Military Families Flashcards
Pros of military families
Health care benefits
Educational opportunities
Opportunity to buy homes
Travel the world
Job security
Cons of military families
Frequent separations and reunions
Alienation and isolation
Children feeling isolated from classmates: depression, anxiety, failing
Military always comes first: Cause problems in the husband-wife relationship
Relocation
Detachment from family
Impacts of deployment on spouse
Spouse takes on the role of a single parent by managing the household
Impacts of deployment for infant ((birth-12 mths))
may experience decreased appetite, weight loss, irritability
Impacts of deployment for toddlers (1-3)
may cry more, throw temper tantrums or develop sleep problems
Impacts of deployment for preschoolers (3-6)
may regress to wetting the bed, sleep problems, thumb sucking, physical complaints, separation anxiety
Impacts of deployment for school age (6-12)
may exhibit irritable behavior, aggression, become more whinny, fearful about parent’s safety.
Impact of deployment on adolescents (13-18)
may become rebellious, irritable, challenge authority, defiant with the law, sexually promiscuous.
Stages of deployment: Predeployment
Person gets the orders, ends when they depart for service
Stages of deployment: Deployment
Time of actual departure to first month of separation
Stage of deployment: sustainment
1 month after deployment till 1 month before scheduled to return
Stage of Deployment: redeployment
Month before they are expected to return, some can choose to reenlist
Stages of deployment: postdeployment
Last 3-6 months and begin to return to service members
Women in the military
Face higher incidents of sexual harassments and sexual assault
Women face higher incident rate of problems following discharge such as
Poor self image
Relationship problems: trust issues
Substance and alcohol use/abuse
Depression/anxiety
PTSD
Suicidal ideation and attempts
Eating disorders
