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Deployment, Mobilization & Demobilization

Prepare for deployment, preserve orders and entitlements, protect family and legal records, and reconcile medical and personnel records after return.

Before deployment

  • Preserve orders, amendments and reporting instructions.
  • Review DEERS, ID cards, TRICARE, emergency contacts and beneficiary elections.
  • Complete required family-care planning and identify caregivers.
  • Review powers of attorney, wills and other legal arrangements with qualified legal assistance when needed.
  • Record baseline medical issues, medications, dental status and ongoing care.
  • Confirm pay, allowances, special pays and family-separation implications.

During deployment

Preserve significant orders, duty-status changes, medical encounters, injuries, exposure records, awards, evaluations, travel, pay changes and family-support communications. Do not wait until separation to reconstruct the chronology.

Return and demobilization

  1. Complete post-deployment health and administrative requirements.
  2. Confirm all medical events and duty limitations are in the record.
  3. Reconcile pay and entitlements.
  4. Preserve demobilization, orders and travel documents.
  5. Review legal documents and powers that were created for deployment.
  6. Update family, insurance, address and emergency data as circumstances change.

Official sources

Source status: SRC-042; SRC-045 verified October 4, 2026. Recheck current service-specific instructions and deadlines before acting.