Two days before he was supposed to be back, I mentioned my brother's homecoming to my friend who’s non-military. “You’re gonna dance?” I...

Some of you may recognize the title of this piece to also be the name of a song: “Move (Keep Walkin’)” by TobyMac. If you don’t recognize...

If you didn’t already know, Guam is a tropical island known for its white sand and clear water. It has a number of awesome things you can...

This is Ciara's thoughts as she prepares for her future in college.

Without. Me. Two of some of the hardest words to swallow. In Utah, I felt like myself. Feelings of happiness would emerge when I headed...

Saying goodbye to a home is always hard, but the beautiful natural world of coastal California was especially painful to leave behind. I...

When looking for scholarships online, I found an ever-shifting landscape of scholarship opportunities for military connected teens. I...

Almost exactly a year ago, my family and I moved back to the U.S. from Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The two years we spent overseas...

Almost two years ago, BLOOM published an article by Loretta S. entitled “The Military Brat Life: A Playlist.” Recently, I reread the...

Nothing irks me more than those silly “You can do it!” posters. Sometimes nothing but negativity spews out of my mouth, and I feel like I...

The following article is a collaboration/questionnaire including myself and two of my good friends, Katharina and Elizabeth. I have...

Class of 2023. It seems like just yesterday I was anxiously getting ready for my first day of 9th grade. At that moment, senior year felt...

In the constant uncertainty of military life, it is not often that we say, “oh, that won’t happen to us.” But I did, and it was a...

Life as a military kid is not always easy, and our lives tend to be much different from the lives of civilian children. Most families...

This week's MilTeen Spotlight is David Lee (pictured above right), a recent high school graduate living in South Korea. He comes from an...

TIMELINE: July 7th, 2020- we landed in Indianapolis, IN. We got Chick-Fil-A and went to my grandma’s house after she picked us up from...

When I first realized I was not straight in middle school, I felt very alone. I didn't have many friends, and I lived on a military base...

Military teens face a number of problems that can be aided by the education of other people around them. Parents, friends, teachers, and...

If you drop a bowl of cereal, Fling its contents out, Some of the Cheerios will be flung so far They get lost in the corners. Other...