Deployment
True or False: Talking to family and friends, staying on a routine, trying new activities, ignoring rumors, and reaching out for help are ways to cope with deployment
What is true?
The act of saying hello, introducing yourself, showing the individual around, and being helpful
What are ways to welcome a new student?
The newest branch of the military
What is Space Force?
The month we celebrate military kids
What is April?
The pledge we recite each morning
What is "The Pledge of Allegiance?"
True or False: Everything is automatically better and goes back to "normal" when a deployed family member returns home.
What is false?
Traveling, redecorating, meeting new friends, trying new activities can be positives when a family has to do this.
What is moving?
The Commander in Chief over all of the military branches
What is the president?
The color we use to represent military kids
What is purple?
The name of the Army and Air Force Base about 30 minutes away from Yelm
What is Joint Bast Lewis-McChord/JBLM?
Necessities, snacks, drink mixes, letters, pictures, and reminders of home are all items sent to military members using this kit
What is a care package?
Family, friends, the MFLC, a school counselor, teachers, and someone you can trust are part of this helpful system.
What is a support system?
The second largest military branch
What is the Navy?
This flower represents military kids
What is the dandelion?
This is the largest military branch
What is the Army?
True or False: In the last 20 years, more than 2 million American children have had a parent deployed at least once.
What is true?
The average student in an active duty military family moves this many times during their school years
What is 6-9 times?
The US Air Force was part of this branch of the military until 1947.
What is the Army?
The age most kids get their own military ID card
What is 10 years old?
The month that Veterans' Day is celebrated
What is November?
The average length of a deployment
What is 6-12 months?
"PCS" is a shorter way to say this common military term when families move
What is Permanent Change of Station?
In 1948 this group formally became recognized as full members of the military
What is women?
Worldwide, there are about this many children of active duty military members.
What is 1.2 million children?
80% of military students attend this type of school throughout the United States
What is a public school?