Deployment Home

 Before You Go

 Critical Documents

 Deploying to a Combat Zone

 Leave and Earning Statement (LES)

 Red Cross Message

Combat Zone Tax Exemption

  • Enlisted and Warrant Officers serving in a combat zone for any part of a month, all Soldier income for that month is exempt from federal taxes. Officers monthly exclusion is capped at the highest rate of enlisted pay, plus any hostile fire or imminent danger pay received.

  • The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) designated combat zones for tax purposes.

Ways to Save on Regular Bills

  • Call your insurance companies to see about reduced car insurance.

  • Call credit card companies to see if they will lower your interest rate while your Soldier is deployed.

  • Call cell phone company and ask what offers may reduce your rates while your Soldier is deployed.

Other Ways You Might Be Able to Save

Child Care

You must register your children with Child and Youth Services (CYS) and use the Fort Carson facilities to take advantage of these benefits.

You must have a memo from the unit confirming the Soldier is in a combat zone. CYS requires this to confirm you are eligible for these discounts:

  • 20 percent off on full- or part-time day care on Fort Carson. Bring your Soldier’s orders and the unit letter confirming they are in a combat zone. You can get this from your Soldier or his unit.
  • 16 hours of free hourly care per child, per month. This is called "respite" care. It is available 30 days prior to Soldier's deployment through 90 days after Soldier's return. You must make reservations for the hourly care. It must be a Fort Carson day care facility.

Click here for more deployment benefit details from CYS.

You’re not alone! Connect with:

Army Community Service to help you connect with other parents, find play groups, etc.

Your FRG: Find out more about FRGs

Army Wellness Center - Website | Facebook

Check here for free deployment-related items to help children

Keep Yourself Current… Pass it On! : Fun things happening on and off post updated weekly

Have a Plan! For your kids if something happens to YOU while your Soldier is deployed.

Register your kids for CYS. Even if you don’t plan on using CYS, it is a reliable backup in an emergency. Registration is free. More details are available here.

Complete a Spouse Preference Form through your Soldier’s unit.

Ask your Soldier for a copy of the DD93 to be sure addresses are correct. This is the form the Army uses to notify Family if something happens to their Soldier while deployed.

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