Overseas base life is now comfortable and family-oriented, benefiting children

Evidence

By 1988, the military was investing $8 billion a year in family programs around the globe. … As a result, base life is now generally very good for families, particularly on bases abroad. Most domestic bases tend to be comfortable, too, but because of the challenges that overseas postings create for families, bases abroad usually offer even greater comforts and family supports. … Research shows that on the whole, children appear to benefit, rather than suffer, from their nomadic lifestyle and separations from one or more of their parents. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 443

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Families on overseas bases signaled U.S. commitment and improved host-country relations — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 127; Comfortable family-oriented base life normalized permanent troop deployments abroad — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1169; The 1945 family-reunification decision created today’s overseas base communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 119 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Families on overseas bases signaled U.S. commitment and improved host-country relations — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 127; Comfortable family-oriented base life normalized permanent troop deployments abroad — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1169; The 1945 family-reunification decision created today’s overseas base communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 119 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• One cohort stayed well-adjusted lifelong while its children grew more distressed #complicates (0.82) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 907