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Surviving Spouses | DeploymentsEditor: BeverlySend your deployment questions/comments to Beverly at:
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Deployment Cycle Support Assists Deployed Personnel and Families The Deployment Cycle Support (DCS) program is a process to assist deployed Soldiers and Department of Army Civilians and their families experience a successful return and reunion into their pre-deployment environment. DCS has the goal of attempting to reduce or eliminate stressors that contribute to domestic violence, post traumatic stress, and other stressors attributed to deployment. Phase I of the process begins in theater and continues at demobilizations sites and home stations (Phases II and III). Family members receive information on reunion and health care, individual assessments by unit leadership, and the opportunity to participate in follow-up assistance. There is a DCS website at: http://www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/dcs.asp with reference and support materials for meeting DCS requirements. Military OneSource, at http://www.militaryonesource.com, and the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) are also available to support returning Soldiers and Civilians and their families. Army One Source InformationArmy One Source is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Real help, Anytime, anywhere. Help with information on Counseling, Disability Resources, Attorney's, Discounts and more. All calls answered live.
From the U.S. call 1-800-464-8107
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or collect from outside the U.S. 1-484-530-5889,
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Low vision accessible Sesame Street DVD is here!Sunny days, sweeping the clouds away… Sesame Street’s deployment DVD Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment is available through Military OneSource. Due to high demand, there may be a delay in order shipments. Don't forget you can also download the video and parenting materials. Legal Preparation for Deployment Getting legal affairs in order before departure will reduce stress during and after deployment. Among recommended actions to take before deployment are: prepare/update your will; grant Power of Attorney to your spouse, a close relative or a good friend; and make sure your family members all have their Military ID Cards. For more information on being legally prepared for deployment, click here. Survey Report on the Effects of Multiple Deployments on Military Families The National Military Family Association (NMFA) recently published a report entitled "The Cycles of Deployment," addressing results of a new survey which shows service members and their families are experiencing increased levels of anxiety, fatigue, and stress as a result of multiple and extended deployments, as well as heavy reliance on National Guard and Reserve troops. Among the report's findings: nearly half the respondents indicated they have used or would use counseling services; two-thirds of responding families did not have contact with their unit or unit network volunteer during the critical pre-deployment stage; 17% of those who completed the survey indicated no family support was available from pre-deployment through the deployment to post-deployment phase; and military families expressed concern over their reunion with their deployed family member. The survey was conducted between April and September 2005. For more information, or to download a copy of the report, go to: www.nmfa.org/cyclesofdeployment. A Thousand Thanks to Military Kids If you have a family member deployed - we would like to recognize your child. We are excited to have Warner Bros. Looney Tunes® characters helping our efforts by signing thank you letters to children of deployed military. This program was kicked off in April, the Month of the Military Child. Although the project was initially funded by AUSA, the Association of the United States Army, families from all the service branches can request a letter for their children. Click here for more information.
| LinksAir Force Crossroads - Deployment Amazon.com now sells groceries! Items you send to troops can qualify for free shipping! American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program Deployment Support for Troops and Families saluted by DOD - a safe and secure program....for troops and/or their families who are our silent heroes! Help with Deployment-Related Travel Mailing addresses of all U.S. Navy ships Operation Hero Miles allows troops stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan to fly home on leave for free. It also gives family members of wounded servicemen and women free plane tickets to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country. Operation Homelink™ provides free refurbished computers to either parents or spouses
of deployed service men and women in the ranks of E-1 through E-5. Our program enables email communications between families and their loved ones deployed outside of the continental United States. Operation Uplink purchases phone cards and distributes them to servicemen and women who are separated from those they care about. Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Provides Umbrella of Protection TroopCarePackage.com |
