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Maj John Bell
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It is my belief that the children of career military personnel are more flexible, find it easier to fit into a broader range of social cliques/niches and are quicker to form new relationships than kids who have a geographic stability military kids don't.

It is my belief that the children of career military personnel form stronger familial bonds, particularly with their siblings than the kids who have a geographic stability military kids don't. Military kids, inmy opinion are more emotionally mature and stable.

Academic readiness going into kindergarten, I think that is on the parents. What young kids excel at, good or bad, is a direct reflection of what their parents signal they value or they don't. I don't think that is an inherently military family problem.

I am by nature a cynic. I believe this program is someone trying to create a need for their own agenda, that has only a tangential connection to these supposed gaps. Follow the money.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Lt Col Charlie Brown
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My kids were all more than ready...in fact the youngest "skipped" kindergarten and went straight into first grade because he could read, write and do math through simple multiplication... if the spouse is English as a Second Language, some additional language support might be needed but those kids catch up once they get into school anyway.
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GySgt Jack Wallace
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Not much help back in the 70-80's . Glad to hear that the military is looking for new ways to help families.
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SFC Ralph E Kelley
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My biggest problem is the overseas schools put me ahead of the schools in the US. The education 'over there' was much better than same forced by grade/age class requirements than in public schools here.
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