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FORCE FAMILIES: UNSUNG HEROES OF OUR NATION

Stress among armed forces personnel has become a a force personnel may keep doing
major area of concern. There has been a significant to further reduce the stress and
increase in the level of stress in service members due keep them motivated:-
to job and family-related issues. Alleged increase in
(i) COMMUNICATION
the rates of suicides, fratricide, stress-related physical
disorders, and psychiatric illness is growing at an Communication is the heart of any
alarming rate. relationship. Family members W/O Sh. Raja Kumar Chitla, AC
Smt. Tusarika David
must communicate openly, CG CRPF Raipur
At the operational front, prolonged exposure to clearly, and constructively with
high- risk, uncertain extreme environments, frequent each other and with the serving members, showing

transfers and separation from family, disputes, interest in their problems and responding sensitively to
and health concerns are major factors affecting their emotions. Ineffective communication heightens
the personal and social life of a soldier which at anxiety and promotes tension, further affecting serving
times culminate in a sense of isolation and low job member’s state of mind.
satisfaction.

“Family well-being is of utmost importance for service (ii) DEVELOPING A BELIEF SYSTEM
personnel readiness”. Family provides support to Family should develop a belief system and share
service personnel while they serve but challenges confidence, that the family can persist and thrive in the
within the family can interfere with service member’s face of adversity, stay optimistic, and be able to control
ability to focus on their mission as well as influence any circumstance, this will further reduce serving

his or her choice in continuing to serve. The family’s member’s pressure regarding family’s well-being.
resilience and readiness are equally important. There
are a group of factors that can help make a family (iii) AVOID BOTHERING FOR PETTY DOMESTIC
resilient and ready for this challenging life, in order to ISSUES
support our men/women in uniform. The force behind the force plays a vital role in reducing
Following are the few key measures that the family of stress and supporting their loved ones. By managing

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