No matter how well you've planned, emergencies do
happen. What should you do in case of emergency while you are
traveling? Call your sponsor and your new command. Insure
that they know where you are and what the situation is. In order to
do this, you must keep all the new telephone numbers with you. Depending on how
serious the emergency is, contact the American Red Cross. They are
always available for emergency aid anywhere you may be. Contact the
nearest chapter (phone numbers are usually listed in the white pages of the
local phone directory). They can sometimes help with emergency financial
assistance and contact individuals that will need to know where you are and
what's happening. Call your immediate family (mom and dad) to let them know the
situation. Make preparations before you leave to insure that your automobile is
in good mechanical order. Make sure that you have an emergency first
aid kit with you for minor emergencies. Plan for the unexpected and
it probably won't happen.Navy Marine Corps Relief Society can provide financial
emergency assistance based upon need, through either loans or, when there is a
particular hardship, grants. Categories of financial assistance
include: Basic living expenses (food, shelter, utilities), medical
not covered by TRICARE, dental not covered by Concordia, funeral expenses,
emergency transportation, essential car repairs, pay and allotment problems,
disasters and assistance for widows, mothers and children. The American Red
Cross can also help in times of emergency. Quick communications with
home about family emergencies is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
including verification of death or serious illness or immediate family, birth
announcements to fathers deployed overseas, and health and welfare reports
resulting from a lack of communication over a long period of time. The American
Red Cross also offers financial assistance for military personnel and their
immediate families in the form of interest free loans or grants when a loan
would place a greater hardship on the family. Examples of need for
financial assistance are: emergency leave expenses for the service
person or his/her family member; for family necessities which may result when an
allotment check is not received or delayed; for personal needs of an essential
and emergency nature; and for convalescent leave expenses.