I understand your position on pre-deployment and redeployment being the most difficult phases of a deployment. There is so much to do and so much families and sometimes the servicemember does not know. There is so much uncertainty; it makes physical planning and psychological adjusting all the more difficult. Also, for family members, the assumption of new roles usually happens during the pre-deployment phase, even though the service member has not yet deployed and still living at home. But, there is so much the service member needs to do to prepare, there are often extended working hours and family time is limited. According to Pincus, House, Christenson, & Adler (2001), “Many spouses complain: “I wish you were gone already.” It is as if their
