How to Support a Marine with Deployments
Spend quality time with him, especially if you are a family member or close friend., Discuss financial and any business-related issues and situations before he leaves., Make sure everyone whom he is planning to call knows that his calls are going to...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Spend quality time with him
This is the time where he wants that kind of attention & wishes to spend every minute with the people he cares about. -
Step 2: especially if you are a family member or close friend.
Make sure the proper people have the correct general and specific "Powers of Attorney." You never want to waste an international call on something that could have been talked about in person.
Have someone you absolutely trust added to his bank account to keep it in check, etc. ,, This eliminates the question, "Where's Daddy?"
Listen to him on what he wants
- it's going to be his non-military essentials for a few months! So if he wants cigarettes or local perishable food (canned or non-refrigerated), give it to him.
Gather all the necessary stuff and send it as soon as you get the address of his station.
It takes a package to be sent (either way) between a week and a month. -
Step 3: Discuss financial and any business-related issues and situations before he leaves.
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Step 4: Make sure everyone whom he is planning to call knows that his calls are going to be random
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Step 5: could be any time of the day
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Step 6: and up to a month apart.
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Step 7: Have a talk with the kids as a family to let them know and understand what is going on.
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Step 8: Make the care package list immediately.
Detailed Guide
This is the time where he wants that kind of attention & wishes to spend every minute with the people he cares about.
Make sure the proper people have the correct general and specific "Powers of Attorney." You never want to waste an international call on something that could have been talked about in person.
Have someone you absolutely trust added to his bank account to keep it in check, etc. ,, This eliminates the question, "Where's Daddy?"
Listen to him on what he wants
- it's going to be his non-military essentials for a few months! So if he wants cigarettes or local perishable food (canned or non-refrigerated), give it to him.
Gather all the necessary stuff and send it as soon as you get the address of his station.
It takes a package to be sent (either way) between a week and a month.
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