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DEPLOYMENT
What do I need to know about Deployment? The Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Program Toolkit is an important asset now available to families of service members being called to active Duty or Deploying. The item is available as a printed product and on the Internet at www.defenselink.mil/ra/family/toolkit. The toolkit is a standardized pre-deployment and mobilization handbook. It is an attempt to standardize information between services and the reserve component, so they can all use the same language when talking about deployment preparations. A list of helpful information can be found at http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/familyreadiness.html. With the tool kit is another helpful website, the Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Schedule of Events: www.defenselink.mil/ra/calendar. The calendar lists family readiness training sites for the services.
Finally the site also has a “Guide to Reserve Family Member Benefits.” The booklet explains available military benefits, including medical and dental benefits, commissary and exchange privileges, military pay and allowances and re-employment rights.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
The documents in the file below should be reviewed periodically by all National Guard families. Special attention and preparation should be taken prior to any temporary Active Duty or deployment to include Inactive Duty Training (IDT), Annual Training (AT) and State Active Duty (SAD).
PLEASE SIT DOWN WITH YOUR HUSBAND/WIFE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR OTHER IMPORTANT FAMILY MEMBERS AND GATHER THIS INFORMATION AND THESE DOCUMENTS. THE HOUR YOU SPEND GOING OVER THIS WILL SAVE YOU TIME LATER ON.
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