Predeployment In The Military

Having a family member or significant other in the military can be quite stressful when they have to leave for deployment. Getting ready can be hard on the family and kids having to see mom or dad leaving for a long period of time and only being able to video chat occasionally. But how do a family prepare for predeployment and deployment? What will be discussed is the process before the actual deployment and the deployment process for the military service personnel and the family. Pre-deployment as stated in the book can last for months and sometimes even up to a year for the service members to gear up and train for overseas (Blaisure et al. 2016:62). During the predepolyment it also involves the families and gets everyone prepared for the