Pre-Deployment Wisdom for the Departing Service Member‪:‬

Are you heading out for a combat zone?


Written from the perspective of the deploying Service Member, by Adam “Doc” Fenner, after serving five combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fenner combines humor and common sense to address the hardest of issues faced by deploying Service Members. This short guide is designed for the Service Member deploying to a combat theater of operations.


Pre-Deployment Wisdom is a practical guide to the challenges facing those leaving home. This guide addresses personal expectations, time management, care packages, financial planning, communicating with family, and planning for the worst, in a simple format that establishes a baseline for planning for the challenges related to deploying to a combat zone. 


This simple guide focuses heavily on Service Members and on Service Member support, while inviting healthy open conversation with those that mean the most--those we are leaving behind.