Two-thirds of military teens want to follow in their parents’ footsteps. But these kids ‘are not oka

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Two-thirds of military teens want to follow in their parents’ footsteps. But these kids ‘are not okay,’ survey finds
By Karen Jowers
 Thursday, Oct 7
 

Two-thirds of military teens say they plan to serve in the military in the future, according to the results of an online survey being released today.

That finding was surprising to the military teens and family advocates alike who worked together to compose the survey and field it online for two weeks in May. Some 2,116 military teens ages 13 to 19 participated in the survey, which provides a rare, recent window into the experiences of military teens.

While the number of those who want to follow the family tradition of serving may be a good sign, there were also troubling findings. “The kids are not okay,” wrote the researchers in this survey, conducted by Bloom: Empowering the Military Teen, and the National Military Family Association. Among other things, 42 percent of teens showed signs of emotional distress; one-third of teens experienced food insecurity; and 11 percent experienced domestic abuse or violence in their homes.

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2021/10/07/two-thirds-of-military-teens-want-to-follow-in-their-parents-footsteps-but-these-kids-are-not-okay-survey-finds/

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Is it any wonder these kids have problems?  In the past 20 years they have seen their parents off to war more than they've seen them for Christmas.  EVERYTHING the democrats want is played with the Chicken Little effect.  The earth will burn up if --, the country will become a third world nation if --, white people need to be rooted out of the military, cops need to be eliminated, etc.  Adults (conservative) have filters for the BS democrats have hissy fits over but kids haven't yet developed so it must be scary for them.