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Change: Good or Comfortable?
As military kids, it is often assumed that we love change and that we couldn’t live without it. In my personal experience, telling...
jraia3
Feb 7, 2021


We Must Fight.
“You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If...
jraia3
Feb 3, 2021


Taking Exams During Virtual School
My on-post highschool recently returned to virtual instruction. Just in time for midterm exams. Yay. When I learned about this new...
Cecelia T.
Feb 1, 2021


Symbols of Military Brat Culture
Military brats, the children of full-time active duty members, form a unique U.S. subculture revolving around the goodbyes, hellos, and...
Corina Y.
Jan 27, 2021


The Beauty of Deployments
As military teens, there is something that we have always dreaded: Deployments. Formally, military deployment is when a service member is...
Caleb K.
Jan 18, 2021


Still Serving: Careers Inspired by the Military
I am on my Way to finding my forever job. So here is a few interests that came along with being in a Army Familiy.
Ciara S.
Jan 13, 2021


Not "Goodbye" but "See You Later"
I didn't like Jamie at first. I first laid eyes on him on the first day of third grade at Trinity Lutheran School in Wahiawa, Hawaii,...
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Jan 11, 2021


Attending on-post and off-post schools as a military kid
Military children either attend a public school or an on-post school wherever they happen to be living at the time. A military kid might...
Cecelia T.
Jan 6, 2021


The Good of 2020
We are less than a week away from completing 2020, and must I say that I am proud of all of us. Because of the challenges we've all been...
Ciara S.
Dec 28, 2020


COVID Christmas
From restrictions on how many people can gather to just being cautious for our grandparents, COVID-19 is changing a lot of people’s plans...
James O.
Dec 23, 2020


10 Holiday Gifts for Military Teens
(DISCLAIMER: None of the products below are sponsored, these are all real suggestions from real military teens.) The Holiday Season sure...
Bloom Team
Dec 4, 2020


Thankful
Dear Military Life, Thank you for the joy you bring. It lifts us up. Thank you for the pain you cause. It helps us grow. Thank you for...
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Nov 26, 2020


Taking Over the "Family Business"
Any military kid that has attended a DoDEA high school and a public high school can attest that it almost feels like there are more...
jraia3
Nov 11, 2020


Bleeding Black and Yellow
As an avid sports fan, I grew up following my favorite teams and staying up well past my bedtime to watch Monday night football. The next...
Genevieve O.
Nov 9, 2020


Change: The Only Constant
Many people know that a big part of being a military kid is the constant moves from one place to the next. Every time we leave a place,...
Skylar D.
Nov 2, 2020


Roadblocks on an Open Road
I have a story to tell. It’s about uncertainty and perseverance. It’s also about love. From 2014 to 2016, my family was stationed at Fort...
Cecelia T.
Oct 19, 2020


Managing Stress During Unusual Times
As all of you know, the start of the 2020-2021 school year has been very off-putting. Although we ended the last school year in an online...
Caleb K.
Oct 7, 2020


Dandelion
A "poem" of the moves I have experienced through metaphor. A dandelion has risen, and she is born in a world full of sunshine and...
Loretta S.
Sep 30, 2020


My Biggest Leadership Mistakes
Leadership is always taught as something that is learned over time. Leaders aren't born overnight. The best way to learn true leadership...
Skylar D.
Sep 16, 2020
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