Table 3.

Preparation for repatriation

Review

• Review the deployment as a group

• How has the experience changed you?

• How will the experience benefit you?

• What you would do differently next time?

• What would you tell other people going to the same area? Write a report and keep a copy

Evaluate expectations

• Yours, your family's, and friends

• What to do if you feel no one understands

• How will you deal with routine work?

Managing questions

• Routinely:

What will you say when people ask about your experiences?

What will you do when they stop asking?

What questions will you ask?

• After gruesome experiences:

What will you tell people without distressing them?