As an EMS professional serving in the military, your patriotism and valor are evident. Deployment can add more responsibilities to your already busy schedule and a multitude of tasks must be completed before deployment, during your tour, and when you come home. To help you through these processes, NAEMT offers some tips in our
Tips for EMS Practitioners Deploying for Combat(pdf file). We hope these tips assist you in your preparation for deployment, while deployed and upon your safe return. If you have a tip you would like to suggest be added to the list, please contact us.
As an EMS leader with employees in the military, your support and assistance for your deploying employees is critical. Deployments may last a year or more and require you to adjust your staffing and provide services with decreased staffing levels or shift duties among your crews. NAEMT offers some tips to help you through the process of getting your veteran back on board as a valued employee of your organization. View our Employers Guide (pdf file) here.
Use the links below to view additional resources.
Useful Resources
After Deployment
www.afterdeployment.org
AmeriForce Deployment Guide
www.ameriforce.net/deployment
Department of Defense
www.defense.gov
DOD Mental Health Self-Assessment (MHSA)
www.militarymentalhealth.org/Welcome.aspx
Military OneSource
www.militaryonesource.com
Military
www.military.com
National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.gov
National Resource Directory
www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Reserve Affairs
http://ra.defense.gov
Transition Assistance Program
www.turbotap.org
Veterans of Foreign Wars
www.vfw.org
Warrior Care
www.warriorcare.mil
Wounded Warrior Project
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Wounded Warrior Regiment
www.woundedwarriorregiment.org
Wounded Warrior Resource Center
www.woundedwarriorresourcecenter.com
Employment and Benefits
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov
Post-9/11 GI Bill
www.gibill.va.gov
Returning Service Members (OEF/OIF)
www.oefoif.va.gov
Army Career and Alumni Program
www.acap.army.mil
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
www.esgr.mil
Marine for Life
www.marineforlife.org/
Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS)
www.dol.gov/vets
Family
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Army OneSource
www.myarmyonesource.com
Army Reserve Family Programs
www.arfp.org
Helping Children Cope with Deployment
www.sesamestreetfamilyconnections.org
Our Military Kids
www.ourmilitarykids.org
Legal Protection
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
www.military.com/benefits/legal-matters/scra/overview
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
www.esgr.mil
U.S. Armed Forces Legal Assistance (AFLA)
http://legalassistance.law.af.mil