Deployment Support

Readiness and deployment support programs provide knowledge and skills to military personnel and their families in an effort to enhance military life. It is recommended that units schedule these workshops as soon as deployment schedules are known. All of the following briefs and workshops must be scheduled in advance by the unit deployment/uniformed readiness coordinator. Call 910-451-0176 to schedule.

Pre-Deployment Briefs

Pre-deployment briefs are designed to provide resources and information that assist service members and their families in preparing for and coping with the changes and challenges of deployment. There are two versions of this brief—one for single service members and one for married service members—as their needs are very different. These briefs are designed to be just that—brief. We hit the wave tops of important information and provide the participants with an informational package to carry with them that details all the topics covered in the brief.

Kids and Deployment Workshops

Kids-N-Deployment is actually two workshops in one—a workshop for parents and a workshop for children (parents on one side and children on the other)—and is designed to offer the parents as well as the children the resources and coping skills needed to sustain them during the deployment. The parents’ side of the workshop focuses on the children’s emotional and behavioral challenges, as well as coping strategies and resources to utilize during the deployment. The children’s side of the workshop provides the children activities and tools needed to cope with military separations. 

Mid-Deployment Self Care and Success Workshops

Mid-Deployment Self Care and Success was created to empower our participants through five exciting interactive venues. Topics include Relaxation, Networking, Having Fun, Learning Something New and Communication. With changing themes and the exciting interactive nature of the event, spouses are encouraged to attend again and again!

Mid-Deployment Success for Kids Workshops

Mid-Deployment Success for Kids, offered to children ages 4-18, explores the topics important for children in the midst of military life. Children will have fun while learning a variety of topics such as good nutrition and exercise, dealing with emotions and stress, good character and much more.

Return and Reunion Workshop

This workshop is designed to explain, through interactive activities, what can be expected with homecoming and the reunion process. During the workshop, tips are provided that will help spouses during this time. Topics covered include Communication, Deployment Stress, Re-Integration, Expectations and the Return of Intimacy.

Kids-N-Reunion Workshop

The Kids-N-Reunion workshop is two workshops in one—a workshop for parents and a workshop for children (parents on one side and children on the other)—and is designed to offer the parents as well as the children resources and coping skills needed to assist them with family reintegration. The parents’ side of the workshop focuses on the children’s emotional and behavioral challenges as well as coping strategies and resources to utilize during the homecoming and reintegration process. The children’s side of the workshop provides the children activities and tools needed to cope with family reintegration.

Rebuild and Renew Brief

Designed for active-duty members upon their return, this brief provides tools for successful communication and reintegration. The brief addresses the different aspects of coming back to a changed environment such as the relationships that they have, expectations surrounding homecoming, communicating with family and friends and resources available to them upon their return.