Deployment

Deployment is a major event in the lives of military families. From pre-mobilization to care package ideas to reintegration, we have all the resources you need to practically and emotionally prepare for a deployment.

The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Pre-Deployment

The Pre-deployment StageAnticipation of loss vs. denialTrain-up/long hours awayGetting affairs in orderMental/physical distanceArgumentsTime frame: variableThe onset of this stage begins with the w...

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Celebrating Special Occasions During Deployment

No military family gets excited about deployment; instead, we kick it into high gear with planning for such things as financial and legal readiness, child-care arrangements and emotional stability.... more.

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Sending Edible Treats to the Middle East: Culinary Care Package

Anyone who has deployed to the Middle East knows that sending chocolate is usually an exercise in futility. It melts, quickly. While a chocolate Easter bunny missing his ears is just a quality i... more.

Holiday Mailing Guidelines Set

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Until Deployment Do Us Part

Military couples find love in a time of warThere was no chapel, no white dress, no rings. For Army soldiers Colleen McNulty and Jorge Villalobos, the wedding was in a Texas courthouse. The bride an... more.

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Out-the-Box Prep for Every Deployment

If my soldier were to deploy tomorrow I would not know what was going to be on TV. He is my TV guide. Sure, there are shows I hate to miss but have so much running through my mind, keeping track of late night dramas is not one of my priorities. Besides, I don’t have ... Continue Reading