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Submissions for Month of the Military Child by Mrs. Smith 5th graders.
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Month of the Military Children
I think that Military Children are adaptable. I think they are adaptable because they deal with changing schools, moving to different schools, and having one of their parents deployed ALL THE TIME! It’s sad, but military children deal with it. And this is not normal for people who are not in the military. So, I think that military children are lucky.
One reason why I think that Military children are adaptable is because they move to new places often. After 2-3 years, they must move to a new place. Which can be hard for them because they have to get used to a new school in a new country with new people and get used to new rules. But sometimes that can be good because then they can make new friends. But then you are going to lose them when you move to another country, and another country, and another country. But it is worth it because you make friends all over the world if you do that. This helps military children to adjust to new things in the future.
Another reason why military children are adaptable is because they change schools all the time. And when they change schools, they are going to have to leave their friends and their teachers, and it is just sad. But they will make new friends and new teachers and new rules. Making new friends can be fun because you get to talk to them. Communicating with other people you don’t know might be fun or awkward. Moving to a new school will be hard because you will miss your old friends, but you can make new friends during lunchtime or during recess. And you can get used to the time you get off and start school and get used to teachers. You also will get used to new rules that the school has because every school has different rules.
Lastly, they have to deal with a deployed parent. Every few months, one of your parents in the military goes on deployment for like at least 3-8 months, or even a year! Military Children must get used to this, but they can, because they are strong. Yeah, it’s sad to have a parent deployed, but when you see them again, it can be super exciting. Because you can get to see your mom or dad again. But then they are going to have to go on deployment again. Which is sad. But you always know that they come back.
In conclusion, Military Children are adaptable because they move to new places, deal with a deployed parent, and change schools. I believe, when Military Children grow up, they will be ready for anything.
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Qualities of a military kid
Military Children are exceptional if you do think otherwise, you are flat out wrong. We are exceptional because we get to go to school for free, we are more adaptable, and we experience two cultures at once.
Military children are exceptional as we get a free education. The fact that Military children get free education means Military children are smarter than the average person cause you get a possibility to get a free way to go to college!
Military children are Exceptional because they are more adaptable than most other kids. Most kids are sad when they have to move but never military kids! They move so much they stopped being sad which is why they are more exceptional.
My third and final reason why military children are exceptional is because they experience two cultures. Most kids have the same nationality but for military children they usually have two different nationalities so you can only see either nine or 1 of your grandparents
Therefore, that is why military kids are much more exceptional due to the fact that we have an opportunity to have a free education, are more mature and have more experiences in different cultures.
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Military Children Are Adaptable
I think military children are adoptable because we face many situations that are difficult like having a parent being deployed and getting used to new things. Military children face many challenges throughout their parents’ careers.
One reason I think military kids are adaptable is because we have to get used to having a parent being deployed. Having a parent being deployed is very difficult. An example is having only one parent at home. It is not only hard on the child, it is also hard on the parent that stays behind. It’s hard having someone like my parent away for long periods of time.
Another reason I think military kids are adaptable is because we need to get used to new things like food, time, culture and different languages. When I moved to Japan, it was hard for me to understand others trying to communicate with me in another language. As the years have passed of me living in Japan, I have learned to communicate the basics of Japanese language and culture.
Lastly, military children face many challenges throughout our parents’ career. One of the biggest challenges we face is leaving family and friends behind. When we leave our family and friends behind we always feel sad. Although nowadays it is easier to communicate with family and friends back home via facetime it doesn’t necessarily make it easier. It is not always easy having to pack everything in my house every three years but we always power through it.
In conclusion these are some of the reasons why I think military children are adaptable. We adapt to new things quickly, like new cultures and languages. We also adapt to new people and new environments.
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Military Children are Very Adaptable
I believe Military children are adaptable because they always move, go to different schools, and can be happy when their parents are deployed.
A reason why Military children are adaptable is because they always move from place to place. I think that is because they need to go when their parents get deployed, which is about 2-3 years.
Another reason Military children are adaptable is because they go to different schools very often. That is hard for other people because they need to make new friends and also meet new teachers. But for Military children that is a light breeze.
Another reason Military children are adaptable is because they never get sad when their parents get deployed, I think that because they can meet new friends and new teachers.
In conclusion, Military children are adaptable because they always move, go to different schools, and are able to be happy when their parents get deployed.
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Military Child
Being a Military Child is… tough. You have to say goodbye to the place you live in, it’s not that easy though. My opinion of Military Children is that they are strong! I say this for they are strong to move out of their loving place, parents being deployed, and getting adaptable, and this opinion writing will prove why they are strong!
Reason 1: Deployed Parents.
A Military Child can experience many things during their child life, there are tons of reasons you can choose for this statement, but one is hurtful, a parent being deployed. It hurts to know one or maybe even both can be deployed, but why? The child’s parent can be deployed up to 6-12 months, 12 months is one year! The kid waits for a parent to come back, and it is sweet that they do wait, but not sweet that they are waiting for that one person to hug their arms. It makes them strong in my opinion because they have to endure pain for 6-12 months. This makes them adaptable. It might hurt for some time, but they know a parent will come back at least.
Reason 2: Moving Out
These kids go through one thing a kid can sob about, moving out. Moving out of your house is very sad, considering memories you made there. Like maybe your friends hanging out with you at your house, every breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining room. These are memories that are pretty much fun, sometimes it can be sad too, but it is what makes your life. They also have to leave their friends, teachers, school, state/country, making it even harder to not sob about it. It can make them stronger because they have to move on, they have no choice, so it makes them more confident every time they move, it can hurt, but not much as last time
!Reason 3: Acclimating
The last reason why they are strong is because, to restyle their life. First, when they move in, they can’t just know what everyone is doing quickly (some can’t), so they have to learn what the morning routine is, when every subject is, and where to get picked up by your mom or dad! Fitting in also is making new friends, getting used to your new house, everything is new to them! So, they have to be strong in the heart for this, to start getting used to this stuff for possibly the next 2-3 years of your life, you got to be stronger in education, communication, and fitting in!
Conclusion
In conclusion, Military Kids are strong to me, as you saw that I wrote three full reasons on how they are strong! These stuff that they are experiencing gives them growth for new stuff, and one of them is becoming stronger to do things faster and better! So next time you see a Military Child, make sure to compliment them for this stuff, since now you know what they go through and that is how they got strong!
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Military Child
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I think a military child is resilient, kind, and adaptable. They are resilient because they keep going even when it’s hard. They are kind because they welcome new students with open arms. And they are adaptable because they always move and adapt to their new environment.
Military children are resilient because they make it through hard times, like when they have to say bye to their friend. They keep going even if they don’t want to, and are resilient in many different ways.
A Military child is kind because they help new students out and welcome them with open arms. They become friends with the new students and laugh together like they have been friends for years.
The reason a military child is adaptable is that most move about every 3 years, and they have to adapt to their new schools and/or home. Military children usually adapt quickly and make new friends fast.
This is how a military child is resilient, kind, and adaptable. They adapt quickly, are kind to new students, and are resilient by continuing to go.
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Military Children
In my opinion military children are adaptable, brave, and kind. I think this because we move and we might be scared but we are brave also. Kind describes us like we can be kind and respectful to the culture that they move to. Mindsets like this are hard but I can do it no matter what.
One reason I think this is brave. I think this because you can do hard things even if you’re scared to. But also brave means you can do anything and an example of this is you might move when it’s the middle of the school year or the start like me.
In addition to that, we military children are adaptable. I think this because we move every 2-3 years it might be hard on the first try but you can get better at these. Another reason is we have to take long flights to move but when we get there we like it a lot. One last reason is that military children have parents being deployed early in your life or during the holidays or the best day of your birthday you can do anything!
Last but not least, kind. They are kind because they make new friends easily. They are also kind because we have to learn new things like respecting the culture which is hard. Finally we were kind because we always volunteer to help the teacher.
In conclusion, Military kids are unique in so many ways like adaptable, brave, and kind. If you are a military kid you have these awesome traits but also everybody is different.
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Military child
The good thing about being a military child is that they are resilient.
One reason they are resilient is because they have to live with a parent or guardian that is gone for a long time. For example, my mom, who is in the military, was gone for 6 months and I had to live with my dad and my brother.
Another reason why they are resilient is because military children like me must always leave and change the way they live and find new friends which might be hard since a lot of kids are shy just like me.
My last reason they are resilient is because they have to always move, even when they are getting used to the place they are in.
So, after all those reasons I think military children are strong, reliable and resilient kids.
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Military Children are Resilient
In my opinion, military children are resilient because they deal with a lot of change. Changes they deal with are losing friends, having deployed parents, and changing homes.
Military children deal with change when their friends move away or when they move away from their friends. I had to deal with this when I moved from Yokosuka to Sasebo. I was resilient, when this happened, I moved forward and made new friends.
Military children must be resilient when parents deploy. When my dad deployed last year. I was very sad. I knew I had to go to school, even when I missed him. Being brave and carrying on shows I’m resilient.
Military children move a lot. There is a lot of change when you have to move houses every three years. I have lived in four houses in the past ten years.
Although being a military child has its challenges, I’m very proud of how strong it has made me. I like all the new friends I’ve made and where I live now.
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Military child
Military children are resilient, brave and friendly. Military children face many challenges. They have to face their parents being away and doing many dangerous missions.
I believe that military children are brave, since military children must move and leave their best friends and go to a place that is new to them with new people, different languages and not to mention always in danger if they live in a military base that might be targeted.
Moving more often than normal children is hard on military children. I have moved 3 times and have had many friends move away too. This made me feel sad. I think this makes military children resilient.
Military children are friendly. They always welcome new people with open arms. Especially at military schools. Whenever there is a new student everyone at our school is always ready to welcome them, because everyone here knows what it is like to move away and leave their friends behind.
In conclusion I think that military children are brave, kind, and friendly because of the lifestyle they live in and everything they face throughout their life.
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Month of the Military Child
I think that military children are respectful, kind/friendly, and adaptable because they can switch from home to home, state to state, and get over it. Do you want to know the other reasons? Then go to the next paragraph.
I think that military children are respectful because most gain leadership, friendliness and just the ability to make friends with almost everyone. Also, people that moved only once might become very shy, but a military child is most likely used to it.
I think that military children are kind/friendly because when military children move, they develop the skill of making friends. Military children move every 2 to 3 years so they must get used to a new school. One way is to make friends.
I think that military children are adaptable because they move almost every 2 to 3 years. They know how to deal with moving and starting over when they move. Also moving means new teachers, friends, and a new school but military children are most likely used to it.
In conclusion, I think that military children are: 1. respectful, 2. kind/friendly, and 3. adaptable. As you can see, that is my opinion on the military child. Comment what your opinion on the military child and if you’re one too! :P
