Transition
Military Moves
What is PCS?
This term refers to the basic initial training all enlisted service members must complete when they first join the military.
What is boot camp?
Counselors placed in Schools to Support Military Students
What is a Military Family Life Counselor?
Phone Number to access state and local benefits, services, non-profits
What is 211?
The Virginia Department of Education presents this special award to schools that show exceptional commitment to supporting military-connected students and families through transitions, deployments, and educational success.
What is the Distinguished Purple Star Designation?
The state with the highest number of military connected K-12 students in the nation.
What is Virginia?
This is the official song of the U.S. Navy, often played during ceremonies and celebrations.
What is "Anchors Aweigh"?
School Based Professional who can support mental health
What is a school counselor? Psychologist? Social Worker?
Phone Number for person in mental health crisis in VA
What is 988?
A pathway to serve the United States while enjoying traveling the world.
What is enlisting in the US Military?
This term describes a service member who is lives apart from their family-often because the spouse's career or children's school options make it more practical for the family to remain in their current location.
What is a geographical bachelor?
Official DOD webpage filled with resources/supports for military families
What is militaryonesource.mil
This compact addresses key educational transition issues encountered by military families including enrollment, placement, attendance, eligibility, and graduation.
What is the Military Interstate Children's Compact (MIC3)?
When a service member leaves their duty station to support military missions for an extended period of time.
What is a deployment?
This traditional Navy farewell phrase expresses a wish for safe travels and calm seas.
What is "Fair winds and following seas"?
This detailing tool and mandatory program supports military families who have a dependent with special medical or educational needs, ensuring they are assigned to duty stations with appropriate services.
What is the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)?
A military center that focuses on resiliency and mental health of families & service members
What is the Fleet and Family Support Center?
A federal program that provides funding to school districts with a high concentration of federally connected students, including military families, to compensate for the lost revenue from tax-exempt federal property like military installations.
What is Impact Aid?
A short-term assignment away from a military members regular duty station.
TDY-Temporary Duty Station or TAD-Temporary Additional Duty
This Virgina-based organization has a local Military Outreach Specialist and partners with families to provide training, resources to help parents advocate for their children's educational and special needs services.
What is the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)?
Assists w/ School Related Concerns, Tutoring, resources, and moves
What is your School Liaison?
The Code of Virginia (22.1-287.04), local school divisions are required to identify students who have a parent in the United States uniformed services.
What is the Military Student Identifier?