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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief

Sharon Adams / 913.684.2800 / Slide 1

Family and MWR (F&MWR)

Army Community

Service (ACS)

Army Family Strong


Deployment Cycle


Support is provided throughout all phasesof the deployment cycle:

Training/PreparationMobilizationDeploymentEmploymentRedeploymentPost Deployment Reconstitution


Deployment Brief Topics Covered


What to Do!Family Support – Single and Married SoldiersMilitary Pay, Entitlements and BenefitsLegal MattersChild & Youth School ServicesEmotional ReadinessOperations SecurityDealing with the MediaMail/Telephone CommunicationAmerican Red Cross and Emergency MessagesMilitary OneSourceRest & RecuperationTaking Care of BusinessCasualty NotificationSoldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC)Survivor Outreach Services (SOS)Afterdeployment



What it can do. . .

Establish a sense of Family

Provide answers to questions

Give moral support

Reduce Solder and Family member stress

Provide an effective way of gaining accurate information and support

during deployment

Not just for married Soldiers

Family Readiness Group



The Army FRG was created for the Family Members and

friends of Soldiers.

Online tools include:

Forums

Telephone Tree

Video Email

Photo Gallery

Virtual Family Readiness Group (vFRG)


Team of Support

• Family Readiness Group

• Rear Detachment Commander

• Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA)

• Deployment and Family Readiness

Program Manager/Army Community Service

• Military Family Life Consultant (MFLC)



Waiting Families

Mobilization and Deployment Program:Weekly email with “Battle Buddy” NewsletterPeriodic events and offers from community businessesH20 (Hometown Hero Opportunities) Card

Ladies of the Chapel:Monthly deployment dinnersSomeone Cares Program



Parents

• Parent Deployment Brief

• Section in Deployment Guide

• Materials specifically for parents



Army Family Team Building

• Level I - focuses on the basic skills and knowledge

needed to live the military life

• Level II - allows the participant to grow into community

leaders

• Level III - goes from inspiring and mentoring others into

leadership positions



Deployment Readiness

• Battlemind Pre-Deployment

• Battlemind Post-Deployment

• Deployment Survival

• Pre-Deployment and the Single Service Member

• Issues Families Face When the Military Deploys

• Talking to a Deployed Loved One

• When Your Son or Daughter Deploys

• Coping with the Challenges While on R & R

• Return and Reunion Workshop



Children and Deployment

• Children and Separation Issues of Deployment

• Enhancing Resiliency in Children

• Helping Children Cope with Post-Deployment Issues

• Reconnecting Your Child with Your Service Member

• Children and RESET



Marriage and Deployment

• Maintaining a Healthy Marriage During Deployment

• Making Marriage Work After Deployment

• Re-igniting the Passion After Deployment

• The Military Spouses: Commander and Chief on the

Home Front

• Mission Based Marriages



Quality of Life

• Coping Strategies for the Uncertainty of Life

• How to Have a Good Night’s Sleep

• Life in Balance: Relaxation & Stress Relief

• Staying Positive and Motivated

• Stress During the Holidays



Leaders & Volunteers

• Care Team Training

• Dealing with Mass Trauma Reaction

• Family Readiness Group (FRG) Training

• FRG Leader Training

• Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA) Training

• Key Caller Training

• Leadership Through Teamwork: Characteristics of a Team Leader

• Rear Detachment Commander Training

• Working in Teams

• Survivor’s Guilt



RESET – Reintegration Readiness

• Children & RESET

• Preparing to Be Together Again – Soldier

• Preparing to Be Together Again – Family Members

• RESET Readiness

• Reunion Brief

• Expectations

• Emotions

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Brain Injuries



Resources

• Family members, Friends and Colleagues

• Family Readiness Group (FRG)

• Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA)

• Military Family Life Consultant (MFLC)

• Chaplain

• Army Community Service

• Community Resources

• Military OneSource

• Army OneSource



Army Family Strong


Any Questions?

Sharon AdamsMobilization and Deployment Program ManagerArmy Community Service615 McClellan AvenueFort Leavenworth, KS 66027

Telephone: 913.684.2811Email: [email protected]

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