Facts about Military-Connected Children Over 2 million children have a parent who has served in Afghanistan or Iraq – many have served multiple times.
Military-connected children
6-9 times
move during their K-12 education.
Statistics from Department of Defense, 2012
Active Duty Forces 6-11 years
children of service members in the Active Duty, National Guard and Reserves – almost 4 million children and youth including those of post 9/11 Veterans.
Military-connected children move and change schools more often than their civilian peers.
3x
Children from Military Families
2x
Percentage of children of Active Duty Service Members by Age 0-5 years
There are over 2 million
are as likely as their civilian counterparts to serve in the Armed Forces as adults.
12-18 years 19-23 years • • • •
42.5% are birth through five years old 30.5% are six to 11 years old 22.5% are 12 to 18 years old 4.5% are 19 to 23 years old
Over 80% of military-
connected kids are in US public schools
Less than 8%
of our students attend Department of Defense schools
National Guard and Reserve Forces There are
1,159,227 family members associated with the Reserve Components
Birth - 5 years 6-11 years 12-18 years 19-22 years
one-third
Just over of Reserve Component Members are married with children.
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23 years + • • • • •
There are 38,014 children birth through 5 years old There are 222,512 children 6 through 11 years old There are 223,336 children 12 through 18 years old There are 87,924 children 19 through 22 years old There are 2,749 adults 23 years and older claimed as dependents by the families of Reserve members. www.MilitaryChild.org