MILITARY LIFE

We March Forward

I have loved music for as long as I can remember. My parents filled our home with music, and I loved it, even when all I could do was...

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...

Bravo No Longer Means Just Applause, and Why I Will Never Name my Son Charlie

Oct 5, 2021

Bravo No Longer Means Just Applause, and Why I Will Never Name my Son Charlie

“B." “C." Never have two simple letters carried such emotional baggage. When you hear “Bravo," you may be reminded of a time of...

Another Year of University From Home (With an Obligatory: as a Military Child)

Maria M.

Sep 29, 2021

Another Year of University From Home (With an Obligatory: as a Military Child)

Recently, I had a conversation with my father about making the decision to study from home again for my sophomore year of college. After...

Powdered Sugar and Cottage Cheese: 3 Days of Skiing in Germany

Anna V.

Feb 22, 2021

Powdered Sugar and Cottage Cheese: 3 Days of Skiing in Germany

“Winter is coming” Or… was coming. With the on-and-off snow (depending on where you are) it is hard to tell, and with COVID, nothing is...

Cadets and Covid: Creating leaders during a pandemic

Feb 10, 2021

Cadets and Covid: Creating leaders during a pandemic

Recently there’s been a bit of a virus going around (stay safe y'all!). From students to your favorite barista, no one’s life is the...

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...

Taking My Sister Back to the Naval Academy: COVID Edition

carolinearnold1

Oct 21, 2020

Taking My Sister Back to the Naval Academy: COVID Edition

Looking around as I stepped on the yard for the first time since last year was immensely different. My eyes met crowds of unrecognizable...

Dear Admissions Office, from the COVID Teens

Sep 23, 2020

Dear Admissions Office, from the COVID Teens

Dear College Admissions Office, We are the Classes of 2021, 22, 23, and 24 . We are the COVID students. As the virus rages on, our school...

Your Guide to In-Person School During a Pandemic

Ian S.

Sep 21, 2020

Your Guide to In-Person School During a Pandemic

As we all know by now, 2020 has been a really stressful, unpredictable year. With all of the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic, even...

Back to School: Tips to Cope with a New Environment

Griffin S.

Sep 4, 2020

Back to School: Tips to Cope with a New Environment

Sadly enough, it’s back to school season. While this can seem like yet another exhausting chore, it can be dreadful for new students,...

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...

COVID-19 Mental Health: How to Overcome the Sudden Change

Griffin S.

Jul 27, 2020

COVID-19 Mental Health: How to Overcome the Sudden Change

The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the trickiest problems to manage and overcome in the modern world. Since a sufficient vaccine...

iyor7581

Jul 24, 2020

Seven Tips for PCS-ing in 2020

Many people (myself included) were due to PCS this summer, and few had the opportunity to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving is...

Been there... Done that...: The "You Can Do It" of Quarantine and Beyond!

Anna V.

Jul 20, 2020

Been there... Done that...: The "You Can Do It" of Quarantine and Beyond!

We all know there is one thing on everyone's minds. Corona. It's on the news. It's on TV, in newspapers (if those are still a thing...

Elena A.

Jul 16, 2020

How to Escape the "2020 Funk"

The world has been super crazy these past few months. We’ve had the threat of world war, a pandemic, protests, and even murder hornets!...

Emma M.

Jul 13, 2020

My Favorite Promotion of All Time

Promotions are a special part of our parents' and family members' military careers. If you have a family member in the military, chances...

The Chronicles of Traveling During Coronatimes

Catherine M.

Jul 1, 2020

The Chronicles of Traveling During Coronatimes

Every military family stationed overseas knows the story: traveling thousands of kilometers back to America for the summer, dragging...

Hadley W.

May 27, 2020