Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2018
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English, Linguistics, and Communication
Department Chair or Program Director
Richards, Gary
First Advisor
Johnson-Young, Elizabeth
Major or Concentration
Communication and Digital Studies
Abstract
In order to understand how far communication between deployed personnel and their families has progressed we have to examine the history of communication. As technology has advanced communication to those deployed has changed over the course of time. In the last century communication with military family members deployed overseas was regulated to letters, phone calls, telegrams, audio and videotapes and possibly the Military Auxiliary Radio System or MARS line when available. However, today communication has vastly improved allowing people to communicate in real-time or near real-time by utilizing communication tools such as: email, Skype, FaceTime, Hangouts and Facebook. These types of technology and software applications have become a way of life for military families during deployments. Regardless of the communication method encouraging military family members and providing a means to communicate is one of the most important factors in having a successful deployment.
Recommended Citation
McKinney, Cierra, "The Progression of Communications: The lifeline between deployed military personnel and their families" (2018). Student Research Submissions. 235.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/235