Research + Insights
How are our military teens doing in 2022?
We joined with Bloom again to survey military teens for another year.
In both years, we utilized a descriptive, cross-sectional study design, providing us with a snapshot of the military teen population at two points in time using a voluntary response sample. The limitation of this sample is that it is somewhat biased; some people will inherently volunteer more readily than others. But the story they told was clear.
NMFA and BLOOM Partner on Military Teen Survey
Together with Bloom: Empowering the Military Teen, NMFA surveyed over 2,000 military teens in May 2021 using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). This validated, 7-item scale was used to measure the well-being and psychological functioning of our military teen community ages 13 and up.
Reports + Position Papers
2022 Military Teen Food Insecurity Report
2022 Military Teen Hidden Helpers Report
The Military Teen Experience Survey 2022 Findings and Insights
The Military Teen Experience: A Snapshot of America’s Military Teenagers and Future Force (2021)
Military Health System Reform: What is it and What Does it Mean for Military Families? (2020)
Archives
NMFA-Cycles-of-Deployment Report (2005)
NMFA Serving the Homefront Report (2004)
Testimony
2022
Testimony to the Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee * February 8, 2022
2021
Statement for the Record for the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Senate Armed Services Committee * May 12, 2021
Statement to the House Committee on Rules on Food Insecurity * May 27, 2021
2020
Statement for the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the House Armed Services Committee * February 5, 2020
Statement for the Record for the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Senate Armed Services Committee * March 24, 2020
2019
Statement for the Record before the Joint Subcommittee on Personnel & Readiness of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee * February 13, 2019
Statement for the Record for Subcommittee on Personnel of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee * February 27, 2019
Statement for the United States House Financial Services Committee * March 7, 2019
2018
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee * February 14, 2018
2017
Statement before the United States Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on the future of the Post-9/11 GI Bill * June 15, 2017
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee * February 14, 2017
2016
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee * March 8, 2016
Statement for the Record before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Health Care Reform * February 23, 2016
Statement before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the House Armed Services Committee on Protecting the Commissary Benefit * January 13, 2016
2015
Statement for the Record for the Subcommittee on Personnel before the House Armed Services Committee on SBP-DIC * December 9, 2015
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personel of the House Armed Services Committee on families’ perspectives on military health care * December 3, 2015
White Paper on Our Response to the FY16 Defense Budget Proposals submitted to the professional staffers of the HASC and SASC * March 31,2015
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the House Armed Services Committee on the MCRMC Recommendations * March 25, 2015
Statement before the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Senate Armed Services Committee on MCRMC Recommendations * February 25, 2015
