Deployments 180 days or longer

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #1. 16 hours of free hours in respite child care per child per month. Starting 30 days before deployment and ending 90 days after return from deployment

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

•Fee Reduction. 20% reduction to fees for regularly scheduled full-day or part-day care. Valid for 30 days prior to deployment and 90 days after returning from deployment. (Discount begins on the next billing cycle after orders are received. Billing cycles are the 1st and 15th of each month.)

Deployments 90-179 days

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #2. 16 hours of free hour respite childcare per child per month. Starting 30 days before deployment and ending 30 days after return from deployment.

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

•Fee Reduction. 20% reduction to fees for regularly scheduled full-day or part-day care. Valid for 30 days prior to deployment and 90 days after returning from deployment. (Discount begins on the next billing cycle after orders are received. Billing cycles are on the 1st and 15th of each month.)

Deployments 89 days or less

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #3. 16 hours of free hour respite childcare per child per month. Care is during the time of deployment only, not pre and post deployment.

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

•Fee Reduction. 20% reduction to fees for regularly scheduled full-day or part-day care. Valid for 30 days prior to deployment and 90 days after returning from deployment.

•Respite Hourly Care #3. 16 hours of free hour respite childcare per child per month while assigned to a WTU.

•Support Group Hourly Care. Free hourly care for support group meetings while assigned to a WTU.

•Medical Appointment Hourly Care. Free hourly care for medical appointments while assigned to a WTU.

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

•Fee Reduction. 20% reduction to fees for regularly scheduled full-day or part-day care while assigned to a WTU. (Discount begins on the next billing cycle after orders are received. Billing cycles are on the 1st and 15th of each month.)

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #2. 16 hours of free hours in respite childcare per child per month. Starting 30 days before deployment and ending 30 days after return from deployment.

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

Deployments 180 days or longer

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #2. 16 hours of free hours in respite childcare per child per month. Starting 30 days before deployment and ending 30 days after return from deployment.

Deployments 90-179 days

•Mandatory Deployment Briefing. Free hourly care or Kids on Site care during mandatory deployment briefings.

•Respite Hourly Care #3. 16 hours of free hours in respite child care per child per month. Care is during the time of deployment only, not pre and post deployment.

•Bereavement Hourly Care. 40 hours of free hourly care per child for the immediate family of the deceased. Valid from notification to four weeks after burial.

•Memorial Hourly Care. Free on-post hourly care for all attendees of a memorial service for a fallen Soldier.

Criteria 1. Deployed: Contingency Operations.

Contingency operation means a military operation that: (A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in: military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (B) results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under section 688, 12301 (a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305, or 12406 of this title, chapter 15 of this title, section 712 of title 14, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.

Criteria 2. Assigned to Warrior Transition Unit (WTU).

WTUs provide critical support to Regular Army Soldiers who are expected to require 6 months or more of rehabilitation care and complex medical management in an inpatient or outpatient status and to Reserve component Soldiers who are in need of definitive health care based on medical conditions identified, incurred or aggravated while in an active duty status, in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) and non-OCO activity.
(The following subset definitions to Criteria 2 are NOT eligibility criteria. They are subset definitions provided for clarity only).
• Army Wounded Warrior (AW2). These Soldiers are classified as severely wounded, ill or injured Service Members (SM). These are category three (3) individuals (amputation, severe TBI/PTSD, limited life expectancy, etc.) as prescribed in DODI 1300.24. (AW2 status is NOT the defining criteria for eligibility of deployment child care support. AW2 Soldiers MUST be currently assigned to a WTU to be eligible).
• Non-Medical Attendant (NMA). A person selected by an eligible Soldier, and approved by the Soldier's attending physician and the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) commander, who will contribute to the healing and recovery of the Soldier. This individual is placed on military orders which provide certain benefits to the individual. The NMA program is designed for seriously wounded, ill and injured Soldiers who could benefit from the presence and assistance of family or friends. If the Soldier’s primary care manager (PCM) determines that the Soldier is eligible for NMA assistance, then one person, designated by the Soldier, is authorized to serve as a NMA. This person provides additional support as the Soldier recovers, rehabilitates and transitions.
• Soldiers in Transition. These Soldiers are distinct from Wounded Warriors. They are Soldiers assigned/attached to the Warrior Transition Units/Community Care Units (WTU/CCU) who require at least six months of complex care/treatment/case management. They do not meet AW2 criteria for severely wounded, ill or injured Soldiers as their condition is not as severe as those that meet AW2 criteria.

Criteria 3. Deployed: Rotational Forces.

Forces allocated to a Combatant Command to execute tasks as assigned by the commander in that commander's area of responsibility for a specified period of time. Forces identified in the Combatant Commanders annual force requirements submission, and validated in the global force management process. (Note that these Forces must fall under the initial paragraph definition of Operational Deployment. As noted in that paragraph, “Forces operationally employed by Secretary of Defense Orders at their home station or in "prepare-to-deploy order" (PTDO) status at home station are NOT operationally deployed”).
• Combatant Command Combat Operations. An exercise is a simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and execution that is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation.

Criteria 4. Deployed: Non-Contingency Operations.

Operations that don't meet the definition of contingency operations. For example, humanitarian and civic assistance, which is assistance to the local populace, specifically authorized by Title 10, United States Code, Section 401, and funded under separate authorities, provided by predominantly United States forces in conjunction with military operations.

Criteria 5. Survivor Outreach Services.

Care for children survivors of fallen Soldiers.