Fleet and Family Service Center offers programs and services to
heighten the awareness of service members and their families to the roller
coaster of emotions. Deployment readiness is a priority for commands,
service members and their families. Major changes in one's life, such
as deployment, can cause an individual to feel that events are out of his/her
control. The more information one has and the more planning that is
done before deployment occurs, the more in control one is likely to
feel.
Return and Reunion:
All forces afloat such as,
battle groups (BG), amphibious ready groups (ARG) expeditionary strike groups
(ESG) or solo operational ships that are attached to San Diego and are deployed
for six months or more may request a Return and Reunion Program onboard
training. The Return and Reunion Program (R&R) began in the
spring of 1980 in response to the carrier Nimitz requesting assistance for
sailors after an exceptionally long deployment. A team of educators,
chaplains and clinical counselors from Norfolk, Virginia, boarded the ship at
its last liberty port to prepare the crew for return to the
states. In the late 1980's, the program was adopted in San Diego as
part of the WESTPAC experience, and earned its credibility in 1991 with service
members returning from Desert Storm. The purpose of R&R training
is to help service members returning from deployment garner the skills necessary
to ease their "returning home adjustment" after extended absences from family
and friends.
Deployed Spouse Support Group
If you are the wife or
husband of a deployed Sailor or Marine, join this group for support and to learn
coping skills.
Check the contacts/links to sign up for these
services.