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Sep 19, 2022

13 signs you grew up as a military brat

Military culture is something you definitely have to be a part of to understand. Bob from accounting trying to relate to the strictness of your Drill Sergeant dad’s rules and regulations from a civilian perspective boils your red-hot American blood…

BYSamantha Peterson

Sep 19, 2022

BYBethaney Phillips

Jul 26, 2022

5 tips for preparing kids for your next PCS

Getting ready for a move can be rough at any age. But dealing with kids, especially those who are old enough to understand what changing duty station means, can be the roughest of all. As adults within the military community, we are harden…

BYBethaney Phillips

Jul 26, 2022

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 23, 2021

5 ways being a military child shaped how I travel now

Where did you grow up? This is a complicated question for children from a military family. My answer: everywhere and nowhere. Because of this unique childhood I’ve always felt at home in the world and understood why I love to travel. Later in…

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 23, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 6, 2021

This vet’s son made an app to help with his PTSD nightmares

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be caused by a myriad of traumatic events like car crashes and losing a baby…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 6, 2021

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Nov 5, 2020

Talented military child finds purpose and resiliency through cooking

“Mom, I just picked a few basil leaves from my garden to add to the pasta frittata that I’m making…

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Nov 5, 2020

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 14, 2020

A military brat shares the real insider details to enlisting in the military

I’m joining the Navy. Four words my father NEVER expected to hear come out of my mouth. Even more surprising because I was 26 years old when I said them. But come on, I was a proud BRAT, all too happy to follow in the family footsteps.

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 14, 2020

BYAmanda Huffman

Apr 29, 2020

Why dandelions are the official flower of military kids

The dandelion is the flower of the military child and when I learned this, as a military parent, I was disappointed. Why would they pick such an ugly flower (or is it a weed?) to represent military kids? When I looked at dandelions, I saw the proble…

BYAmanda Huffman

Apr 29, 2020

BYRheanna Bernard

Apr 29, 2020

4 reasons military brats are superior human beings

It can be hard to be anyone that is military-connected. Long hours, uncertain travel plans, deployment, bootcamp, cancelling everything…MREs; but military kids somehow manage to navigate the life much better than most adults. What I noticed after …

BYRheanna Bernard

Apr 29, 2020

BYBrunella Costagliola

Apr 29, 2020

Talented military child showcases her art in first exhibition

Victoria Reyes is a talented 11-year-old military child, who showcased her artful creations in her first exhibition, where she left people in attendance in such an awe that a few of them commissioned private artworks. While walking throug…

BYBrunella Costagliola

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 10, 2018

4 ways to strengthen your relationship with a military child

Tough. Adaptable. Resilient. Cultivated. Hardy. Well-rounded. These are all words that have been used to describe military kids. They’ve certainly earned these badges of honor, but military kids are still young and

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 10, 2018