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MilTeen Spotlight: Advocate Extraordinaire Brianna C.
This week's MilTeen Spotlight is Brianna C., a 12th grade Air Force brat currently located in Bossier City, Louisiana! Read on to find...
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Feb 28, 2022


MilTeen Spotlight: Baker-Businesswoman Maya W.
Where have you lived? Which location was your favorite and why? I have lived in Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Kansas. I have lived...
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Jan 31, 2022


The Top 10 Things You Shouldn't Say To A Military Kid
And What To Do When People Actually Say Them 10. Where are you from? I get this question a lot, mostly from people who don't know I'm an...
Hadley W.
Jan 25, 2022


MilTeen Spotlight: SHANON of the Shanon Show
Welcome to the first-ever Bloom "MilTeen Spotlight," where we highlight military brats doing amazing things in their communities. For our...
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Jan 17, 2022


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


Shared Experiences: Military Brat Cousins
When my sister and I were little military brats, there were times when it felt like we were the only ones in the world going through the...
Cecelia T.
Jul 28, 2021


The Dark Side of Love: Reciprocation and Safe Soul Searching
Love is just amazing. Wonderful, splendid, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Love, in its entirety, is as dangerous as it is amazing. You have...
DJ McCoy
Jul 27, 2021


We Will Wait: An Interview with Amy Uptgraft, Creator of the Theatrical Performance "I Will Wait"
(Art by Tim Brumbeloe) There is this melody in our hearts when someone deploys. A father, a mother, a sister, a brother, son, daughter…...
Anna V.
May 26, 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


No, we really didn’t start the fire
No really, we didn’t start the fire. We haven’t even graduated from high school!
Isaac B.
Nov 16, 2020


Dino-mite Teens: Hudak siblings bring roaring good times to Camp Humphreys
Photo Courtesy of Gwen Hudak The line outside the commissary stretches on for what seems like forever. As a handful of people exits the...
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May 15, 2020


A Time for Everything: My Adventures in Boardsports, Science, and Military Life
After moving numerous times with the military, my family lucked out and landed in the paradise of Hawaii, where I took up surfing. I’ve...
James O.
Apr 1, 2020


Railroads: My Pursuit of Familiarity that Reflects New Chapters in Military Life
During times of change, people find solace in any form of familiarity — it is human nature. I hate to repeat the cliche Heraclitus quote,...
Henry J.
Mar 31, 2020

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