*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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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...
