Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Morale, Welfare and Recreation, abbreviated MWR, is a network of support and leisure services designed for use by U.S. servicemembers (active, Reserve, and Guard), their families, military retirees, veterans with 100 percent service-connected disability, current and retired DoD civilian employees, and other eligible participants.

Army MWR also offers accredited family child care and youth and school-aged services at many installations.

Roughly 70% of Army and Air Force Exchange Service earnings are paid to MWR programs.

more than $2.24 billion has been contributed by the Exchange to the Army and Air Force to spend on quality-of-life improvements for Soldiers, Airmen, and their families.

[1] The organization strives to provide soldiers and their families with "the same quality of life afforded the society they protect.