The Pros And Cons Of Military Children

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“Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger family who stands by them, supports them, and loves them with all their hearts”-Unknown. Military families always have each others back when in time of crisis. Unfortunately, there are some side arguments to their family members choice of career. The children of these military heroes beg to differ with other people’s opinions. Often the children treat their parents as heroes. Service members children can have often trouble in school with education and physical violence. Nevertheless, the military members themselves can cause major problems to their family members. Many civilians blame the children for causing school problems including grades, violence, etc. Military children are known

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