Pre-Deployment

Pre-Deployment

General Eligibility Active duty, National Guard and Reserve Component service members Immediate family members Coast Guard when activated with the Navy Civilian Expeditionary Workforce 2

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Maintaining the Homefront Remember everyone who is impacted, and identify potential needs and resources. Spouses Children Extended family Friends Significant others 11

Service Members Topics Preparing yourself financially and legally Equipping yourself physically Taking care of your property and pets Ensuring your family is covered Resources “The Service Members' Civil Relief Act”(article) “Sleep in Combat Operations” (pocket kit) “Double Duty” and “Over There” (CDs) “Getting Your Vehicle Ready for Storage” (article) “Preparing a Family Care Plan” (article) 12

Spouses and Significant Others Topics Preparing yourself emotionally Ensuring your home and life are ready Getting your family unit equipped Resources “These Boots” (CD) “Preparing for Deployment: The Home Side” (article) “Managing the Emotional Cycle of Deployment when your Spouse is Deployed” (article) 13

Children Topics Resources Preparing your children “Sesame Street: Talk, Listen and Connect: Interacting and connecting Deployments, with your children Homecomings, Changes” Entertaining and educating (DVD) your children “Choosing a Caregiver for Reviewing child care your Child while you’re options Deployed” (article) Sittercity 14

Teens Topics Resources Preparing your teens “Teenagers and Deployment” (article) Interacting and connecting with your teens “Staying Involved in your Child's or Teenager's Life Entertaining and educating when you're Deployed” your teens “Helping Children Cope During Deployment” (article) Tutor.com 15

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Career Topics Choosing a career Finding a job Effectiveness at work Management skills Resources Spouse Education & Career Opportunities Center Career assessments Employment readiness Web links Newsletters Military Spouse Employment Partnership 19

Education Topics K-12 education Adjusting to college Financial aid and scholarships Alternatives to college Continuing education Resources School locators DoD Morale, Welfare and Recreation Libraries Education Resource Center College Navigator Military Spouse Education Resource Guide Military Spouse Employment Partnership Spouse Education & Career Opportunities Center 20

Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program Military Spouse Career Center at Military OneSource Spouse Education and Career Opportunities comprehensive counseling service available to ALL military spouses. Career exploration and discovery Education, training and state licensing/credentialing requirements Employment readiness Career connections https://www.militaryonesource.mil/ and https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil My Career Advancement Accounts Scholarship Program Financial assistance for spouses of Service members in pay-grades of E1-E5, O1O2 and W1-W2 Up to 4,000 for education/training and license/credential in a portable career Financial assistance provided to more than 43,000 spouses in fiscal year 2012 https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/ Military Spouse Employment Partnership Web-enabled employment and career partnership connect military spouses with vetted Fortune 500 PLUS employers – 231 corporate partners Partners’ Statements of Support to increase employment, provide career promotion opportunities and ensure pay equity for military spouses Spouse Ambassador Network https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil/ 02/25/2023 MySECO Website Launch 21

YMCA Services Eligibility Families of deployed Guard and reserve (Title 10 only) Deployed at least six months Memberships renewed in six month increments Up to 18 months as long as usage requirements met Respite child care Up to 16 hours per month, per child Age 12 and under Age limits and availability differ at participating YMCA’s Links www.militaryonesource.mil www.ASYMCA.org 22

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