My family lives in a different state. For most individuals, this simple statement expresses sorrow for extended family members who live...

Here I am again, staring out a window at the concrete, as the engines begin to roar. Engines. Concrete. I try not to think, because then...

One thing I’ve learned from being a military kid is that you experience a lot of change. It seems like a given since you’re expected to...

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 -...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Love is just amazing. Wonderful, splendid, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Love, in its entirety, is as dangerous as it is amazing. You have...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Looking around as I stepped on the yard for the first time since last year was immensely different. My eyes met crowds of unrecognizable...

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...

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...

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....