Department of Defense Summer Camps
Have some activities planned to keep your kids busy, engaged and having fun when school lets out. Department of Defense summer camps may be a great addition to your child’s summer lineup.
Bereavement Camps: A Place to Grieve and Heal
Bereavement camps, seminars and retreats offer opportunities for you to connect with people who understand how to help you with your grief journey.
New Lookup Feature Makes Military Family Camping a Snap
Navy Boot Camp and Officer Candidate School: What to Expect
Navy Boot Camp is the first step in turning you into a sailor with all the skills to perform in the fleet. If you’re on the Navy officer path, you’ll attend a 13-week course to prepare for an officer’s responsibilities. Know what to expect and arrive ready for Navy training.
Military and Family Life Counseling Program’s Child and Youth Camps
Children and teens learn flexibility, adaptability and resiliency through their life in a military family, but they may not understand how to apply those strengths to their current life situation.
Supporting Your New Recruit’s Preparation for Basic Training or Boot Camp
Getting in shape for basic training starts at home. Find out how you can help your new recruit start off with strength and stamina.
Marine Corps Boot Camp and Officer Candidates School: What to Expect
Marine Corps Basic Recruit Training is the first step in preparing you mentally and physically to serve. The second step is the School of Infantry, where you’ll develop core skills for service.
Eight Things You Should Know Before Your Service Member Leaves for Boot Camp
This list can help you – whether you are a parent, sibling, friend, fiancé or extended family member – to get ready before your service member ships off to basic training, or boot camp.
Family Life – Resources
For Children and Youth – Benefits
Military Youth and Teen Programs
When it comes to keeping kids busy with age-appropriate activities, military youth and teen programs offer something for every child, including organized activities, field trips, computer labs, music stations and workout rooms.
Make a Plan to Stay in Touch With Your Service Member
Communicating with friends and family is very important for service members; a phone call or care package can help them feel connected, boost spirits and improve focus. However, whether your service member is in boot camp, stationed far away or serving in a combat zone, it can be tough to get ahold of them sometimes.
Army Basic Training: What To Expect
Basic training is the first step in preparing you to be a soldier. It starts with basic combat training or Army boot camp.
New to the Military? Get Answers to Common Military Uniform Questions
Thinking about joining the military? Perhaps you’ve already signed up and are waiting to head to boot camp, or someone close to you has joined the military. Some of the common questions among new recruits and their loved ones relate to military uniforms.
Parenting Youth and Teens – The Essentials
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.
Exceptional Family Members
For Children and Youth – Resources
Child Care – The Essentials
As a service member, you have many affordable child care options. Deciding which one is the best for your family is the question.