The Missile Care program is available at select missile site installations and is designed to provide overnight, weekend and holiday child care for those members assigned to work for more than 24-hours at the missile field.  Parents are permitted to use the Missile Care home only when they are on official duty and they have a need for the service.  Missile Care shall not substitute for regular child care arrangements or be the sole child care arrangement.  Parents using the program must utilize their regular child care thereby using Missile Care as a supplement.

• Missile Care use is not permitted if there is another adult/parent in the child’s home that can provide his or her care.  Missile care may not be used to support school attendance, off-duty employment or for any other child care needs other than official duty at a missile site.
• Parents using Missile Care are expected to arrange their schedules and those of their children so their children have opportunities to be with them during the week.  Failure to balance the parent’s personal needs with that of the child’s need for care is sufficient reason to terminate a parent’s eligibility for Missile Care.
• Active duty members who work in the missile field must use the Missile Care program rather than EDC since EDC is not for recurring child care needs.  If the Missile Care provider has exceeded the agreement hours, the MAJCOM must be notified before EDC is used or additional missile hours are approved.

Before providing Missile Care, ensure parents provide written verification from their supervisor stating that he/she is required to work (official duty) for more than 24-hours at the missile site.  If after 3-months, the parent is still required to work more than 24-hours at the missile site, the parent will need to get written re-verification from their supervisor.  The parent is required to provide written re-verification every 3-months until they no longer work more than 24-hours at the missile site