Operation Deploy Your Dress: Empowering the Military Community with Glamour!
Military social life is a concept that is commonly underestimated by the civilian eye. I grew up watching my parents transform into shiny...
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MILITARY LIFE
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Emma M.
Aug 11, 2023
We March Forward
I have loved music for as long as I can remember. My parents filled our home with music, and I loved it, even when all I could do was...
Elisabeth H.
Aug 7, 2023
Time Away
24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. That is a day. And the average person lives for approximately 29,200 days. So why do we feel so...
Guest Writer
Aug 4, 2023
Life After the Military
This blog post was sent to us by Elena W., a college freshman stationed in Wisconsin. Do you have a story to share with your fellow...
Ella W.
Jul 31, 2023
Chronology
I leave homes like shedding skins, and sometimes when I tell people I lived in Germany, I think it's wrong to say 'I,' because it wasn't...
Guest Writer
Jul 28, 2023
Patchwork of Places
This article was sent to us by Brooke L., a college junior stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Emily A.
Jul 24, 2023
On the Other Side
Illustration by Alan Doodles With summer in full swing, the moving season for military families is well underway. During this time, we...
Kate U.
Jul 21, 2023
Best Summer Activities, by the Region (Part 2)
Summer is at its peak, and the possibilities for fun are endless. In this two-part series, I've tried to find the best places to go...
Michaela M.
Jul 17, 2023
C'est La Vie
This poem was sent to us by Michaela M., a ninth grader stationed in Hawaii. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Faith Clark
Jul 14, 2023
Future TBD
As I write this, I am officially a high school graduate. It’s more than a little surreal that this is it, that I’ve reached the end of my...
Bridget D.
Jul 5, 2023
Shades of Green at Walt Disney World and Its History
Did you know that there’s an entire resort on Walt Disney World property exclusively for military personnel? Well if you didn’t, now you...
Loretta S.
Jun 28, 2023
a final last look
almost forgotten Home it looked so terribly unfamiliar tile floors and white walls like photos had not lined them I have come back for a...
El D
Jun 26, 2023
Upcoming Seniors: College App Tips
With over 4,000 different options for colleges in the United States and over 25,000 options worldwide, high schoolers today have an...
Lilly Saint
Jun 23, 2023
What it's like being a Military Brat with Siblings
On the surface level, being a military brat with siblings isn’t much different than being an ordinary brat with siblings. You can’t stand...
Brynn Lee
Jun 16, 2023
Reviewing the Pentagon/Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (Part 2)
The Pentagon/Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall duty station and its surrounding area (the DMV region) is home to a high military population,...
Brynn Lee
Jun 14, 2023
Reviewing the Pentagon/Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall (Part 1)
Arlington County in Northern Virginia is home to a famous and easily recognizable duty station - the Pentagon. The Pentagon and its...
Ayslin K.
Jun 5, 2023
All I Know
Some people say that military life is my entire personality. They say it somehow manages to creep into almost any thought that leaves my...
Kate U.
May 29, 2023
Best Summer Activities, by the Region (Part 1)
Summers for military kids are often times of change. Thankfully, most places in the US have the typical staples of summer (pools,...
Avery Turner
May 24, 2023
Homes Outside the House
I was never one of the kids who could identify a plane during flight, who could name every single squadron, or who could speak of all the...
Bridget D.
May 15, 2023
Change Is Okay
Throughout my lifetime, I have been one of those people who couldn't seem to stick to one singular activity. I have participated in...
Abby H.
May 12, 2023
The New Neighbor
A new neighbor She just arrived The movers' mid labor She looks sleep deprived I go over, wave my hand She greets me with a smile on her...
Ella W.
May 8, 2023
Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...
Elisabeth H.
May 5, 2023
The Essence of Leadership
The military is filled with leaders. There are the top-dog in-charge-of-thousands-of-soldiers leaders, and there are the squad leaders,...
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