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The Dream State
The past two years have revealed more about the resiliency of military kids, and the struggles we face, than ever before. We moved...
Avery Turner
Dec 13, 2021


The Ups and Downs of Moving: Why I Love Moving and What I Have Missed Because of It
Whenever I imagine a world without moving every few years, I see a pretty bleak image. Moving is one of my favorite parts of military...
Nate M.
Nov 1, 2021


The Final Move, and a New Life
I’ve always known that my days of moving every few years would eventually come to an end. What I did not know was how natural it would...
Cecelia T.
Sep 27, 2021


Military Kids and the "Forever Home" Conundrum
I’m in the middle of a PCS right now. Some people reading this article might also be in the middle of a PCS - beginning one, unpacking...
Maria M.
Jun 30, 2021


Overseas to Stateside
As a military kid, moving overseas is seen as a sort of common experience. Your parent(s) get orders to go across an ocean and you go...
Loretta S.
May 17, 2021


Changing Places, Changing Interests
As a young little military brat, I was involved in many different sports and extracurriculars. Softball, gymnastics, volleyball,...
Cecelia T.
Mar 15, 2021


The Link Between Trauma and Military Life: How We Can Work Together to Combat It
One day, I was scrolling my Instagram page and I stumbled upon a video from a licensed therapist. The video was about things that people...
Emma M.
Mar 3, 2021


Cardboard Boxes
There they were again: cardboard boxes clumsily held together with scotch tape, wearing and tearing at the corners. The familiar horse...
Corina Y.
Jan 4, 2021


Moving From a different perspective
I just moved to Switzerland, an amazing place to live, but it was my first move without my parents. Not only that, but because of the...
James O.
Dec 14, 2020


Quarantine: A Brown Family Story
The date was July 2, 2020. After a short bus ride from Osan Air Base, we arrived at Camp Humphreys. My first impression was definitely...
Isaac B.
Dec 2, 2020


Fear of Not Moving
My dad signed his enlistment contract over 20 years ago. Little did he know that this choice would end up shaping my personality and...
jraia3
Oct 12, 2020


The Journey Overseas
I've officially moved. Overseas. For the first time in my life! So the weirdest thing about moving wasn't the actual moving part, the...
Anna V.
Sep 28, 2020


Into the Deep End: Lessons From My First Move
On the first day of school at Humphreys High, I was a jumble of emotions. I was fretful, ecstatic, and wary of what awaited me. To me,...
Justin Kim
Sep 14, 2020


In Only One Year, You Can Make a Difference
Well, here we are. About to start up school, I am finally a junior. AN UPPERCLASSMAN. WOOHOO. To be honest, I didn’t think I would make...
Ciara S.
Sep 11, 2020


The 5 Stages of Moving
The phrase “we are moving” will haunt me until my last day on this dreadful earth. Because of PCS season, many military kids have heard...
Loretta S.
Sep 7, 2020


Moving in the Time of COVID: A Journal
June 24, 2020 Today, we left for the Washington Dulles International Airport, my family’s first stop on our PCS to Camp Humphreys, South...
Isaac B.
Aug 31, 2020


My Perfectly Problematic Pandemic PCS
Hello dear readers! I am very excited to share my recent moving story. It had its ups and downs but was overall pretty decent. This move...
Meghan F.
Aug 24, 2020


Making Friends After Moving
One of the worst things about being a military teen is the necessity of moving often - and one of the worst things about moving is...
James O.
Aug 19, 2020


Seven Tips for PCS-ing in 2020
Many people (myself included) were due to PCS this summer, and few had the opportunity to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving is...
iyor7581
Jul 24, 2020


The Problem with Growing Up: Thoughts on Moving and Friendship
Moving is nothing new to military kids. Over the course of my life, I've moved a total of eight times throughout the...
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Jun 8, 2020
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