Dear family in the United States:
In the event you need to contact
me quickly or need my presence at home, you must contact the American Red Cross (ARC) in your local community before I can receive permission to come home. A message from the American Red Cross
is required before I can get documents for transportation on military aircraft and/or commercial aircraft, and for leave authorization.
The following is the information that you should provide
the local American Red Cross to contact me:
My Social Security Number: ___________________________________________________
My full name: ______________________________________________________________
My rank: _________________________________________________________________
My mailing address: _________________________________________________________
My duty station: ____________________________________________________________
My duty telephone: __________________________________________________________
My residence address: _______________________________________________________
My home telephone number: ___________________________________________________
In addition, they will request some detailed information as to the nature of the emergency. At a
minimum, you will need to know the name and address of the doctor and hospital, plus a statement as to why I am needed. I realize, in case of death or critical illness in the family, that
you would want to call me directly, but you must also contact the Red Cross to authorize and expedite travel arrangements. You can contact the Red Cross 24 hours a day and there is no
charge for this service.
Please place this document in the telephone book so that you can easily find it in case you need to contact me. This procedure applies regardless if I am deployed
or at my home station. You might want to take some time to write down the local American Red Cross chapter in your community so that in an emergency you will not have to look it up.
Local American Red Cross Address: ____________________________________________
Local American Red Cross Telephone Number: ___________________________________
Signed: ________________________
