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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
F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
Deployment Cycle
Sharon Adams / 913.684.2800 / Slide 2
Support is provided throughout all phasesof the deployment cycle:
Training/PreparationMobilizationDeploymentEmploymentRedeploymentPost Deployment Reconstitution
F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
Deployment Brief Topics Covered
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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
F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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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
F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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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)
F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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)
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
Parents
• Parent Deployment Brief
• Section in Deployment Guide
• Materials specifically for parents
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
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
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F&MWR/ACS – Deployment Brief
Army Family Strong
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Any Questions?
Sharon AdamsMobilization and Deployment Program ManagerArmy Community Service615 McClellan AvenueFort Leavenworth, KS 66027
Telephone: 913.684.2811Email: Sharon.Adams@us.army.mil
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