This Memorial Day, take a moment in your holiday to listen to these stories about the challenges that military families face. 

Common realities of being in a military family, like having a parent deployed or moving around a lot, can be stressors for children. 

When we asked Takeaway listeners in military families about the biggest challenges they face, many of you said finding employment as a spouse. 

One-third of all military families live in privatized housing — that’s around 700,000 people. For many, that means facing substandard living conditions.