01 Apr WK5 Discuss 1-Permanent Change of Station
WK5 Discuss 1-Permanent Change of Station
Military personnel frequently relocate as they follow Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders. Booth, Segal, and Bell stated (as cited in Blaisure, Saathoff-Wells, Pereira, Wadsworth, & Dombro, 2012, p. 43), “Military families move more often than their civilian counterparts and move longer distances, including outside of the United States.” For this Discussion, you take the role of a military spouse and consider how you might respond to your spouse’s PCS.
Select one of the following scenarios to address for this Discussion:
**You are sitting at your desk at work. You gaze around your office area and realize how much you enjoy your job. You feel as though you make a difference and you have found something that is truly your passion. Suddenly, your spouse calls and informs you that you have to move to Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. You have 90 days to get your affairs in order and move.**
**You recently married a Marine who has been in the service for six years. Your spouse believes the best career choice is to finish 20 years in the military. While you are supportive, you know this means you must move every 2–3 years until your spouse reaches retirement.**
By Day 3
Post your initial reaction to the scenario you selected. Explain one positive and one negative aspect of the situation. Explain one impact this situation might have on your relationships or career. Finally, explain one aspect of military culture that might ease the transition.
Be sure to support your post with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.
References
Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2016). Serving military families (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Routledge.
Chapter 3, “Defining Features of Military Family Life” (pp.49-71)
Chapter 5, “Ways of Thinking About Family Stress and Resilience” (pp. 99-129)
Laser, P. M., & Stephens, J. A. (2011). Working with military families through deployment and beyond. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39(1), 28–38.
Lowe, K. T., Adams, K. N., Browne, K. S., & Hinkle, B. L. (2012). Impact of military deployment on family relationships. Journal of Family Studies, 18(1), 17–27.
Required Media
Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2013). Deployment and permanent change of station [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.
Desmond Flanigan describes his most challenging deployments and permanent changes of station and discusses their impact on his family.
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Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2013). Military families, deployments, and PCS [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.
Betsy Flanigan describes her experience as a military spouse when her husband was on deployment and when the family moved during a permanent change of station.
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Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2013). Deployment and PCS experiences [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.Michael Wilkinson describes a deployment experience that occurred after 9/11. He also describes his PCS experiences, focusing on an instance when his family moved while he was deployed.
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Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2013). Deployment and PCS: A military spouse’s perspective [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Kristin Wilkinson describes the challenges she faced as her husband deployed to Persian Gulf and addresses challenges that military spouses face in general.
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Optional Resources
Baptist, J., Amanor-Boadu, Y., Garrett, K., Nelson Goff, B., Collum, J., Gamble, P., & … Wick, S. (2011). Military marriages: The aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) deployments. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 33(3), 199–214.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
National Military Family Association. (n.d.). Deployment. Retrieved from http://www.militaryfamily.org/info-resources/deployment.html
Riviere, L. A., Merrill, J. C. (2011). The impact of combat deployment on military families. In A. Adler, P. D., Bliese, & C. A. Andrew (Eds.), Deployment psychology: Evidence-based strategies to promote mental health in the military, (pp. 125–149). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
