Military & Deployment
Family Readiness During Deployment Checklist
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20 itemsKeep family life steady while they are away. This free family readiness during deployment checklist gives you a 20-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
What's on the list
- Keep daily routines as steady as possible
- Keep one weekly family ritual sacred
- Set up a deployment countdown the kids can see
- Schedule regular video or call times
- Send care packages on a predictable rhythm
- Write letters even in the email era
- Save voice notes for the kids to replay
- Keep a shared photo album everyone adds to
- Talk about the deployed parent often and warmly
- Find another military family for the kids to know
- Tell the school that a parent is deployed
- Set up reliable childcare backup
- Keep a list of who to call for what
- Know the unit's family readiness officer
- Use base resources — counselling, fitness, events
- Plan one thing to look forward to each month
- Schedule respite for yourself regularly
- Move your body and sleep well
- Get medical and dental care for everyone on schedule
- Be honest with kids in age-appropriate ways
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