Does serving in the military have a negative impact on the earning potential of Servicemember's children?

The article headline and the actual study parameters don't match. Thr study actually just looked at people born on the birthdays that were draft eligible, bur made no attempt to determine if they actually went into the Army at all, much less servrd in VN. Then it states that only 13% of the group as a whole (not necessarily the individuals in the study) was drafted anyway. So there conclusion doesn't claim to have any connection to serving in VN. Plus, the methodology is horrible, and the article basically admits they have no clue as to any causal connection at all.

Military child here, son of a military member who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Somalia. I've not seen my earning potential go down at all as a result of my father's service. Instead the lifestyle has instilled me with a sense of self respect and confidence that I doubt many civilian children have. If I wasn't joining the military after college I would be entering a field with a starting salary of 70k per year according to latest statistics. In addition the majority of my high school graduating class are also attending college which increases earning potential. While I can't speak for Vietnam era draftees children my experience with the current generation of military children leads me to conclude that we have higher earning potential.

In general, no. My two children were far more adaptable when encountering new situations than kids that had been in the same schools due to all the moves. They and their Mom became independent since they were missing the male figure much of the time for leadership and discipline. I could go on, but you get the picture from my perspective.