Children of military personnel often suffer from their parents’ service to our country.
One of the biggest struggles military families face is the constant moving.
Military families often relocate every few years, which means that their children have to leave behind schools, friends, and communities.
“It can feel like starting over again and again,” Saniyah Polk, junior, said. “You just get used to a place, and then it’s time to go.”
Deployments are another challenge. When a parent is away for months at a time, families have to adjust to missing birthdays, holidays, and everyday moments. For younger children, this absence can be especially difficult to understand.
But with these challenges also comes strength.
Military families learn how to adapt, connect quickly with new people, and support one another. Many schools near bases also offer programs to help military kids feel welcome and supported.
“The people like us that have military families feel protected and proud to have somebody that had the integrity to serve our country,” Bently Lamb, freshman, said.
Military families may face more moves, more goodbyes, and more uncertainty than most, but they also develop resilience, courage, and a deep sense of community.
Their strength is a reminder of the sacrifices made not just by service members, but by the families who support them every day.
