Getting Ready for Deployment

I still stirs me when I give a briefing to airmen here at Moody Air Force Base about getting ready to deploy. My work is with their emotional response. Most are ready to "serve their country" and therefore often are not aware until some negative affect that there is an emotional price to pay for deploying. Leaving and returning. Leaving friends making new ones. Changing support systems. Disconnecting and reconnecting with family. If they know what can go wrong they can ready themselves to prevent emotional difficulties when deployed. Most just tough it out. Maybe that's what we all do in life. Instead of clearly communicating about what is happening to us and being available to listen to what is happening to others, we just tough it out. Much to the detriment of our selves, our families, and our friends. On the up side, we can clearly ready ourselves for the tasks that are ahead of us and the outcome is much better. Dr. D.