Regional, ethnic, religious - thousands of cultures surround our day-to-day lives. They mingle and disperse - little snowflakes in the...

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...

Well, they both have layers and can make you cry. One evening, as my dad and I drove through Crystal City, he pointed out the hotels he...

Temporary. Nonpermanent. Short term. I walk through the halls. I cry in the rooms. New emotions, new moves, new sacrifices. Free...

To step out of the lunch line is to have a brief out of body experience. I can see me hugging the straps of my purple backpack, like it...

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 -...

I think we can all agree that being a military child is one of the most chaotic and unstable things in the whole world. A lot of the...

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

Without. Me. Two of some of the hardest words to swallow. In Utah, I felt like myself. Feelings of happiness would emerge when I headed...

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...

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

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...

TIMELINE: July 7th, 2020- we landed in Indianapolis, IN. We got Chick-Fil-A and went to my grandma’s house after she picked us up from...

I happen to be a die-hard rom-com fan. Witty banter and dramatic third-act fights are the soundtrack to my Saturday nights, fireside glow...

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...

Up to this point, a lot of my military life has been centered around unique experiences, most of which are due to constant moving. I have...

Sometimes the life of a military teen reads like one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. You arrive at your parent’s next...

The past two years have revealed more about the resiliency of military kids, and the struggles we face, than ever before. We moved...

When I tell non-military affiliates the number of times I’ve moved, some think it is crazy for my short lifetime. When I tell them I’ve...

Whenever I imagine a world without moving every few years, I see a pretty bleak image. Moving is one of my favorite parts of military...