The emotional roller coaster of your Marine's deployment is more than tough—it can seem almost impossible. You experience pride, fear, pride, anxiety, pride, worry and more pride. The uncertainty of what is to come brings emotions and feelings that none of us thought would be part of our lives. But we have them, and so do thousands of other parents. This is "a Place to Connect & Share™" with others who wear your shoes and understand your emotions. You are not alone.

The goal of MarineParents.com "Deployment Information Center" is to provide you with information and tools so you can empower yourself to understand what will happen before, during and after your Marine's deployment. In preparation for deployment, we strongly recomend that you read through the entire Deployment Section on the MarineParents.com, Inc. web site. There is a lot to learn, but by reading and learning, you'll be empowered with knowledge and thereby be better prepared to support your Marine during the deployment, and just as important, be better prepared take care of yourself.