About Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Events

Head off deployment stress and uncertainty by attending a local Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event. All National Guard and Reserve Components hold events and activities to give you and your loved ones valuable information on benefits, services, and resources that are available before, during and after the deployment.

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• National Guard mandates its members to attend, and Family members are strongly encouraged to attend as well. Even children can participate in events where childcare and Child & Youth programs are provided.
• If your chain of command approves, you may attend another Unit or Service Component’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event if your unit’s event is too far away. Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program events provide the same information regardless of the Service Component or unit affiliation. To attend another unit’s event, ask your chain of command for permission and register for the event near you.
• Your Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event Coordinator and unit Command has the most up-to-date and accurate information about the program and its benefits. You can find your local Event Coordinator on the JSS Resource Finder.

There’s an Event for That.

Click for details about all of our events, including when they occur and what to expect.

Pre-deployment Event
During Deployment Event
30-Day Post-Deployment Event
60-Day Post-Deployment Event
90-Day Post-Deployment Event

Pre-deployment Events

Attendees receive useful information to assist with the challenges of extended separation and deployment.

Who may attend: Service Members and Families

What to expect: Training, resources and services to help Service members and their Families plan ahead for deployment and/or mobilization. Subject matter areas may include financial preparation, emotional health, household support, deployment safety, and other strategies to help you and your Family transition into the deployment phase.

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During Deployment Event

During the deployment of the Service member, these events provide information, resources, and services specifically to Families, and/or employers of deployed/mobilized Service Members.

Who may attend: Family members as determined by your Service.

What to expect: During Deployment Events focus on addressing challenges and stressors associated with separation that National Guard Families may experience, while providing an opportunity for Families to connect with one another.

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30-Day Post-Deployment Event

The intent of this event is to help Service members and their Families reconnect after deployment, provide information about resources that can help reduce the stressors associated with a long separation, and educate the Service member and his or her Family about the benefits they have earned as a result of their deployment and how to access those benefits. This is also an opportunity to welcome Service Members home!

Who may attend: Service Members and Families

What to expect: Attendees can look forward to receiving marriage assessment and counseling information, Veterans Affairs information and enrollment assistance, education and training benefits, domestic violence awareness and prevention, suicide awareness and prevention, as well as vital health information on TBI and PTSD. Service Providers will be on hand to help you, representing such organizations as the Veterans Affairs Vet Center , TRICARE, Military OneSource , NGB Employer Support , Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program , and others.

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60-Day Post-Deployment Event

This event is typically a continuance of the 30-day event, and brings attendees back into an environment that encourages further discussion about a variety of reintegration topics.

Who may attend: Service Members and Families

What to expect: The 60-Day Post-Deployment event usually involves discussion about communication issues, mental health awareness and referral, emotional fitness issues, and more. Additional services are available to assist with child and youth issues, single Service Member issues, domestic violence awareness, substance abuse awareness, financial management , driver safety, and legal matters.

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90-Day Post-Deployment Event

This event centers on the completion of the Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment (PDHRA)

Who may attend: Normally, this event applies to Service Members only

What to expect: Specific programs focus on the Service Member and their adjustment and reintegration process. Service Members will also have the opportunity to reconnect with other members of their unit.

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