A New Reality: Impact of Overseas

Contingency Operations (OCO)

•Has changed the face of military service, especially for those in the National Guard and Reserves

•Mobilization and deployment at record high levels for all components of the military

•Guard & Reserve families have different needs than traditional military Families

Impact of Overseas Contingency Operations

• For the National Guard and Reserve– Primary occupation is not one of “Service

Member” and some Families might not consider themselves “military Families”

– Geographically dispersed from others in the same circumstances (not necessarily located near a military installation)

– Family identity changes from “civilian” to “military” with one letter or phone call

Impact of Overseas Contingency Operations

• Lack of community awareness of and support for Family needs

• Lack of Educator preparedness to recognize and meet needs of Children/Youth of deployed members

• Possible transition from one school to another

Unique Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

• Accessibility and affordability of childcare• Availability and affordability of after-school

programs and youth activities; children home alone

• Frequently unaware of resources to help parents and children cope

• Difficulty understanding and dealing with media

Unique Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

•Deployment cycle—disrupts Family before, during, and after...and is repeated

•Social/emotional/behavioral reactions may impact youths’ future

Unique Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

• Geographically dispersed Families and lack of connection with other Youth and Families in similar situation

• Child separation/anxiety issues regarding safety of deployed parent

• Deployed Parent absent for significant events

Identified Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

• Less parental involvement from Parent at home

• Limited opportunities for Youth to attend extracurricular activities

• Teens having increased care of home and younger siblings

• Behavioral changes, peer pressure, lower self-esteem

Identified Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

•Need to live with extended Family•Changes in financial resources•Communication with deployed Parent

Identified Issues for Children & Youth in

Military Families

Department of Defense

Office of The Secretary Of Defense (OSD)

• Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) – Provides Policy Oversight to the respective Military Services Child, Youth, Teen & School Programs

• Provide funding for JFSAP Initiative and provide supplemental OMK Camp Funding

Department of Defense Overview

U.S. Army

Army Component Structure

Reserve Component

National Guard Army Reserve

States Regions

Active Component*

Regions

Installations

Geographically Dispersed

Army National Guard

• Army National Guard is one Component of the total U.S. Army

• ARNG is composed of civilians who serve their country on a part-time basis

• The ARNG has a dual mission e.g., State & Federal

Overview of Army National Guard

Overview of Army National Guard

• In peacetime, Governors command the Guard Forces through the Adjutant General

• During wartime, the President of the United States can activate the National Guard

• When federalized, Guard units are led by the Commander of the theatre in which they are operating

350,000 Soldiers

Army National Guard Units

ARMY RESERVE

• Trains alongside Army Active Duty Soldiers to the same standards

• Activated for a Federal Mission

• Deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests – to Fight and Win America’s wars

Army Reserve Overview

Akron

Albuquerque Amarillo

Anaheim

Arlington

Arlington

Atlanta

Aurora

Austin

Bakersfield

Baton Rouge

Boston

Bridgeport

Buffalo

CharlotteChattanooga

Chesapeake

Chicago

CincinnatiColorado Springs

Columbus

Columbus

Corpus Christi

Des Moines

Detroit

El Paso

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Wayne

FremontFresno

Glendale

Houston

Jackson

Jacksonville

Kansas City

KnoxvilleLas Vegas

Lexington

Lincoln

Little Rock

Lubbock

Madison

Minneapolis

Oklahoma City

Orlando

Philadelphia

Portland

Richmond

Sacramento

Salt Lake City

San Diego

Seattle

Shreveport

Spokane

St. Louis

St. Petersburg

Syracuse

Tucson

Tulsa

Wichita

Army Reserve Units

U. S. Navy

Navy Structure

Reserve Component

Reserve Command HqsNew Orleans, LA

Active Component

Regions

Bases

(Geographically Dispersed)

Naval Commands& Numbered Fleets

Operating Commanders

CNIC

Navy Reserve Force Regions (6)

CNR Korea- CFA Chinhae

CNR Japan - CFA Okinawa- CFA Yokosuka - CFA Sasebo- NAF Atsugi- NAF Misawa- NSF Diego Garcia

CNR Marianas (Guam) - Guam (CNF Marianas SA)

CNR Hawaii - NAVSTA Pearl Harbor- PMRF Barking Sands

CNR SW Asia - NSA Bahrain

CNR Northwest- Naval Base Kitsap- NAS Whidbey Island- NAVSTA Everett- NAVMAG Indian Island

CNR Southwest- SUBASE San Diego - NAVSTA San Diego- NAVBASE Ventura County- NAF El Centro- NAS Lemoore- NAS Fallon- NAVWEPSTA Seal Beach- NAS North Island - NAWS China Lake- NSA Monterey

CNR Midwest - NAVSTA Great Lakes- NSA Crane- Mid South

CNR Mid-Atlantic- NSA Norfolk - NSS Norfolk Naval Shipyard* - NAVSTA Norfolk- NAS Oceana- WPNSUPPFAC Yorktown - NAB Little Creek - NSA Mechanicsburg - NAS/JRB Willow Grove - NSGA Sugar Grove- NAS Brunswick- NAVWPNSTA Earle- SUBASE New London- NSY BOS Portsmouth - NAVSTA Newport- NAVAIRENGSTA Lakehurst - NSU Saratoga Springs

CNR Southeast - NAS Jacksonville- NAVSTA Mayport- SUBASE Kings Bay- NAVWPNSTA Charleston- NAS Key West- CBC Gulfport- NAVSTA Guantanamo Bay- NSA Panama City- NSA Athens- NAS Atlanta- NAS Meridian

- NSA Orlando- NAVSTA Pascagoula- NAS Pensacola- NAS Whiting Field- NAVSTA Ingleside- NAS Corpus Christi- NAS Kingsville- NAS/JRB Fort Worth- NAS/JRB New Orleans- NSA New Orleans- NA Puerto Rico

Singapore AC

CNR NDW- NSA Washington- NSA North Potomac- NSA South Potomac- NSA Patuxent River- NSA Annapolis

CNR Europe - NSA Naples - NAS Sigonella- NSA Souda Bay- NAVSTA Rota- JMF St. Mawgans

Navy Region Structure

Commander, Naval Installation CommandWashington Navy Yard

Navy Reserve

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U.S. Air Force

Air Force Structure

Reserve Component

Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command

States 3 Numbered Air Forces

Active Component

Major Commands

Bases

Geographically Dispersed

Major Commands

36 Wings

Air National Guard

• Air National Guard is one Component of the total U.S. Air Force

• Federal Mission: maintains well-trained, well-equipped units available for prompt utilization. Enforces federal authority, suppresses insurrection and defends the nation when called to federal service by the president, congress, or both.

Overview of Air National Guard

Overview of Air National Guard

• State Mission: Provides assistance during emergencies such as natural disasters and civil disturbances when required by the governor. Under state law, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order, and public safety.

Air National Guard Locations

Air National Guard Units

Guam

Puerto Rico

Air Force Reserve

• Units train to same standards as Active Duty force both within their units and alongside Active Duty

• Federal Mission

• Deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests – to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace

Air Force Reserve Overview

Air Force Reserve Units36 Wings & 4 Groups – 11 Reserve Bases – 52

Tenant Bases

U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Community Service

InstallationsMarine Corps Air Station Yuma, ArizonaMarine Corps Base Barstow, CaliforniaMarine 29 Palms, CaliforniaMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CaliforniaMarine Corps San Diego, CaliforniaMarine Corps Air Station Miramar, CaliforniaMountain Warfare Training Center, CaliforniaMarine Corps Logistics Base Albany, GeorgiaMarine Corps Base HawaiiHeadquarters Camp Fuji, JapanMarine corps Air Station Iwakuni, JapanMarine Corps Base Camp Butler, OkinawaMarine Forces Reserve LouisianaKansas City, MissouriMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North CarolinaMarine Corps Base Lejeune, North CarolinaMarine Corps Air Station New River, North CarolinaMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South CarolinaMarine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South CarolinaMarine Corps Base Camp Allen, VirginiaMarine Corps Base Quantico, VirginiaHQ’s Battalion Henderson Hall, Virginia

Understanding

Military Culture

What is Culture?

• Culture (definition): The knowledge, experience, values, ideas, attitudes, skills, tastes, and techniques that are passed on from more experienced members of a community to new members.

• Elements include: aesthetics, ceremony, ethics, health and medicine, myths, gender roles, gestures and kinetics, grooming and presence, ownership, recreation, relationships, rewards and privileges.

Identify Your Culture

• Military Values

• Mission of the Military

• Unique Cultural Aspects

• Issues for Military Kids

Elements of Military Culture

Military ValuesArmy

• Loyalty• Duty• Respect

• Selfless Service• Honor• Integrity

• Personal Courage

Air Force•Integrity First•Service Before Self•Excellence in All We Do

Navy & Marine Corps

•Honor

•Courage

•Commitment

• The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the country.

• The Army’s mission if to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.

Mission of the Military

Mission of the Military• The mission of the United States Air

Force is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests – to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace.

• The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.

Mission of the Military

• Marines are trained, organized and equipped for offensive amphibious employment and as a “force of readiness.”

• We use the color purple because purple symbolizes “joint” in the military world, meaning “all services.” In the world of color, if you combine Army green, Air Force blue, Marine red, and Navy blue you get purple.

What is Purple?

The Military Salute• Commonly believed that when knights in armor

approached, they raised their visors with their right hand to identify themselves

• It gradually became a way of showing the flag respect to a superior

• Early American salutes involved removing the hat and then evolved to a touch of the hat

• Enlisted and junior offices salute senior officers, with the junior member saluting first

• Defense Authorization Act of 2008 made it legal for Active Duty personnel and Veterans to salute when not in uniform

The Military Salute• Salutes are not rendered indoors or in

vehicles• As a sign of respect, military members

in uniform salute the flag during ceremonies and the National Anthem

• Others receiving salutes include the President of the United States, Medal of Honor Recipients, Officers of Friendly Foreign Countries

• FRG—Family Readiness Group• ARNG—Army National Guard• RDC—Rear Detachment Commander • FAC—Family Assistance Center • TAG—The Adjutant General• MOBEX—Mobilization Exercise• ANG—Air National Guard• DON—Department of the Navy• USAR—U.S. Air Reserve• SUBRON—Submarine Squadron• INTEL—Intelligence• JFCOM—Joint Forces Command• ANG—Air National Guard

Military Acronyms and Terms

• Conventional to Military:

• The first twelve hours of the day

• Always has four numbers

• Delete the colon

• Before 10:00 am, add a zero (7:00 am to 0700)

• Read as Zero Seven Hundred or Ohh Eight Fifteen

Converting Between Military Time and Civilian

Time

What Acronyms Do

We Know?

Converting Between Military Time and Civilian

TimeThe remaining twelve hours (between noon & midnight)

• Delete the colon

• Add twelve hours to the conventional time (11:00 pm to 2300)

•Read as Twenty Three Hundred (2300/11:00) or Seventeen Fifteen (1715/5:15)

• Structure used by all branches of military for command & control

• Used to disseminate information from the lowest to the highest ranking member and back down

• It is critical to maintain the integrity if the chain of command when working with the military

• To create buy-in, it is a good practice to work at the highest level allowed within the chain of command

The Chain of Command

• Often pronounced “Houh” or “Oorah” • Depending on the service, Hooah! is

universally the most understood and misunderstood word ever created

• Where did the term originate? Nobody knows!

• But, after exhaustive research, One story goes…

Hooah!

Hooah!On D-Day, 1944, on Omaha Beach, near the sea cliffs at Point Du Hoc, General Cota, the 29th Division Assistant Division Commander, jogged down the beach toward a group of Rangers from the 2nd Ranger Battalion, and asked, “Where’s your commanding officer?” they pointed him out and said, “Down there, sir.”

General Cota reportedly followed their direction and on his way down the beach said, “Lead the way, Rangers!”

The Rangers from the 2nd Bat reportedly said, “WHO US!?” General Cota thought he heard them say, “HOOAH!” He was so impressed with their cool and calm demeanor, not to mention their cool term, “HOOAH”, he decided to make it a household term.

“I don’t know how exactly to spell it, but I know what it means. Hooah says look at me. I’m a warrior. I’m ready. Sergeants trained me to standard. I

serve America every day, all the way.”- Former Army Chief of Staff Gordon R.

Sullivan

Hooah!

Common Uses of HOOAH!• Refers to anything and everything except

no• What you say when at a loss for words• Nice to meet you• I could care less who you are• I don’t know the answer but I’ll check on it• I do not agree with anything that was just

said• Please tell me you’re kidding• I don’t know what that means, but I’m too

embarrassed to ask• During very long PowerPoint Sessions…

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Hooah!

•Reveille and Retreat•Bugle call played in the morning and end of

dutyday

•National Anthem•Played at the end of the duty day•Customary to stop vehicles while being played

•Standing for Commander•When an Officer (05 and above) enters/leaves a

room for a meeting, all individuals stand•Sir and Ma’am

•Officers are referred to as Sir or Ma’am, whileenlisted members are referred to by rank

Military Customs and Courtesies

How does Military Culture Affect Children?

Military children and youth are vulnerable during major life changes, such as:

• Moving due to permanent change of station

• Parent absence due to long-term temporary duty

• Mobilization and deployment

• Changes in family demographics

• Graduating to junior/high school/post-secondary education

• Individual responses vary based on age, maturity, gender, personality, relationships, and coping skills

• OMK State Teams can ease transitions with awareness and preplanning

Transition Issues