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The Disregarded Aspects of PCS: High School
The process of PSCing is tense. Since a military environment has always surrounded me, moving has been portrayed as an adventure and a...
Paige McCormack
Mar 10, 2023


Bloom Books
Whether it’s a novel, comic book, biography, or something else, reading something that we relate to can bring cathartic emotions to the...
Kate U.
Feb 1, 2023


Stay Here or Go?
Earlier this year, the U.S. News and World Report named Huntsville, Alabama as the best place to live in America. I had never even known...
Cecelia T.
Jan 27, 2023


Rivers and Roads
My family lives in a different state. For most individuals, this simple statement expresses sorrow for extended family members who live...
Avery Turner
Jan 23, 2023


The Bittersweet Reality of High School Stabilization
High school stabilization: something my family never thought we would apply for. We’ve always been the type of people who go with the...
Nate M.
Jan 6, 2023


Return Address
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...
El D
Jan 2, 2023


New Kid
Military brats all have at least one thing in common. We've all been the new kid at one point or another. Some of us are the new kids...
Christine Allen
Dec 14, 2022


More Than Just Students and Teachers
Every teenage student experiences immense academic pressure. The pressure of having to succeed in school, of getting the grades, of...
Emily A.
Nov 23, 2022


Leaving Support for Education
This is Ciara's thoughts as she prepares for her future in college.
Ciara S.
Sep 16, 2022


The Military Child Scholarship Search: Tips to Help you Navigate
When looking for scholarships online, I found an ever-shifting landscape of scholarship opportunities for military connected teens. I...
Moira J.
Aug 26, 2022


Driving as a Military Brat
Almost exactly a year ago, my family and I moved back to the U.S. from Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The two years we spent overseas...
Cecelia T.
Aug 24, 2022


Senior Year
Class of 2023. It seems like just yesterday I was anxiously getting ready for my first day of 9th grade. At that moment, senior year felt...
Katie A.
Jul 27, 2022


Moving in the Middle of Senior Year
In the constant uncertainty of military life, it is not often that we say, “oh, that won’t happen to us.” But I did, and it was a...
jraia3
Jul 25, 2022


What Schools Can Do to Help Military Brats
Military teens face a number of problems that can be aided by the education of other people around them. Parents, friends, teachers, and...
Avery Turner
Jun 15, 2022


The "New-Home"-Schoolers
For me, one of the most stressful parts of moving is the first day at a new school. New people, new buildings, new classes, new teachers...
Avery Turner
Apr 4, 2022


Another Year of University From Home (With an Obligatory: as a Military Child)
Recently, I had a conversation with my father about making the decision to study from home again for my sophomore year of college. After...
Maria M.
Sep 29, 2021


Dear Class of '22
Dear Senior Class of 2022, This is it. This is our last year of high school. Congrats! We made it! We’re graduating soon! Do you remember...
Loretta S.
Aug 30, 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...
Toddi S.
May 24, 2021


*That* Question
It's your first day at probably your fifth new school. You stare into a sea of faces without names, gaze at the foreign walls covered in...
Genevieve O.
May 3, 2021
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