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Military families experience deployment in different stages:
- Pre-Deployment: Preparing to leave
- Deployment: From departure through the first month of deployment
- Sustainment: The months following the first month of deployment
- Re-Deployment: The month prior to homecoming
- Post-Deployment: Arriving at the Home Station
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: A Military Family Perspective
describes typical reactions experienced in the five stages of deployment and offers suggestions for families about how to problem-solve issues that may arise during the deployment cycle.
Deployment Cycle Support
focuses on these three deployment stages: pre-deployment, re-Deployment, and post-deployment.
Self-Help Resources
It is not always necessary to seek help from a doctor. Learn what you can do to help manage during a difficult period from fact sheets, videos, books, and other web resources. Counselors, clergy, and trusted family and friends are often an excellent resource when you need to talk.
Frequently Asked Questions about Deployment
Continually updated to provide quick answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Professional Help
Everyone experiences stress differently. It is important to acknowledge the need for support before a problem becomes a crisis. From locating a TRICARE provider, counselor or therapist, to finding out how TRICARE behavioral health benefits work, use this resource to guide you.