What is it like to be a deployed service member overseas?
The Problem
Life on deployent can be isolating
Many deployed service members go months without any entertainment or civilian visits that connect them to the country they are protecting.
The FACTS
Nearly half of veterans struggle with their mental health
0%
of active duty service members report feeling lonely on tour (Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2016)
0%
of active duty service members report feeling lonely on tour (Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2016)
0%
of veterans feel uneasy with the phrase "thank you for your service." (Cohen Veterans Network, 2019)
Timeline of
A typical day on installment
Often described as living the movie "groundhog day". It's the same clothes, the same place, the same food, etc. over and over again.
So, It's a special and memorable day when they receive a break from the repetition of daily life on deployment.
4:30 a.m.
4:30 a.m.
Wake up & get dressed
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5 a.m. - 6 a.m.
Physical Training
Key to military readiness, service members will be expected to meet fitness standards throughout their enlistment
6 a.m. - 7 a.m.
6 a.m. - 7 a.m.
Breakfast
Most service members eat their breakfast in the field or at the dining facility (DFAC)
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7 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Current work assignment
From Active Combat, Administrative, Construction, Electronic and Electrical Repair, Engineering, Science and Technical, Health Care, Protective Services, to any one of many more necessary jobs
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11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Lunch
Most service members eat their lunch in the field or at their desk
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12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Back to current work assignment
From Active Combat, Administrative, Construction, Electronic and Electrical Repair, Engineering, Science and Technical, Health Care, Protective Services, to any one of many more necessary jobs
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6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Most service members eat their dinner in the field or at the dining facility (DFAC)
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6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Additional duty
Guard duty, kitchen duty, or cleaning details or free time to study, additional physical training, and socialize.
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10 p.m. - 4:30 a.m.
Sleep
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4:30 a.m.
Wake up, get dressed, do it all over again,
and again, and again, and again...
We help by
bringing magic to their days
Our hand-selected performers are a volunteer ensemble of full-time, professional magicians and comedians, from the US and Canada that you may have seen on America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, Last Comic Standing, or at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.
