State of the Military Family
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About the 2024 State of the Military Family Summit
The National Military Family Association’s annual State of the Military Family Summit brings together senior leaders, policy makers, partners, and military family members to address the unique challenges of military life. In 2024, this high-profile event explored the price of service, the financial challenges military family members face, and the implications of financial stress on their well-being and our nation.
Past presenters and keynotes include:
General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Mrs. Hollyanne Milley; General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Mrs. Ellyn Dunford; VADM Raquel Bono, former Director, Defense Health Agency; The Honorable Mike McCord, former Under Secretary of Defense & Chief Financial Officer; The Honorable Brad Carson, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness; former CIA and NSA Director General Michael Hayden; and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers; First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, The Honorable Miguel Cardona, 12th US Secretary of Education, Johnnie Johnson, Former NFL All-Pro and Founder of Moving Families Foundation, Patricia M. “Patty” Barron, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy; Hilary Fordwich; Sharene Brown, Spouse of the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Scott Weiss, Catalest
State of the Military Family
9.7M+
post-9/11 military family members supported by NMFA’s advocacy, programs, and research
2.5M+
current military family members
900K+
current military spouses
1.6M+
current military kids
2.3M+
military-connected kids growing up in a home with a disabled veteran
11K+
military families NMFA works with every year through research and programming
2K+
military teens participate in our annual Military Teen Experience Survey
State of the Family Military Summits
NMFA’s State of the Military Family Summit Examines the Cost of Service
The event was full of military spouses sharing their wisdom, asking hard questions, and offering suggestions on how we can support them.
National Military Family Association State of the Military Family Summit 2023
From military spouses advocating for policy change to military teens discussing how growing up in a military family shaped their idea of service, the event highlighted the importance of service both in and out of uniform.
2022 State of the Military Family Summit
The key takeaway from this event: we need to listen to our military teens and collaborate with them to enable their successes in life.