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Katie A.
May 11, 2022
8 Months of Grieving
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...
Nate M.
Mar 30, 2022
How to Deal with Tough Moves
Moving is one of my favorite parts of the military lifestyle, and I have been able to live in some amazing places. However, not all moves...
Avery Turner
Feb 7, 2022
My Five Senses of Moving
Remember learning about the five senses in kindergarten? If not, then let this serve as a brief reminder that they are the different ways...
Avery Turner
Dec 13, 2021
The Dream State
The past two years have revealed more about the resiliency of military kids, and the struggles we face, than ever before. We moved...
Nate M.
Nov 1, 2021
The Ups and Downs of Moving: Why I Love Moving and What I Have Missed Because of It
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...
Cecelia T.
Sep 27, 2021
The Final Move, and a New Life
I’ve always known that my days of moving every few years would eventually come to an end. What I did not know was how natural it would...
Maria M.
Jun 30, 2021
Military Kids and the "Forever Home" Conundrum
I’m in the middle of a PCS right now. Some people reading this article might also be in the middle of a PCS - beginning one, unpacking...
Loretta S.
May 17, 2021
Overseas to Stateside
As a military kid, moving overseas is seen as a sort of common experience. Your parent(s) get orders to go across an ocean and you go...
Cecelia T.
Mar 15, 2021
Changing Places, Changing Interests
As a young little military brat, I was involved in many different sports and extracurriculars. Softball, gymnastics, volleyball,...
Emma M.
Mar 3, 2021
The Link Between Trauma and Military Life: How We Can Work Together to Combat It
One day, I was scrolling my Instagram page and I stumbled upon a video from a licensed therapist. The video was about things that people...
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...
James O.
Dec 14, 2020
Moving From a different perspective
I just moved to Switzerland, an amazing place to live, but it was my first move without my parents. Not only that, but because of the...
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.
Oct 12, 2020
Fear of Not Moving
My dad signed his enlistment contract over 20 years ago. Little did he know that this choice would end up shaping my personality and...
Anna V.
Sep 28, 2020
The Journey Overseas
I've officially moved. Overseas. For the first time in my life! So the weirdest thing about moving wasn't the actual moving part, the...
Justin Kim
Sep 14, 2020
Into the Deep End: Lessons From My First Move
On the first day of school at Humphreys High, I was a jumble of emotions. I was fretful, ecstatic, and wary of what awaited me. To me,...
Ciara S.
Sep 11, 2020
In Only One Year, You Can Make a Difference
Well, here we are. About to start up school, I am finally a junior. AN UPPERCLASSMAN. WOOHOO. To be honest, I didn’t think I would make...
Loretta S.
Sep 7, 2020
The 5 Stages of Moving
The phrase “we are moving” will haunt me until my last day on this dreadful earth. Because of PCS season, many military kids have heard...
Isaac B.
Aug 31, 2020
Moving in the Time of COVID: A Journal
June 24, 2020 Today, we left for the Washington Dulles International Airport, my family’s first stop on our PCS to Camp Humphreys, South...
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