2025/Parker-

Hi my name is Parker. I am 11 years old and I am a military child. I am going to tell you what it is like to be a military child and the pros and cons of it.

I have lived in so many different places. I have gone from North Carolina to Virginia to California, back to the same neighborhood in Virginia, and then to Okinawa. I have also visited so many different places such as Vietnam, Tipai and Hawaii. It has been a huge journey traveling to each and every place but me and my family made it.

There are some cons about being a military child like when your parents leave on deployment and don't come back for like a billion years. Also another hard thing is leaving your closest friends and not being able to see them. Another hard thing is moving away from your home and not going back.

There are some good things about being a military child such as, you are able to make lots of friends. You're also able to visit so many cool new places like new countries and different parts of a country. You’re also able to visit friends and family a lot, even when you're super far away from them.

There are a lot of ups and downs to being a military child but my advice is make a lot of new friends every place you move, and make the most of every single place you move to.