There are many benefits and disadvantages to being a military child, but most people have the perception that being a military child is challenging all the time. But to me it isn’t. I have enjoyed my...
Samuel Williams
Being a military child is something we’re told to celebrate and be proud of because this life is so full of opportunities to take advantage of and be thankful for. For the most part, this is true. I’...
Cambria Villanueva
The military has made a very different life for me. My dad was a recruiter for 6 years. As a recruiter, he was always on duty. Since he was a single dad, he had to take me with at 3:00 a.m. when he...
Shayden Torres
My dad recently retired from the Navy so now our life is more “normal.” But when my dad was active-duty, it was hard for me, my mom, my brother and sister when my dad was deployed. When he was...
Andrew Strasser
Being a military child is simultaneously the worst and best part of my life. I think a lot of military kids could say the same thing. As a military child, I am expected to up and move whenever, no...
Yanisa Santiago
The military child. Born in a place they may not remember. Lived in more places by middle school than many will in a lifetime. Experienced deployments and PCSing. Yet they wouldn’t trade it for...
Kyra Raines