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    8 Months of Grieving
    katapple05
    • 7 days ago
    Moving

    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...
    Here to Please the People
    katapple05
    • Nov 17, 2021
    Military Life

    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...
    Lessons from Winter Storm Uri: How Community is Important in a Military Teen's Life
    Nate Martin
    • Aug 2, 2021
    Experiences

    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...
    Shared Experiences: Military Brat Cousins
    carlen090404
    • Jul 28, 2021
    People

    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...
    The Dark Side of Love: Reciprocation and Safe Soul Searching
    DJ McCoy
    • Jul 27, 2021
    People

    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...
    Sports and Social Development
    kennayurisich
    • Jun 14, 2021
    Military Life

    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...
    The Importance of Community
    Lizzy B.
    • Jun 7, 2021
    Military Life

    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...
    The Three Different Types of Friends
    toddisinclair
    • May 24, 2021
    People

    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...
    Ways Away: A Valentine's Day Poem
    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...
    Not "Goodbye" but "See You Later"
    Matthew Oh
    • Jan 11, 2021
    Military Life

    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,...
    Taking My Sister Back to the Naval Academy: COVID Edition
    carolinearnold1
    • Oct 21, 2020
    Experiences

    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...
    Friends Come and Go
    Emma Moris
    • Sep 2, 2020
    Military Life

    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...
    Making Friends After Moving
    James O'Leary
    • Aug 19, 2020
    Moving

    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...
    People Make The Places!
    Isaac
    • Jul 29, 2020
    Military Life

    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....
    Planting a Seed: Five Reasons it Pays to Have an Off-Post Community
    Matthew Oh
    • Jul 15, 2020
    Military Life

    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...
    Family Figure? More Like a Stranger: Building Relationships After Deployment
    Ash E. Centric
    • Jun 17, 2020
    Military Life

    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...
    How to Introduce Yourself
    Malayna Shiels
    • Jun 11, 2020
    Military Life

    How to Introduce Yourself

    Have you ever felt scared to try to talk to new people? Well, hopefully this article can help!
    The Problem with Growing Up: Thoughts on Moving and Friendship
    Matthew Oh
    • Jun 9, 2020
    Moving

    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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