A new school year begins today, With corridors both old and strange, New faces fill the crowded hall, As schedules shift and friendships...

So, where are you from? It’s an infamous question among Milteens. We all puzzle over how to answer it, and I’ve heard a lot of eloquent...

When most civilians see the camouflage uniform of the military, the words “thank you for your service” come to their mind. At many...

Sixteen summers have come and gone, making me the girl I am today. I believe Belly Conklin said it best: "Summer was what mattered. My...

a child of the military's stride moved often with homes far and wide through empathy's light their heart learned to fight and find where...

This summer is an unusual one for me. For the first time in four years, I am not moving over the midyear months. Moving is an uprooting....

I haven't seen your favorite hat since the day you moved away. The tires on our bikes went flat the day you moved away. I remember...

Ah, television, I love it and hate it. As a kid, I looked for people who were "like me." That kid in first grade who was playing with...

Connection. Belonging. Stability. These are the buzzwords used to explain the educational childhood of a military brat. We've all heard...

Recently, someone thanked me for being a military child. I didn’t quite know what to say. Well, it’s not like I have a choice. It’s not...

There’re boxes around, Nothing can be found. Where’s my dresser? Where’s my TV? Where’s everything That belongs to me? The neighbors - I...

1. We might not cry... right away Military teens have a lot of rituals around goodbyes. We hug. We promise to message. We…cry? Or maybe...

You are probably familiar with the insanely popular musician Taylor Swift… Maybe you are even familiar with her sophomore album Fearless...

I sit here and think up in my room Of all the places where I have bloomed The friends I had in different places I can think distinctly of...

At the start of sophomore year, I was not prepared to miss the feeling of being the new kid. That's what I had always been an exotic, new...

This poem was sent to us by Iona P., a college freshman stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

As we're wrapping up the last quarter of 2023, I've started to play one song on repeat: “A Long December” by Counting Crows, a song that...

Milteens are very familiar with the ache that comes from not seeing their loved ones around the holidays. It’s just something that many...

TDY. Temporary duty. Just a few weeks - that’s not too long, right? He won’t miss too much, right? Maybe. Maybe it won’t be too bad....

"Saturday, December 18th: Strike!!! Remember, only selfish jerks skip the strike! Let's get the stage nice and clean and ready for the...