Readiness
Resiliency
Month of the Military Child (MMC)
The Military Children World Expo each year joins the Department of Defense, National, State and Local governments, Military Serving Organizations, Companies and Private Citizens in celebrating Military Children (also, the military brats) worldwide, and the sacrifices they make. While military members around the world, and often around the clock, we can often forget the challenges faced by their children. Military families move on the average of two to three years, impacting military children through changing schools and support networks.
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Readiness Resilience
The Military Children World Expo is a global awareness initiative designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the experiences and challenges encountered by military families. Military families are, first and foremost, American families. As such, they are very similar to their civilian neighbors. Many need dual incomes to be financially secure, are concerned about their children's education and well-being, and want to establish roots and contribute to their communities. However, the unique demand of military service means families must serve and sacrifice along with their service member, and this results in exceptional issues and challenges for the entire military family.
​​​​"Supporting military families strengthens national security and local communities and is vital to sustaining a healthy All-Volunteer Force. Toward this end, with help from its valued partners and supporting sponsors, The Military Children 2025 World Expo, will accomplish its global awareness objective."
​​​The Military Children 2025 World Expo offers crucial insight to help inform national leaders, local communities, and philanthropic actors-functions that are even more important as decision makers assess how to support military children, military and veteran families. MCWE 2025 presents the opportunity to increase dialogue between the military community and broader American society by highlighting areas for improvement and offering solutions to bridge the civil-military divide, strengthen communities, and bolster the health and sustainability of military children (aka "military brats).