Major new report highlights education and healthcare issues caused by relocation There are significant gaps in education and healthcare for the children of military servicepeople, according to a new report published today by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), commissioned by the Naval Children’s Charity (NCC). The report, entitled The Impact of Military Life in the Service Child, examines a range of issues that affect service children, such as maintaining contact with parents serving away, the impact of lone parenting, and dealing with parental bereavement. The report is a follow-up to the Overlooked Casualties of Conflict report, also commissioned by the NCC and published in 2009. Since this was published, the number of service personnel with children reported by MOD surveys has increased from 48% to 79% (statistics correct as of April 2020). Based on the current strength of the UK Regular Forces, this reflects an estimated increase from approximately 91,000 to 115,000 service personnel with children since the previous report.