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The Pre-Deployment Academy is a 7 hour program designed to empower and resource soldiers and their spouses, parents, significant others and children to address the effects of combat operational stress and general issues prior to deploying. Utilizing subject matter experts, previously deployed soldiers and representatives from military, government, and civilian agencies; participants will have an opportunity to connect with service providers and dialogue about the challenges of deployment and understand what resources are available to them by various agencies in the state, in a small group setting.
A “round robin” format will offer participants the following workshops. Additional booths will offer services from numerous military, government and civilian agencies.
- TriCare Medical & Dental
- Resource Portals: Military One Source
- Family Assistance: Family Assistance Centers, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, and Community Outreach
- Personal Finance: Paying bills, Adjusting to different pay & system
- “Putting Your House in Order”: Reading the LES, interest rates, auto leases, preparing for deployment and power of attorney
- “Keeping Your Marriage Strong While Deployed”
- Singe Soldier: “Parents of Deployed Soldiers: How to cope when the child you love is at war”
- “Surviving Deployment as a Singe Parent”
- Children’s & Teen’s Program: “When Someone You Love Goes to War”
This phase occurs between 60 and 90 days before a unit deploys. This critical function touches both the service member and the family to ensure adequate preparation is conducted prior to a deployment. It is designed to educate everyone on a variety of items. Some of these items are on the following initial list:
Pre-Deployment Academies will be held at a location outside of unit armories on a weekend acceptable to the unit. ITO’s will be pre-coordinated to cover meals, lodging, and mileage for family participants.
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