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| Challenges of the Military Family |
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Separations due to deployments, remote assignments, extended TDYs, natural disasters, or professional military education could be times of anxiety for many service members and their families. Proper planning will help alleviate problems stemming from separations. |
| Problems from separation stress |
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problems at home distract the service member. Members will be concerned
about the adequacy of the resources available to their families during
their absence. Female members may feel additional pressure to defend
their decision to serve in the armed forces. Recent mothers may experience
extended post-partum depression. Because of family problems, service
members may be irritable, nervous, inattentive, and have difficulty
sleeping.
Service members returning from deployment often expect their families and friends to be just like they were when the service members left. Families and friends change as they adjust to the absence of the service members. They may become more self-reliant or begin to depend on another person for support. |
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Source: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
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