Contact family, family, neighbors, and spouse of other deployed soldiers whenever you need practical or emotional support. It's important that we each try to grow through a deployment. This group involves people going through the same things you are and you will have someone to talk to. Fill those empty hours by helping out others. This is a good chance to meet other people and you can feel good about helping others.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Use your sense of humor to get through this tough time. Eat right, get plenty of rest and pamper yourself. Use the Family Support Group and the POC's to find out the correct information. Seek professional help if you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, or if you suspect that someone in the family is having emotional problems. This is the moment that you've been waiting and planning for since saying your good-byes months ago.