Arkansas National Guard

*Arkansas National GuardWILLIAM D. WOFFORDSupporting Veterans on CampusOperational StressMajor General

*Agenda National Guard Missions Federal State

Operational Stress

Building Resiliency

*Maintain properly trained and equipped units available for prompt mobilization for war, national emergency or as otherwise requiredOur Dual Mission

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Federal Mission Always ReadyAlways There

*State Missions Always ReadyAlways There


Operational Stress

Building Resiliency

*Warning SignsTraffic SignsStock Market IndicatorsLeading/Lagging Business IndicatorsHealth Warning Signs:Blood PressureCholesterol CountSTOP3rd Qtr

*Warning SignsMilitary Warning Signs:

Recruiting

Maintenance

Training

Readiness

*Post Traumatic Stress DisorderWalter Reed . . .

*Post Traumatic Stress DisorderWalter Reed . . .

Army Community Service Pulaski TechGuardsmen:Drinking ProblemsDivorce RateSuicideWARNINGSIGNSIGNORED

*Operational Stress / PTSDPTSD is an anxiety disorder after someone has experienced a traumatic event:Combat or Military ExposurePolice / Fire / EMTSexual or Physical AssaultChild AbuseVehicle AccidentNatural Disasters INDIVIDUAL GENUINELY BELIEVES THEIR LIFE OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER

*Operational Stress Reduced ProductivityInability to ConcentrateDecreased Ability to Handle StressIrritabilityDisorganizationLack of EmotionOverworking

TYPICAL REACTIONS:DenialMacho Work It Out Alone Alcohol / DrugsSelf-Medication

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN THE WORKPLACE AND SCHOOL?

*Operational Stress

*Transition ChallengesChanges in the Workplace & SchoolChanges in Technology Personnel / Policy ChangesApprehensionFeelings of Guilt for Being GoneWork / School Absence for Medical Appointments

*Transition Considerations How would you treat a fellow employee or student who just suffered a tragic emotional event?

Death of a Parent / ChildInvolved in Serious Vehicle AccidentPhysical InjuryGoing Through a Divorce?????????

*Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPTSD is not just fallout from the Vietnam warIt has been there in every major conflictWorld War II:400,00 lives lost to combat and non-combat actionsOver 500,00 psychiatric casualtiesWW I, WW II, Korea: The number pulled off the front lines as psychiatric casualties greater than those that died in combat


Operational Stress

Building Resiliency

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Joint Services Support BranchArkansas National Guard* Family Programs

* Transition Assistance

* Reintegration

* Psychological Health

* Employer Support

* Survivor Outreach

* Military One Source

* Military and Family Life Consultants

*Operational Stress vs PTSDTime to DecompressReintegration . . . Pre- / During- / Post-DeploymentHealth CareCounselingResiliency TrainingTAG PhilosophyDe-Stigmatize CounselingOutreach to Families & Employers

*A GENTLE REMINDERTO KEEP YOUR LIFEIN PERSPECTIVE

*WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME, HE MAY FIND IT HARD . . .

*. . . TO LISTEN TO HIS SON WHINE ABOUT BEING BORED

*. . . TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT POTHOLES

*. . . TO BE TOLERANT OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HASSLE OF GETTING READY FOR WORK

*. . . TO BE UNDERSTANDING WHEN A CO-WORKER COMPLAINS ABOUT A BAD NIGHTS SLEEP

*. . . TO BE SILENT WHEN PEOPLE PRAY TO GOD FOR A NEW CAR

*. . . TO CONTROL HIS PANIC WHEN HIS WIFE TELLS HIM HE NEEDS TO DRIVE SLOWER

*. . . TO BE COMPASSIONATE WHEN A BUSINESSMAN EXPRESSES A FEAR OF FLYING

*. . . TO KEEP FROM LAUGHING WHEN PARENTS SAY THEYRE AFRAID TO SEND THEIR KIDS OFF TO SUMMER CAMP

*. . . TO KEEP FROM RIDICULING SOMEONE WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT HOT WEATHER

*. . . TO CONTROL HIS FRUSTRATION WHEN A COLLEAGUE GRIPES ABOUT HIS COFFEE BEING COLD

*. . . TO REMAIN CALM WHEN HIS DAUGHTER COMPLAINS ABOUT HAVING TO WALK THE DOG

*. . . TO BE CIVIL TO PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR JOBS

*. . . TO JUST WALK AWAY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THEY ONLY GET TWO WEEKS OF VACATION A YEAR

*. . . TO BE FORGIVINGWHEN SOMEONE SAYS HOW HARD IT IS TO HAVE A NEW BABY IN THE HOUSE

*THE ONLY THING TOUGHER THAN BEING A SOLDIER . . .

*is loving one.

* AND WHEN YOU MEET ONE OF OUR SOLDIERS OR AIRMEN, PLEASE REMEMBER WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND SHOW THEM A LITTLE COMPASSION AND TOLERANCE A GENTLE REMINDER TO KEEP YOUR LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE

*We Appreciate the help and patience you provide our veterans on your campus.THANKS!

*National Guard WarriorsAre you concerned about one of your employees/students?

If they are or have been a Service Member, we are there for you. Please call us to see what assistance may be available.

*National Guard WarriorsExtreme Emergency Dial 911

Local 24-Hour Contacts:

Ronnie Goff (501) 242-1867Director of Psychological Health

Chaplain (CPT) Jeremy Miller(501) 212-5621State Chaplain

CPT Tanya Phillips(501) 554-3974State Suicide Prevention Program Manager

*National Guard WarriorsOrganizations:

Military One Source (800) 342-9647

Ark. Dept. of Veteran Affairs(501) 370-3820

Vet Center (Little Rock)(501) 324-6395

Vet Center (Fayetteville)(479) 582-7152

*THANK YOU

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move on to discuss our dual mission, both state and federal, with specific examples of our Soldiers and Airmen supporting each.

Once we move into our federal mission supporting overseas operations, well talk about the states Major Commands and their contribution to the Global War on Terror.

Well then discuss the training sites and organizations, here in the state of Arkansas that are used to train our Soldiers and Airmen from all 54 states and territories.

We will wrap us with discuss on a few programs that we are very proud to operate here in the state, prior to opening up for questions.At the beginning of 2005, over 40% of our force was mobilized in support of GWOT

By the first of 2008, nearly 35% of our force will be mobilized. NGB works to ensure not state will have more than 50% of its forces out of state at any one time if at all possible 5,000 here in Arkansas

3,000 mobilized in support of Katrina operations (AUG 2005 FEB 2006)

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We will wrap us with discuss on a few programs that we are very proud to operate here in the state, prior to opening up for questions.Quick snapshot of who, what and where we are.




We will wrap us with discuss on a few programs that we are very proud to operate here in the state, prior to opening up for questions.19

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