• That single Soldiers are entitled to the opportunity to recommend policy changes that will enhance their overall quality of life,
   
• To participate in recreational and leisure activities of their choice,

• And to contribute to their local communities.

Picture from left to right: SPC Gray, Secretary, SPC Medina, President, CSM Felder, Command Advisor, Ms. Bludsworth, MWR Advisor SPC Sanford, Vice-President, SPC Collins, Treasurer

Meetings Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month in the Single Soldier Dayroom located in building 8350 beginning at 1330. These meetings are for all BOSS Representatives at every level. Well being issues addressed during BOSS meetings will be submitted to the senior military advisor, Garrison Command Sergeant Major Robert Felder, to seek resolution through the appropriate channels. Key BOSS Personnel Information Executive Officers: President, SPC Denisse Medina Vice-President,  SPC Rebecca Sanford Treasurer, SPC Chantell Collins Secretary,  SPC Marcyl Gray Military Advisor,  GCSM Robert Felder MWR Advisor,  Mrs. Evy Bludsworth BOSS SOP

Eligibility and Participation

BOSS program eligibility and participation is open to all single Soldiers, which is defined as all unmarried, divorced, widowed, and unaccompanied Soldiers, to include single parent Soldiers. Participation in BOSS activities is open to all single Soldiers.

Command

Command involvement in BOSS is essential to the success and growth of the BOSS program and our single Soldier community. Here on Fort Rucker, the Command ensures participation of the single sector at every level, from the junior enlisted to the Senior NCO’s.


Mission Statement

To enhance the morale and welfare of single Soldiers, increase Soldier retention, and sustain combat readiness through planned and execution of community service, recreation and leisure events, and identifying well being issues for resolution.


History of BOSS

In 1989, the US Army Community and Family Support Center (USACFSC) and MACOMS were tasked to develop a program to get single Soldiers involved in determining their recreation and leisure needs. Implementation of the BOSS program began with single Soldiers focus groups. In early workshops, QOL issues emerged along with recreation and leisure needs and were presented to the local command as part of the workshop out-brief.

In 1991, the Chief of Staff, US Army, formally expanded the BOSS program to include all areas of single Soldiers' lives. This change provided single Soldiers with an opportunity to surface quality of life issues through chain of command. During the evolution of the program, single Soldiers indicated a desire to participate in activities related to community support. This interest was adopted as another component of the program.

At the 1995 Army-wide BOSS conference, attendees identified the lack of BOSS guidance and program standardization as one of the top five quality of life issues for single Soldiers.

In 2000, the US Army changed Quality of Life to "Soldier's Well Being" which encompasses and expands on the concept of Quality of Life. Well being is defined: The personal- physical, material, mental and spiritual- state of Soldiers, retirees, veterans, civilian employees, and their Families that contributes to their preparedness to perform the Army's mission.