Deployment can be a difficult time, for both the adults being deployed and the families they are leaving behind. Children face a hose of special issues when one or both of their parents are deployed. This booklet was created to help parents and educators, two groups who care deeply about children, support children during this potentially stressing time. We also discuss ways that parents and educators can work together to ensure that the education process stays on track during a deployment. (Author abstract).
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Training Materials Used in 2004 and 2005 for single OEF and OIF troops, Military Life Skills provides important communication tools, and a heavy dose of techniques for managing anger (based on research of most effective, best practices, techniques), for managing difficult conversations with curious civilians, for seizing the opportunity to live life effectively in money matters and in dating wisely. While allowing for decompression from deployment, Military Life Skills gives practical situations for troops to relate to and provides practice in skills, before the troops do something that will not result in their…