Sometimes Negatives Are Also Positives
As we all know, military teens can have a difficult life. I respect that statement because I know it’s true. We go through moves -...
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MILITARY LIFE
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Ciara S.
- Sep 16
Leaving Support for Education
This is Ciara's thoughts as she prepares for her future in college.
Avery Turner
- Aug 22
My Military Experience: A Playlist
Almost two years ago, BLOOM published an article by Loretta S. entitled “The Military Brat Life: A Playlist.” Recently, I reread the...
Katie A.
- May 11
8 Months of Grieving
It has been about 8 months since I moved to Korea, but it still feels like I just got here. I’m trying not to feel so upset about leaving...
Katie A.
- Nov 17, 2021
Here to Please the People
I have had trouble with being a people pleaser for years now; honestly it feels like I have been one for centuries and I’m not even 16...
Nate M.
- Aug 2, 2021
Lessons from Winter Storm Uri: How Community is Important in a Military Teen's Life
My mom always talks about her one snow day growing up. During a blizzard in Montana, a train exploded and caused the power to go out all...
Cecelia T.
- Jul 28, 2021
Shared Experiences: Military Brat Cousins
When my sister and I were little military brats, there were times when it felt like we were the only ones in the world going through the...
DJ McCoy
- Jul 27, 2021
The Dark Side of Love: Reciprocation and Safe Soul Searching
Love is just amazing. Wonderful, splendid, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Love, in its entirety, is as dangerous as it is amazing. You have...
Makenna Y.
- Jun 14, 2021
Sports and Social Development
As a child of two athletes, I was bound to be immersed in the world of sports. Starting at the age of 4, I began playing basketball on a...
Lizzy B.
- Jun 7, 2021
The Importance of Community
I feel as if a military kid is blessed with having a tight community when moving to a base. Within an installation there are a vast range...
Toddi S.
- May 24, 2021
The Three Different Types of Friends
I think I can speak for many military kids when I say I don’t like making friends. Being a military kid, the idea of moving again often...
DJ McCoy
- Feb 14, 2021
Ways Away: A Valentine's Day Poem
I hope your love will warm me Ways away For your love is what kept me alive Every single day I would be happy to remain where I am But I...
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- Jan 11, 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,...
carolinearnold1
- Oct 21, 2020
Taking My Sister Back to the Naval Academy: COVID Edition
Looking around as I stepped on the yard for the first time since last year was immensely different. My eyes met crowds of unrecognizable...
Emma M.
- Sep 2, 2020
Friends Come and Go
I'm sure you've seen and heard SO many things about this upcoming school year and the anxiety people are feeling. No one really knows...
James O.
- Aug 19, 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...
Isaac B.
- Jul 29, 2020
People Make The Places!
I once heard the phrase "people make the places", and I didn’t realize then how true that would ring to the military teen until recently....
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- Jul 15, 2020
Planting a Seed: Five Reasons it Pays to Have an Off-Post Community
One of the many advantages of military life is getting to interact with a diverse range of people. No, I'm not talking about the other...
Ash E. Centric
- Jun 17, 2020
Family Figure? More Like a Stranger: Building Relationships After Deployment
Most military families are no strangers to deployments, and the sad truth is that these long spans of separation can greatly disrupt a...
