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Higher Education for Your Children – The Essentials

Essentials | January 2022

Military OneSource stands by your side with information and resources so you can support your child’s education. Military families have several options when it comes to financing your youth’s college or trade school education, including scholarships, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits, education grants, loans and college savings programs. Your children’s goals are as important as your own, and Military OneSource has your back as you plan for this milestone.

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Scholarship Opportunities for Surviving Family Members

Article | February 2022

There are several scholarship opportunities available from both private organizations and federal programs if you or your children are interested in pursuing higher education.

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Higher Education Is Costly: Military Service Can Keep it Affordable

Article | January 2022

The cost of higher education and the thought of taking on student debt can be overwhelming. Perhaps you don’t think college is right for you now and want to wait. The military has options to make education affordable – whenever you choose to attend.

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Financing Your Child’s College Education

Article | April 2020

So, your child is ready for college — and you’re ready to support their education goals. Now you just need to figure out how to pay for it. Luckily, you’ll find lots of resources to help military families finance their children’s college, from saving plans to scholarships.

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How to Transfer Your Post–9/11 GI Bill Education Benefits to Family Members

Article | December 2019

The Post-9/11 GI Bill gives generous education benefits to service members, and as an extra perk, you may share these benefits with your family. However, starting July 12, 2019, a recent change limits transfer of the benefit to service members with between 6 and 16 years of service. There used to be no upper limit on when you could transfer the benefit.

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Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselors

Article | February 2020

Child and youth behavioral military and family life counselors provide support to military children for a variety of issues, including low self-esteem, behavioral problems and changes at home.

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Military Families, Plan Now to Reach Your Financial Goals

Article | April 2020

You have a unique vision of what you want the future to look like. Maybe you want to buy a home, send your children to college or you’re looking toward retirement. When it comes to planning for your “some-day” expenses, they become a lot more attainable if you start planning and saving early.

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Parenting and Children – Benefits

Benefits | December 2021
Raising a family can be costly. As a service member, you qualify for numerous family benefits that assist with the expenses of the necessary items —. …
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For Children and Youth – Resources

Resources | March 2022
As a service member, you have many resources available to help your military family thrive and support your child’s education. This list of resources for children and youth can connect your family to opportunities that can prepare your children. …
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Students With Special Needs: Transitioning to Adulthood

Article | July 2021

Exploring options, building a support network and self-advocating are steps students with special needs should take to prepare for their transition to adulthood.

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Parenting Youth and Teens – The Essentials

Essentials | May 2022

As a parent, your job is to raise children and teens to cope in healthy ways to changing circumstances like deployments, moves and new schools. Military OneSource is there to help you parent at every stage, offering guidance on making moves easier for your kids, helping you support your child at school and encouraging you to talk to teens about important topics like substance abuse and managing stress.

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Signs of Child Abuse

Article | March 2022

Child abuse offenders come from all ranks, races, religions and income levels. As hard as it can be to imagine, an abuser can be your neighbor, co-worker or even friend.

10 Reasons Why the Military Is a Great Career Choice

February 2020

When your loved one decides to join the military, they’re taking an important step toward a great career path. As a parent, relative or significant other of someone who has joined the military – or is considering doing so – rest assured that there are many career and personal opportunities available to them.

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For Military Youth and Teens – The Essentials

Essentials | April 2022

Making sure military children are cared for and ensuring that a variety of programs and services are in place to support the unique needs of military children, youth and families is a high priority of the Defense Department. Children, Youth and Families programs and initiatives are designed to support military youth as their needs change over time — so that military parents and children thrive every step of the way.