The specificity of the organization (in our case, the Irish Defence Forces) and the context is vital when considering the organizational support requirements for individual members and their families. In such contexts, the involvement of the remaining family in, for instance, training on what the deployed individual will be doing and where he/she is going, could be supportive and alleviate some of the family stress associated with separation: ‘‘I have been on missions that have been highly stressful....and it feeds back and adds a whole new dimension of stress to the family’’ (FAM 03S).