Renegotiating a New Normal

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Renegotiating a New Normal after Deployment
FACILITATORS NAME DATE
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Objectives

• Discuss and implement legal, financial,
  employment, and family adjustments to establish a
  new normal.
• Describe resources available to assist Service
  Members with the transition back to the the
  civilian workplace.

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Communication is the Key!

• May be awkward at first
• Be truthful
• Be respectful
• Share feelings
• Arguments may arise

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A walk in the the park
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Longest Line
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Creating a New Normal
Job
Financial

• Daily Life

Legal
Co-Parenting
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Legal Considerations

• Wills
• Power of Attorney
• Family Care Plans
• DEERS/ID Cards

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Financial Considerations

• Service Members Civil Relief Act
• Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
• Spending Plan
• Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
• Taxes
• Financial Counseling

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Job Considerations

• Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment
  Rights Act (USERRA)
• Support Services
• ESGR
• DoL
• Hero2Hired

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Daily Life

• Expect changes
• Allow space
• Take time to reconnect
• Discuss roles and
  responsibilities
• Discuss feelings
• Communicate!

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Co-Parenting

• Observe and discuss how things run
• Decide what changes are desired
• Be patient
• Talk and listen
• Expect testing dont get frustrated
• Share responsibility for discipline
• Be a team!

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Resources

• Military OneSource
• Veterans Administration (VA)
• Veterans Service Organizations
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Chaplains/Faith-Based Organizations

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Objectives

• Discuss and implement legal, financial,
  employment, and family adjustments to establish a
  new normal.
• Describe resources available to assist Service
  Members with the transition back to the the
  civilian workplace.

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Renegotiating a New Normal after Deployment
FACILITATORS NAME DATE