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Welcome Home!! Reunion and Reintegration
Family Readiness Program Family Support
Center Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
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Emotional Cycle Of Military Separation
Anticipation of Loss
Detachment and Withdrawal
Reintegration And Stabilization
Predeployment
Departure-- Emotional Disorganization
Reunion
Renegotiation Of Roles
Deployment
Anticipation of Homecoming
Grieving
Recovery and Stabilization
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Reunion and Reintegration Key Points
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• Reunion and Reintegration Key Points
• Stressful
• An adjustment
• Everyone has changed
• Expectations must be realistic
• Communication

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Service Members

• Common Reactions
• Excitement, anxiety, apprehension
• Miss the excitement/camaraderie of
  the deployment
• Reluctant to speak of deployment experiences
• Find it challenging to adjust to new roles
• Have new priorities/perspective on life
• From the Foxhole to the Front Porch

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• Spouses Common Reactions
• Excitement, anxiety, apprehension
• Miss independence
• Feel unwanted
• Different expectations
• Concern about
  reestablishing intimacy

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• Children Common Reactions
• Excitement, anxiety, apprehension
• Do not understand why
  you left
• Worry you will leave again
• Unsure what to expect
• Want to cling and never let go

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• Reunion and Reintegration Tips for Success
• Go slowly readjustment is a process
• Communicate
• Be flexible and forgiving
• Watch your spending
• Confront your work expectations
• Take care of yourself
• Seek help, if needed
• Be positive
• Timeline

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• Resources
• Service Members
• Life Skills Support Center 781-377-4791
• Service Members and/or Spouses
• Family Support Center 781-377-4222
• Chaplains 781-377-3538

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QUESTIONS? Thank you for your service to our
nation!