First of all, I’m so glad you found my page. You are not alone, there are tons of families going through deployment this year! I have written before about talking to kids about deployment. I think you’ll find the best support in my free FB group called Handle Deployment like a Boss! We have thousands of members all going through deployments right now, so we can be there for you too.

I’m a fellow mil spouse (Air Force) facing a second deployment. It has been years since he has deployed so I’m trying my best to not be angry that he is leaving. My biggest concern is telling our kids ages (11, 8, and 6). I’m a veteran myself who has deployed so I can understand both sides. I just never imagined that he would be leaving during a pandemic of all times. I will be working from home (Centers for Disease Control), while our kids continue their distance learning online. My biggest fear is juggling all of this lol! Although I’m technically a “seasoned spouse” (married 12 years and retirement in 2 years) I still get nervous during deployments. I found your page while Googling “deployment checklist”, and felt instantly like I was not alone.

Unfortunately that is a common scam. No one needs money to retire or to come home. The military pays service members to move and gives them a Government Travel Charge Card to use as a credit card for moving expenses. When returning from overseas, the military provides the flights and there should not be any out of pocket expenses. It sounds like this person is lying to you to get your money.