keyz,
They actually understand military families.
~ IE: Presidential nominations exist for military kids.
As a military family, believe it or not many kids, mine included were able to check off many of the squares. It just means you don't lose sight of things along the way.
~ DS (AFROTC scholarship/commissioned, now a pilot) resume was:
~~ Jr. Olympian Bronze Medalist for TKD
~~ 2X state champion for TKD
~~ Lifeguard with 23 saves
~~ NHS, FHS, LHS
~~ Habitat for Humanity (200 hrs)
~~ Top 7% class rank
~~ 33 or 34 (can't recall) best sitting, not superscore. 1410 (720 math/690 verbal), again best sitting.
~~ APs and Jumpstart.
His ALO of course knew that he attended 2 different HS as a military child. His ALO submitted his rec. for his AFROTC scholarship which is part of the WCS. The ALO maxxed out his points. Now, maybe he did so because although he didn't have leadership or traditional team sports, he excelled in every aspect regardless of moving 2x in hs. DS was offered a type 2 from the 1st board. Every one of our MoCs gave him a nomination.
~OBTW, not only was he an AFROTC scholarship recipient, but every college gave him nice merit money too. He also had colleges like Stanford, UNCCH, NYU Sterns contact him personally because once the AFROTC scholarship list came out the ROTC commanders at those schools saw his stats were a match for their colleges and reached out to the admissions dept. Thus, even though he never applied to any of those schools, they found him.
Are military kids at a disadvantage impo? Yes, and no. I would lean more to the no side than yes. I feel that way because the amount of life experiences they are exposed to are an advantage. My children attended no less than 8 schools in 5 different states. My eldest 2 went to 2 different middle schools (2 different states) and 2 different HS (2 different states) IOWS we moved @ every 2 years for 6 years. Yet, my kids were just as well rounded as any kid that never moved according to scholarships, nominations, and acceptances. The big difference is what a military kid brings to the table.
~ How many kids can say they were born in England, lived in NJ, NC, VA, KS, AK? That they have a non-blood family (military)
~~ DS got married 18 months ago to an AF brat. Their flower girl was the DD of his old baby sitter, my best friends grand daughter. I was her DDs (babysitter) confirmation sponsor, and later on she (babysitter) was my DDs confirmation sponsor. We have traveled far and wide to be there for the major events in our kids lives over the last 20 years.
~~~ My DS said it the best at his wedding when he toasted his father. Thank you Dad for showing me the brethren of the military.
