Our Story
Built from family, service, and the little heroes who inspire us.
MilitaryKidsCo. was founded by siblings Andrew and Jenn to celebrate the strength, resilience, and pride of military kids. What began as a conversation about family, service, and honoring the children behind the mission became a brand created with heart, purpose, and pride.
Meet The Founders:
Andrew
Chief Operating Officer
Co-Founder, MilitaryKidsCo.
I joined the Army in 2006 and served as an Aviation Operations Specialist, with duty stations in Germany and with the 1st Infantry Division. During my service, I deployed to Iraq and Qatar in 2007 and returned to Iraq again from 2010 to 2011.
Those deployments showed me firsthand that military service affects more than the person in uniform. Families carry the weight of long separations too, and military kids often grow up navigating challenges most people never see.
Since leaving the Army, I’ve become a husband and dad and earned both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Becoming a parent gave me an even deeper appreciation for the strength and resilience military children carry with them.
Helping launch MilitaryKidsCo. gave me a way to continue serving in a different way. I want military kids to feel seen, celebrated, and proud of their story, and to know that what they experience matters too.
If we can help even one military kid feel that way, then this is worth it.
Jenn
Chief Brand Officer
Co-Founder, MilitaryKidsCo.
Photographer, author, entrepreneur, mom of two, chaos coordinator, and tea drinker.
I spent six years beside my husband while he served in the Navy, through deployments, long separations, long shifts, and all the everyday moments military life brings. During those years, I often wished there were more things that truly celebrated the kids living that life too.
After our first daughter was born while we were stationed in Japan, I remember buying one of the few military kid shirts I could find. It wasn’t bad, it just felt like there should be more. More creativity. More personality. More ways for military kids to feel seen and proud of their story.
That idea stayed with me. I still have friends serving, and I’ve watched their children grow through deployments, homecomings, and everything in between. MilitaryKidsCo. is my way of showing up for those kids with creativity, comfort, and just the right amount of fun.
Thanks for being here. I’m so glad you found us.