*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...
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MILITARY LIFE
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Elisabeth H.
- Apr 5, 2021
Finding Light in Darkness
Life is hard. There is no doubting that. Every day comes with its own battles. In today’s world, life is a lot worse than some could have...
Matthew A.
- Mar 17, 2021
Farewell, Fellow Falcons
High school. A school that is meant to be the final stage of a student’s secondary education. However, for military brats, staying in...
Corina Y.
- Jan 4, 2021
Cardboard Boxes
There they were again: cardboard boxes clumsily held together with scotch tape, wearing and tearing at the corners. The familiar horse...
Isaac B.
- Dec 2, 2020
Quarantine: A Brown Family Story
The date was July 2, 2020. After a short bus ride from Osan Air Base, we arrived at Camp Humphreys. My first impression was definitely...
Catherine M.
- Aug 10, 2020
The Basic Civic Duty of a Military Child
It always bothered me when someone thanked me for my service. It happened in every setting: at passport control upon entering the United...
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,...
Lillianna R.
- Jun 26, 2020
Who Are You Going to Be?
As many people will say, freshman year was a TOUGH one. I had no idea that this would be the year I would crumble and have no hope of...
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...
Elena A.
- May 7, 2020
For The Kids Who Will Move During COVID-19
This is for the military kids who will move this summer. This is for the kids who will pack up their houses with masks on. This is for...