Emotional Stages of Deployment

PRE-DEPLOYMENT
Anticipation of Loss (1-6 weeks)
Detachment and Withdrawal (7 days)

DEPLOYMENT
Emotional Disorganization (first month)
Recovery and Stabilization (4-8 weeks)
Anticipation of Homecoming (last month)

POST-DEPLOYMENT
Renegotiation of the Marriage (first 6 weeks)
Reintegration and Stabilization (6-12 weeks)

(from "Antarctic Deployment Information" pamphlet, U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, no date)