BACKGROUND

In 2008, Congress directed the Secretary of Defense to establish YRRP in Section 582 of Public Law (PL) 110-181 in direct response to the nation’s recognition of the unique challenges facing the Reserve component community. These challenges include:

• Understanding and accessing benefits earned as a result of activation
• Geographic isolation
• Disparate or sparse access to military family support groups in local communities
• Continued and repeated deployments
• Unemployment and underemployment of returning Reserve component members

What We Provide

• Education to help ensure the readiness of members of the unit, their families, and affected communities for the rigors of deployment
• Education for service members and their families about available resources and connections to service providers who can assist in overcoming the challenges of reintegration
• Reintegration curriculum implemented throughout the deployment cycle that builds resilience for current and future deployments
• Events The Vermont National Guard’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program holds events across Indiana to ensure you and your family benefit from the resources available to you. Our national Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program website has current information about events happening across the United States.

Contact

Robert J. Dornfried
1LT, AG
E/186 BSB Distro Platoon PL (M-Day)
VTARNG Yellow Ribbon Coordinator (ADOS)
D-SAACP Certified Advocate Level I

789 Vermont National Guard Road
Bldg. #1014, Camp Johnson
Colchester, VT 0544

Office: (802) 338-3652
Cell: (860) 539-4373
Work Cell: (802) 233-9362
NIPR: robert.j.dornfried.mil@army.mil

VT Military & Family Support Center: 888-607-8773 (24/7)

The Deployment Cycle 

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment Phase 

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment is defined as the period from first notification of mobilization until deployment. 

During this period the focus is on education and ensuring the readiness, of service members and their families, for all aspects of deployment that include emotional, financial, organizational, and benefits entitlements. 

Deployment Phase 

The period of time from actual deployment to arrival at the demobilization station inside the continental United States. 

Training and Information to educate service members and families on available resources. 

Coordination with Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Office, Transition Assistance Advisor, and State Family Programs Director. 

Demobilization/Reconstitution Phase 

The period is from arrival at the demobilization station to departure to home station. 

Initial reintegration/reconstitution activities begin, focusing on addressing the challenges and stress that may be experienced by service members and their families. 

Connect service members with service providers. 

Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase 

The Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase is the period from arrival at home station until 180 days following deployment. 

Focus is on reconnecting service members, their families and communities, and providing resources necessary for successful reintegration. 

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment Phase 

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment is defined as the period from first notification of mobilization until deployment. 

During this period the focus is on education and ensuring the readiness, of service members and their families, for all aspects of deployment that include emotional, financial, organizational, and benefits entitlements. 

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Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase 

The Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase is the period from arrival at home station until 180 days following deployment. 

Focus is on reconnecting service members, their families and communities, and providing resources necessary for successful reintegration. 

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