All parents of deaf or hard of hearing children face challenges as they strive to provide an environment rich in language for their child. For parents on active duty in the military, however, perhaps this challenge is most acute. Faced with decisions about their child's medical or educational needs, military families must act despite geographic separations, deployment requirements, and frequent moves. These families -- required to enroll in the Exceptional Family Member Program -- must also learn how to re-establish the child's medical and educational contacts each time they are reassigned and, on top of all this, there is still the Individualized Education Program (IEP) to be completed!