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Pre-Deployment Brief

Got Deployment?

Pre-Deployment Workshop 2

R U Ready?

POA

Vehicle

Housing

Taxes

Legal issues

Bills

Medical

Personal belongings

Who is my FRO?

Mass Communication Tool (via MOL)

Communication plan

Voter registration

Insurance/SGLI

This is my vest … this is my “CORE.” These are all of the things I need as a

Marine to be successful during this deployment:

Will

Family Care Plan

Child care or preparing

your older kids for college


Consequences of NOT being ready …

• Eviction

• No access to bank accounts

• Loan defaults (car, home, etc.)

• Extra costs for last minute gear

• Family unable to access installation resources

• Power of Attorney issues


Readiness Checklists

Checklist Contents

Single Marines Designed to assist single Marines in preparing for

and achieving readiness for deployment.

Single Marines with

Dependents

Includes all components from the Single Marine checklist and

adds information on: legal guardians; children and child care;

relationships; dependent comfort items.

Married Marines

Includes all components from the Single Marine, and Single

Marines with Dependents checklists, and adds information on:

family emergency plans; medical care; dental care;

communication expectations; financial preparation.

Personal

Preparation

Includes a list of desirable, non-essential items to have

on deployment.


Important Considerations

• Family Care Plan

• Will

• Powers of Attorney

These items are absolutely essential to all Marines!


Pay Entitlements and Finances


• Combat Duty Pay

• Hostile Fire or Imminent

Danger Pay

• Combat Zone Tax Exclusion

• Tax-free bonuses

• Hardship Duty Pay

• Family Separation Allowance

• Basic Allowance for

Subsistence (BAS)

• Additional expenses

Opportunities for the Marine

• Develop new relationships

• Networking

• Saving money

• Global awareness

• Leadership and mentoring


Continuing Education for Marines

• Marine Deployed Education Program

• Military Academic Skills Program

• Lifelong Learning Library Program


Marines: Staying Positive


• Try new activities

• Explore the culture of

host country

• Work on MCIs

• Learn a new language

• Pursue physical fitness

goals

• Stay busy – Keep your

eyes on the mission

Expectation Management - Preparing

Your Loved Ones


• Communication plans

• Planning &

Expectations

• Emotional Cycle of

Deployment

• Combat Operational

Stress

Information and Communication


• MotoMail

• Letters

• Emails

• Social networking sites

• Care packages

• Phone calls

• Pictures, video

recording or video

teleconferencing

Care Packages


• Ask family for necessities

• Share contents with fellow Marines

• Themed package ideas in the Handbook

Planning and Expectations

Emotional

Disorganization

Routine

Established


Cycle of Emotions During Deployment

Emotional

Disorganization

Routine

Established


Combat Operational Stress Continuum

READY REACTING INJURED ILL

Unit Leader Responsibility

Chaplain & Medical Responsibility

Individual Responsibility

• Good to go

• Well trained

• Prepared

• Fit and tough

• Cohesive units, ready families

• Distress or impairment

• Mild, transient

• Anxious or irritable

• Behavior change

• More severe or persistent distress or impairment

• Leaves lasting evidence (personality change)

• Stress injuries that don’t heal without intervention

• Diagnosable

PTSD

Depression

Anxiety

Addictive Disorder


Emergency Preparedness


• Family Care Plan

• Insurance plans

• Vehicle emergencies

• Home

Operation Purple

• Created to help military children struggling with

having a parent deployed

• Mission: to empower military children and their

families to develop and maintain healthy and

connected relationships

• Applicable to any military child

• Registration for the free summer camps begins in late

spring for all Operation Purple Camp locations

www.operationpurple.org


http://www.operationpurple.org/

Additional Trainings for Marines and Families


Please refer to the Marine Corps Family Team Building (MCFTB)

Additional Trainings handout for more information.

LifeSkills Curriculum Readiness & Deployment Support

Communications Classes Pre-Deployment Briefs

Impact Classes Mid-Deployment Workshops

Relationships Classes Return & Reunion Workshops

Wellness Classes Reintegration – Strong Marine Couples

L.I.N.K.S. Curriculum Family Readiness Program Training

L.I.N.K.S. for Spouses Command Team Training

L.I.N.K.S. for Parents & Extended Family

Members

Command Team Advisor / Family Readiness

Assistant Training

L.I.N.K.S. for Marines Family Readiness Officer Training

L.I.N.K.S. 4 Teens CO / Senior Enlisted Marine Spouse Training

L.I.N.K.S. 4 Kids

Military Community Resources

• MCCS programs

• Local public and private

organizations

• DoD websites

• DSTRESS


Civilian Community Resources


Resource Scenario Activity (Optional)


Additional Information for

Spouses and Family Members


Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Pros: Stay at Duty Station Pros: Go “Back Home”

Proximity to military resources Spend time with family

Military social network to rely on Family and friend support system

Embrace the military community Kids connect with extended family

Free/low-cost children’s programs

Things to Consider: Stay at Duty

Station

Things to Consider: Go “Back Home”

Loneliness Stress and expense of moving

Isolation Loss of base housing

Children away from familiar

surroundings


Opportunities for the Military Spouse

• Employment

• Volunteerism

• Meeting new

friends

• Strive for

balance

• Set realistic goals

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Education Opportunities for

the Military Spouse

• Servicemembers’ Opportunity

Colleges (SOCMAR)

• Spouse Tuition Aid Program (STAP)

• Military Spouse Career Advancement

Accounts Program (MyCAA)

• Financial Industry Regulatory

Authority (FINRA)

• Joanne Holbrook Patton military

spouse scholarship

• Check with your installation

education office for more information


Employment Opportunities for the

Military Spouse

Family Member Employment Assistance Program

(FMEAP) services assist family members by providing:

• Career counseling/assessments

• Educational workshops

– Résumé writing

– Job interview techniques

– Federal application information

– And more!


Volunteer Opportunities


• Unit, Personal and Family

Readiness Program

(UPFRP)

• L.I.N.K.S. Mentor

• Single Marine Program

(SMP)

• Community services on or

off Installation

• Parents can also volunteer

with their Marine’s unit!

Children, Youth & Teen Programs (CYTP)

and Extracurricular Activities


Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

EFMP is an assignment coordination

program that helps with the needs of a

Marine and his/her exceptional family

member(s).

An “exceptional family member” is an authorized family member who may require

special medical or educational services based on diagnosed physical, intellectual,

or emotional need.


Respite Care: This program is intended to reduce stress on sponsor families by

providing temporary rest periods for family members who care for those who

have special needs (max 40 hours of reimbursed respite per month).

Families: Staying Positive


• Practice stress

management techniques

• Spend time with friends

• Volunteer

Summary and Q&A


CAMP ALLEN/MCFTB

WEBSITE

MCFTB FACEBOOK PAGE

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Presented by: Doretta Richardson - mcx-elmore.com POWERPOINT... · Includes all components from the Single Marine checklist and ... •Work on MCIs ... Please refer to the Marine