form of a loan without interest on the basis of need
2. Referral services to agencies specializing in legal aid, medical or psychiatric care, employment, or famaily and children’s welfare
3. Instructional courses such as water safety, first aid, home care of the sick or injured, and mother and baby care.
4. Communication between servicemembers and their families to alleviate apprehension, worry, and concern; information for justification of emergency leave, deferments, compassionate reassignments, and leave extension requests
5. Volunteer assistance programs
6. Blood programs

Question 2

What is the major service of the American Red Cross provides to servicemembers

Answer 2

Communication between servicemembers and their families for problem solving and emergencies

Question 3

How is the Red Cross primarily staffed?

Answer 3

By volunteers

Question 4

What services does the Red Cross provide for prisoners of war (POWS)

Answer 4

It handles inquiries concerning welfare, obtains names of POWs and aids in the packaging and distribution of health and welfare packages

Question 5

Why do the Army Emergency Relief (AER) and the American Red Cross coordinate their efforts?

Answer 5

To avoid duplication of effort and to assure coverage of all areas of aid

Question 6

How long has the Red Cross been in existence?

Answer 6

Since 1905