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Beyond special events taking place in April, military families can find year-round support and entertainment at many of the over 250 USO locations around the globe, where kid-friendly activities ...
Month of the Military Child was established in 1986 to help raise the nation’s awareness of the unique challenges faced by military kids and families.
Our Military Kids offers extracurricular activity grants for children ages 3 to 18 of deployed National Guard members, deployed Reservists and veterans wounded in post-9/11 combat. Eligible ...
The U.S. Department of Defense has designated April as "Month of the Military Child" with special programs, public educational and support activities coordinated during this time each year. The Department of Defense also uses the term military brat in some of its research and literature about military children. Community for former military brats
In the Colombian armed conflict, from the mid-1960s to present, one-fourth of non-state combatants have been and still are under 18 years old. In 2004 Colombia ranked fourth in the world for the greatest use of child soldiers. There are currently 11,000–14,000 children in armed groups in the country.
According to U.S. Army Regulation 215-1, Army MWR is a quality-of-life program that directly supports readiness by providing a variety of community, soldier, and family support programs, activities and services. Included in MWR are social, fitness, recreational, educational, and other programs and activities that enhance community life, foster ...
DoDDS started operating schools October 14, 1946, for the children of military overseas. The intent was to ensure an American educational experience for the American student. Therefore the children, teachers, and educational program were and are American. It then cost $10 to enroll a child ($156 in 2023 dollars).
The biggest barrier to expanding the number of children the Army can care for has been a shortage of workers, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, whose responsibilities include overseeing the Army’s ...