The challenges that military adolescents face, including frequent relocations, pose potential risks to their identity development. The central aim of this study is to understand the impact that frequent relocations have on the identity development of highly mobile military adolescents. Military adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18 years were interviewed. An interpretive phenomenological design was employed to inform the interview and analytic approach. An inductive approach using humanistic interpretation through Hermeneutic circles was conducted. Four overarching themes were identified, including self-perception in the world, building relationships, overwhelming emotions, and fostering healthy transitions. Several subthemes developed and gave rise to common adolescent experiences. Military adolescents facing frequent relocations experience a series of identity crises that are often masked in daily life and kept secret from peers and family. Healthy transitions require the adolescent and family to openly and repeatedly explore the impact of relocations on the inner and social life of adolescents. This study calls for future research on the military adolescent-provider relationship to explore how to better help meet the needs of this population from a health care standpoint.

军人青少年面临的挑战，包括频繁的搬迁，对他们的身份发展构成了潜在风险。本研究的中心目的是了解频繁搬迁对高度流动的军事青少年身份发展的影响。采访了 16 至 18 岁的军人青少年。一种解释性的现象学设计被用来为访谈和分析方法提供信息。进行了通过诠释学圈使用人文解释的归纳方法。确定了四个总体主题，包括对世界的自我认知、建立关系、压倒性情绪和促进健康过渡. 几个子主题发展起来并产生了共同的青少年经历。面临频繁搬迁的军人青少年经历了一系列身份危机，这些危机往往在日常生活中被掩盖，对同龄人和家人保密。健康的过渡需要青少年和家庭公开、反复探索搬迁对青少年内心和社会生活的影响。这项研究呼吁未来对军事青少年与提供者的关系进行研究，以探索如何从医疗保健的角度更好地帮助满足这一人群的需求。