Military children will move on average 9 times before they graduate high school. The turnover rate for the average military school is 50%, œ25% graduate while a third of the remaining 75% of students move. Military children have to learn to adapt quickly to their every changing environment. If you only live somewhere for three years you learn to make friends quickly, and to make the first move. You learn to be upfront about things because you know time is limited. On the negative side, studies show that some former military brats struggle to develop and maintain deep, lasting relationships, and can feel like outsiders to U.S. civilian culture.[2] Military child are often said to be able to relate to everyone but find it difficult to deeply connect with anyone. When overseas you know that you are representing America as a whole, knowing that other countries opinion of America is low you constantly have to be on your best behavior As a military child you know that your actions not only affect you but can also greatly affect your parents’ carrier. When you get in trouble your parents’ Commanding officer is called to report the incident. The military always says that you can’t control a soldier who can’t control his family. The misbehavior of a child is put on to the parents’ permanent military record and will hinder the parents’ ability to get promoted. This is one of the reasons that military children act out less than their civilian counterparts. The concept of racism isn’t an issue for military children. Everyone around you is going through the same thing you are. There is no place for race in the military. You respect those who outrank you no matter color or gender. Your parent in the military can be deployed at any time from 6 months to a year. During deployment responsibility change for the children, everything that your deployed parent did is now your responsibility. It’s your job to keep up the fort when your service member is gone, someone has to be the strong one and that’s not always the spouse. You have to be strong for you parents, and your siblings, even if you’re scared yourself. You never know whether your parent is safe or being attacked but you take pride in knowing that your parent is protecting your country and keep those around you safe. Parents in the military will often miss births, birthdays, chirstmas, thanksgiving, and many other holidays. This creates the ability to reinvent themselves and leave the past behind when changing schools or moving into new neighborhoods. For example, a teenager can get into trouble at one duty station and move on, turning over a new leaf, and he now gets a shot at redemption.