Service members usually go through some substantive changes when they leave the military. Transitioning military children go through transition issues as well — but they may do it many times over the course of their young lives. Having a parent deploy repeatedly, pulling up stakes and moving from one base to another every few years, […]
Take a Veteran to School Day – My Experience
When I was approached by a good friend of mine who is a teacher, and asked to take part in speaking to her 1st grade students about what it is to be a Veteran of the military, I couldn’t pass the opportunity up. While on my usual search through out the internet searching for resources […]
The Military Child of The American Soldier
All too often we are seeing an image like the one above, a child hugging her father’s leg as he prepares to deploy. When we think of deployments we think mostly about the soldier and what he will be faced with while being away from home. However, just as organizations are forming at […]