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Hiring Our Heroes Caregivers Event - Silver Spring, MD, May 18

On May 18, Hiring Our Heroes will be hosting a Wounded Warriors Caregivers Hiring Fair and Career Forum from 10am-3pm.

All caregivers of wounded Warriors are welcome, including spouses, parents, siblings, and loved ones. For additional details, see the attachment.

To register, click here: http://bit.ly/KiVW6e. Drop in and out according to your schedule! more

AMVETS Award nominations now open!

AMVETS Award for exceptional volunteers in the National Guard Family Program, honoring those individuals who have given extraordinary service to the families of our National Guard Troops.

The recipient of this Award will receive an attractive plaque and a check in the amount of $1,000 that will be made payable to the recipients nominating group, to enhanc ... more

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Caregiver Support Program

A Message from Ms. Margaret Kabat, Deputy Director, VA Caregiver Support Program:

VA has long recognized the crucial role that Family Caregivers play in helping Veterans recover from injury and illness and in providing for their daily care in the community. VA values the sacrifices Caregivers make to enable Veterans to remain at home. Caregivers are truly p ... more

Step 6: Reunion & Reintegration

Easing the Transition

Reunion, like deployment, can be a stressful time. Questions and concerns about what to expect are mingled with the excitement of seeing your Guard Member again. With this in mind, the military offers Reunion briefings to both you and your Guard Member that can assist in this process.

These briefings also cover changes in:

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Reunion: Not Just a Single Event

There are several phases that Reunion follows:

  1. Preparation period, when service members prepare to come home
  2. "Honeymoon period" lasts several days after the homecoming
  3. Period of disruption, when some challenges might surface
  4. Adjustment period, during which new routines, roles, and goals are negotiated
  5. Acceptance of your "new" life

Getting Back to "Normal"

With all the emotions flying around your home, there are several simple, everyday actions you can take to help get your home back to "normal"

  1. Welcome home your Guard member – make it special, include everyone in the activities of the day or week, but stay flexible and keep your Guard member's transition in mind, as he/she is just as emotionally overwhelmed as you are.
  2. Be realistic – Know that separation changes people and their roles. Take the time to get to know one another again. Enjoy that!
  3. Be prepared for mixed emotions – Your emotions at Reunion can be extremely strong, joyful and disenchanted. You simply have to accept that everyone is affected and you all have work together to get through the emotional rollercoaster ride.
  4. Don't stop talking or listening – Talk about the Reunion through letters, social media, phone calls, emails, etc. Chat about what you're doing to prepare for their return and how you feel about it. Include the kids! Be honest and encourage any and all questions and feelings.
  5. Work on relationship issues – Spouses and couples need to rekindle their romance and get to know each other again without family and friends around. Talk honestly with each other; let your partner know how you want to grow together again.

Operation R.E.A.D.Y.

This program stands for ‘Resources for Educating About Deployment and You' and offers Deployment Survival trainings which helps you understand what to expect during the deployment and offers a checklist to ensure that you are more prepared for the upcoming separation, as well as the new personal responsibilities.

To learn more about Reunion and Reintegration, please click here to visit our Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Strong Bonds

This program is a unit-based, chaplain-led program that helps Warriors and Families build and maintain strong relationships. The program's mission is to build Warrior readiness by providing skills the Warrior can use to strengthen his or her marriage or other relationships; available to Singles, Couples, Family, and Pre/post Deployment.

In order to maximize the training effect, this training is done in a retreat format; where Warriors and Family members can "get away" in order to focus on building important relationship skills.

For more information about Strong Bonds retreats, go to the Strong Bonds Page

For any specific questions, please contact your Family Program Office

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