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Family Preparedness for Deployment: Essential Steps to Support Your Loved Ones

This comprehensive guide helps individuals prepare their families for deployment, covering emotional support, financial and legal arrangements, health care, staying in touch, and more. Ensure your family is ready for your absence by following these practical steps.

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Family Preparedness for Deployment: Essential Steps to Support Your Loved Ones

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  1. *Single Soldiers*Single Parents*Guardians *Divorced Soldiers *Married CouplesPrepare the individuals remaining at home emotionally and logistically. Organize and secure your finances, make important legal arrangements, practical matters from your home to health care!

  2. (Personal/Family) *Talk about staying in touch, Red Cross Procedures (1-877-272-7337) *Share feelings about deployment. (Include parents and children) *Contact your Family Assistance Center *SGLI , Family Trauma *Make a Family Care Plan *Get ID cards for family members and discuss benefits (update DEERS if you have a baby for example, if you have a dependent status change) *Childcare Assistance - NACCRRA *Notify Schools of deployment if you have children *Evacuation Plan – Household Disaster *Pets – if single, nobody to care for pet (Adoption/Foster Care/Family Member) *Employers – provide them with a copy of your Deployment Orders *OPSEC – Operations Security - Communicating

  3. (Legal) *Create and/or update your “Will” *Designate a “Power of Attorney” and “Legal Guardians” for children *Complete your Estate Planning *Make a list of all important documents, including account/policy numbers and where items are stored. (Safely store all documents) *List your personal property, including descriptions and serial numbers *Evictions *Lease Agreements – can be broken with deployment orders *Have the JAG Officers phone number available

  4. (Practical) *Check Smoke Alarms, locks, fire extinguishers, etc *Ensure appliances and vehicles are in good working condition *Arrange for household repairs. Make a list of contacts for repair work *Make arrangements for moving, if necessary *Make a list of your health-care providers and their phone numbers * Utilities (Shut off’s etc.)

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