Month of the Military Child

MICITARY KIDS ARE SAPER MONTH MILITARY CHILDREN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES, AND IT WOULD BE EASY TO THINK THEY'RE WORSE OFF THAN THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS. BUT RESEARCH SHOWS MILITARY KIDS ARE EXCEPTIONAL IN MANY WAYS. IN FACT, THEY'RE PRETTY SUPER. MILITARYA CHILD OF THE For military children, turning 10 is bigger than a themed birthday party. It's when they get their military ID card. SUPER KID BADGE OF HONOR Military kids are under more MILITARY FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEIR SERVICE MEMBER MIGHT BE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, BUT THEY ACCEPT THAT RISK, THEY UNDERSTAND THE VALUES OF DUTY, HONOR & COUNTRY. THE MILITARY BRAT SHARES THE MISSION WITH THEIR MILITARY PARENT. scrutiny than their civilian peers because they are held to certain military codes of conduct & rules. SAPER INTELLIGENCE Adolescents in military Families tend to take on MILITARY BRATS HAVE LOWER DELIN- QUENCY RATES, HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT SCORES ON STANDARDIZED TESTS, AND HIGHER MEDIAN IQS THAN THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS. more household responsibilities during a parent's deployment. They are more likely to have a 80% college degree é possess an advanced degree. of military children attend public schools throughout the United States. ALTER EGO WH BLAM 81 percent of adults raised in the Army spoke one or more languages other than English as children. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 1,2 MILLION CHILDREN OF SERVICE MEMBERS DON'T GO TO DOD SCHOOLS. BUT THEY DO PLAY SPORTS, JOIN CLUBS AND MIGHT EVEN GO TO SCHOOL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THERE ARE OVER 700,000 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE KIDS WHO WILL PROBABLY NEVER LIVE NEAR A MILITARY INSTALLATION. BRAKERY ZAAAP LOSS OF A MILITARY PARENT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CONSTANTLY HANGS OVER MILITARY FAMILIES, A UNIQUE CHILDHOOD BURDEN FOR MILITARY KIDS. THAT TAKES MORE THAN A LITTLE COURAGE TO FACE EVERY DAY. Military brats graduate from college at a higher rate than civilian population. Military kids demonstrate an increased level of independence. SOURCES: Williəms, Karen ənd LisaMarie Mariglia (2002). “Military Brats: Issues and Associations in Adulthood" in Ender (2002) Wertsch, Mary Edwards (April 23, 1991). Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress (1st hardcover edition ed.). Harmony. http://www.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/Report_to_Congress_on_Impact_of_Oeployment_on_Military_Children.pdf Wertsch (1991), p. 30. Truscott (1989), p. 107. I http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=8998 | http://bit.ly/11E¡WI3 Veterans United. Home Loans *** Veterans United Home Loans is a VA approved lender and is not affiliated with any government agency. NMLS 1907.