We’re tackling a gargantuan topic over the next several episodes: Deployments and separations. In this episode, the first of a four-part mini-series on all phases of deployments and separations, we talk about four major areas you need to think about as you prepare for a deployment or extended separation, whether you are the one leaving, you’re the one fighting the battle at home, or you need to prepare your fort, fur babies and far-off family for your departure.