If you were attempting to find a photograph which would represent the word “resilient” in a picture dictionary, one of the images which might fit the definition perfectly would be a picture of a military child.

Families with a Canadian Armed Forces member will likely experience multiple postings during the military member’s years of service and military children follow the career paths of their parents wherever that may lead.

That means changing and adapting to new schools, sports teams, too, plus losing and making new friends, saying goodbye to perfectly decorated bedrooms and trying to fit furniture into a new space — the list goes on and on.

Military children also often experience a parent being absent for weeks or months at a time, sometimes to risk-filled situations, and families need to figure out how they will operate with a key member not being present.

Want to share your story with the Shilo Stag?

This April, Stag editor Jules Xavier invites the community to share what the Month of the Military Child means to you by sharing your stories, and photographs. E-mail your story and accompanying artwork to our e-mail stag@mymts.net

Join the Stag in celebrating military children and have an opportunity to share your story.

For more information contact Xavier via e-mail stag@mymts.net or jules.xavier@forces.gc.ca