Deployment Prep: Important Info

For this deployment surprisingly there hasn't been much prep for us as a unit. Well it hasn't seemed like it's been a lot. Yes he's been having to do a lot on his end.

There is a lot of paperwork that is needed so that as spouses we are able to deal with the everyday life here at home. 

Important paperwork:

•POA (power of attorney) - you will need a general and a special. The general allows you to be able to do the basic things that your spouse normally does. Not the special has everything to do with the military aspect. It will allow you to renew your ID without the active duty member being there all the way to dealing with base housing. 

•Will - yes this one is tough, you literally have to think about the what ifs with this one. You need to make sure everything is covered in the event that something happens. Trust me I know you want to be positive at all times but you literally have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. 

•Medical directives - comes down to the same thing as the will. If your spouse is injured this will cover everything they want and don't want. 

•Living Will - this is pretty much q branch off of the medical directive. 

•Account numbers and passwords

•Important phone numbers - how to get in contact with the First Shirt or Commander. Any programs the base has for the family. 

•Days that bills are due - if you like us then this one isn't too much of a big deal, pretty much all of our bills are automatic. 

•A list of people that you can call no matter the time of day to just vent

Keep all of this information in a safe place. We put it all in a folder to keep it organized. 

Always when it comes to your spouse's and their teams' safety please read over OPSECT. Just because we aren't actually in the military it still applies to us. If you know there's certain people in your life that are likely to post on social media don't give them any specifics as to where and when.  We all want our men and women to come back safe and sound so do your part to help make that happen.