Readiness & Deployment Support

Readiness and Deployment Support (RDS) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar provides a continuum of readiness education and deployment support to prepare Marines, Sailors and their families for the unique challenges of a deployment while maintaining a constant state of readiness. Connecting to the community and available resources are a key component to a successful deployment. Watch for upcoming virtual workshops if you are unable to attend in person.

Readiness and Deployment Support (RDS) Training Includes:

Pre-Deployment Briefs

The Pre-Deployment brief is designed to provide resources and information to assist service members and their families as they prepare for the changes and challenges of deployment. Topics include:

• Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Family Care Plan
• Storage of your belongings
• Resources
• Operational Security
• Communication plans
• Financial planning

Mid-Deployment Workshops

Mid-Deployment Success – a fun and interactive workshop designed to promote deployment success through self-care for the spouse or significant other at home during a separation or deployment. It includes information about stress management, staying connected, dealing with emotional ups and downs, and resources. Topics include:

• Physical Fitness
• Relaxation
• Nutrition
• Education
• Networking
• Goals

Return and Reunion Workshops

Return and Reunion Success- provides an opportunity to talk about homecoming anticipation, expectations, and concerns in a fun and interactive workshop. The environment is made for spouses and significant other to feel at ease sharing or listening to other experiences. Topics include:

• Reintegration
• Homecoming planning
• Communication
• Tools for managing stress
• Romance and intimacy

Reintegration/Strong Marine Couples

Reintegration: Strong Marine Couples – most couples will successfully manage homecoming and reintegrate naturally. This workshop is designed to strengthen relationships in a fun and interactive environment after a lengthy separation and typically conducted 45-60 days post-deployment. Topics include:

• Common post deployment reactions of Marines and their significant others
• Communication barriers and how to work through them
• Life balancing skills
• 5-step problem solving

Kids N Reunion

This program is an interactive workshop for children that is offered simultaneously to the Unit’s Return & Reunion Workshop while the children are in childcare at the Children Youth & Teen Center. This workshop is aimed at children 5 years and up and offers age-appropriate activities to prepare for the upcoming return, reunion and reintegration with their parent.

• Pre-Deployment Kids
• Mid-Deployment Kids
• Return and Reunion Kids