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Pre-Deployment Briefings


Mobilization & Deployment

Fort Hood Soldier & Family Readiness Branch
Building 16005 Corner of T.J. Mills Boulevard & Old Ironsides Ave

(254)288-5155/5156
DSN: 738-5155/5156
Fax: (254)288-3650

Army Community Service (ACS) offers different deployment readiness briefings:

Army Community Service Overview - Overview of the programs with in ACS.

Personal Deployment Readiness - What Family Members need to know before the Soldier deploys. Areas of concern discussed are care of Family Members, financial, legal and medical.

Coping with Separation & Deployment - Symptoms of separation stress, strategies for coping with separation, communication strategies, and to recognize children's needs.

Reunion Training for Family Members - Establish realistic expectations about reunion, recognize symptoms of stress and identify helpful and reliable sources of assistance.


Briefings can be tailored to meet the needs of the unit or Family Readiness Group (FRG). The amount of time for each briefing can be adjusted to meet the time requirement needs of the unit or FRG.

Coordination must be made a minimum of two weeks in advance to allow for proper scheduling.

Unit pre-deployment briefings or Soldier and Family Readiness briefings are available for deploying units and FRGs by calling 288-5155 or email here.

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Last Revised 9/25/2008