Military life can be stressful for families. Long hours, shift work, moving every few years, temporary duty assignments and deployments can all take a toll on family life.
To help alleviate some of the stress from a deployment, the Air Force has created a new program for Airmen, and their families, who have deployed during fiscal year 2015 (Oct. 1 through Sept. 30) called Recharge for Resiliency.
“The R4R program is designed for deployed families,” said Karen Draper, Schriever Sustainment Service flight chief. “It’s meant to give the families the opportunity to reconnect with each other or take a break because [deployment] is stressful.”
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