Family & Relationships
Family relationships and one’s larger social environment are crucial to Warfighter health and performance. If you can't find the answer to your Family & Relationships question in our resources, click the button below.
Family & Relationships Resources
Family Resilience
Positive family relationships have the power to help individuals overcome challenges and build resilience.
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Deployment Phases
In this section you'll find information grouped by phases of deployment: pre-deployment, deployment, reintegration, and post-deployment.
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Family Fitness
Warfighters have specific physical activity requirements based on their MOS, but spouses, children, parents, and other loved ones also have physical fitness requirements for their own individual and/or family missions.
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The electrocardiogram (ECG): Matters of the heart
An ECG screening could be part of pre-participation screenings in the future.
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Family & Relationships News
Energy drinks and adolescents – a risky combination
Energy drinks and adolescents can be a dangerous combination, especially because of the amounts of caffeine and other stimulants that may be in these products. Educating youth about potential risks is very important.
Be an advocate for healthy, “Fit Kids”!
Let someone at your children’s school know that they can get free help with physical education for grades 3 through 8 through the Operation Fit Kids program.
Celebrate family fitness!
USAF FitFamily helps families “Get up. Get out. Get fit. Together.”
Healthy hearing habits for your children
Everyday noise pollution may not seem as bad as what Warfighters face, but children need to protect their hearing too. Help yours develop good hearing habits early, and they’ll be better prepared for whatever they face later in life.
Tax day is quickly approaching!
Service members and their families can get special help preparing tax returns to get the most out of military-specific and other tax breaks.
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