I Hate Motivational Posters: The Emotions of Extended Deployments
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...
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Ian S.
- Aug 4, 2020
Post Schools vs. Civilian Schools: What's the Difference?
As a military kid, I've lived in a lot of different houses in many very different neighborhoods and towns. An interesting factoid about...
Genevieve O.
- Jul 6, 2020
Where are We? The Misrepresentation of Military-Affiliated Individuals in Pop Culture
Fun fact: there are currently 1.3 million school-aged military kids in the United States. We're attending public school, private school,...
James O.
- Jul 2, 2020
Japan vs. Korea
-A look at an age old rivalry from the view of a military teen who’s lived in both places. Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this article...
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- Jun 8, 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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- Apr 13, 2020
Deployment Homecomings are NOT "hella corny": An Instagram Rant
I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, and I saw that a girl I used to go to school with was on ESPN’s Instagram account....