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By Dr. Chris Reynolds, Lt. Col., USAFR
AVP & Dean, Center for Teaching and Learning at American Public University System

Whether you are a student or faculty member, being a military member brings special challenges. There are temporary duty yonder (TDY) requirements, drill weekends and exercises, operational readiness inspections,  local disasters, wildfires, floods, and more that military personnel are called upon to deal with. A serving student may suddenly discover that he or she needs to request military leave from work, make family arrangements, and juggle college classes. The single most important thing that a military member can do is first to assure family readiness. With respect to your educational journey, it is critical that you notify your professor as quickly as possible that you are being deployed or mobilized.  If you are deploying to the area of responsibility, check with personnel who are already in-country on the reliability of Internet connectivity—like we all learned in basic training-NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING!