These films show a number of Service children across Wales talking about their experiences of being part of an Armed Forces family. They give information about what they like and dislike about those experiences and share details of what made things easier for them to deal with certain challenges.
"I've moved seven times in fourteen years." - Lilia
"Now we've got a forever home. I never have to worry about leaving or how long until I am leaving. I feel like I belong here a lot more, that's always great." - Oliver
"In June or July, my Dad is going away quite far. He's in the Army, he's a chef. Having your Dad gone is so sad." - Josie
"I've lived in many places. So, I was born in Cyprus, after that I've been to Germany, then I went to this place called Stafford. Then another place which is Wales." - Dominic
"My Dad, he's in the Army and he works in the Engineers and he goes away on week days and comes back on weekends". - Emily
"Dad often goes away. It is a bit worrying not knowing where your Dad is going. It does worry me and my sister. Yeah, you just never know when he's coming home". - Joe
"My Mum is my parent that is in the Armed Forces. She is a reservist. So when I was younger it was a lot worse, she travelled around a lot. I've lived in the same house my whole life, but she has moved around me. I was in a constant cycle of saying goodbye". - Emma
"Our stepdad is in the Army, he's a welder, he's in REME". - Ivy
"Being a military child is hard, but it also gets you a lot of new experiences that I wouldn't have experienced otherwise". - Esme-Jane
"For military children they [Mount Street Junior School] do a club called Little Troopers, they've done a Remembrance service, purple up day. We celebrate Holi and Dawali". - Arushi
This film shows Service children across Wales providing examples of the kind of experiences they have faced and how these have made them feel.
"It can be scary when he’s away when you don’t know what’s happening."
"Moving so often has had an big impact, I’ve had to make time to make friends which is hard but you get used to it."
"I was nervous about learning Welsh, but now I can speak Nepali, English and Welsh."
“I feel sad because mum isn’t with me a lot but happy because daddy’s with me.”
"When I was younger it affected me a lot more, because I didn’t understand why we were moving."
"It’s nice talking over Skype and stuff, but sometimes you just want a hug from your Dad."
"I’m used to my Dad being here and I’m used to him being away. I just learn to live with what I’ve got."
"I only get to stay here for 5 years then I have to move again."
"I thought I would get bullied."
"I’ve enjoyed going to lots of places around the world because its adventurous, exciting going to new places and meeting new people."
"He signed off last week, he’ll be done by the end of this year. He’s been in for 24 years. I find that better he’s going to be around a lot more because I’ve got rugby on Monday and Tuesday and he likes to watch us play."
"My dad served in the Gurkha’s he went to Afghanistan about 6 times, I used to be really sad I used to smell his clothes and cry."
"It’s being part of an enormous family that spans the entire length of the UK, Germany, Afghanistan anywhere else we are in."
“I might be going to boarding school so I don’t change schools every two years.”
“My mum got a chalkboard, and it says, ‘daddy’s home in…’ and then you put how many sleeps on it.”
“I think I’ve been to four schools, I’ve moved about six times.”
“If I’m going to a different place entirely, they don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me.”
“Every school I’ve gone to I’ve made really good friends but then I have to move at short notice.”
"Everytime he left it made me feel anxious and I was worried if I was going to see him again."
77% of Service children have moved to a new house and 37% have lived abroad.
54% of Service children have attended at least three schools.
Article 12: I have the right to be listened to and be taken seriously.
"Gynted ag ydych yn dod i arfer i dŷ, rydych yn cael eich symud – rwyf wedi bod mewn pedair ysgol ac wedi symud chwech gwaith."
Aiden
"Roeddwn i’n byw yn Nepal, yna aethom i Brunei, yna Malaysia."
Ashim
"Drwy fy llygaid i mae gennych gannoedd o ffrindiau mewn llefydd gwahanol."
Chloe
"Dwi di arfer symud rŵan a chymysgu gyda’r plant... Dwi di neud o gymaint o weithiau mae’n rhywbeth arferol rŵan."
Chloe
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