With over a decade at war, the longest in United States history, the implications of wartime service for military connected children and families have emerged as a priority not only for the military community, but also for our national community.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ushered in a new era of challenges for service members and their families. For an all-volunteer force engaged in prolonged wartime operations, multiple deployments may cumulatively span years across a child and family’s development (Maholmes, 2012).