EFM Coordinator
Naval Hospital Bremerton
Bremerton, WA
98312
(360)475-4215
Exceptional Family Member Program
(EFMP)
The Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory enrollment
program for families who have special needs members. The program
covers members with long term medical and special education needs and ensures
assignment consideration of those needs when transferring. EFM is for
persons who meet the criteria:
Is enrolled in
DEERS
Has a physical, emotional, intellectual or
other disability
Has long term chronic
illness
Has long term special education
needs
Residing in the same household and transferring with
the sponsor
Enrollment at least nine months prior to
PRD
The benefits to the sponsor enrolled in the EFMP are:
Early
return from an overseas tours is less likely
Needless family separations are
avoided
Humanitarian assignments are minimized
Hardship discharges can be
avoided
Most importantly, the Navy can ensure the special
needs of each exceptional family member are properly addressed