Growing Up, Base to Base
Where are you from?
For a military brat, that can be a complicated question.
The website Blog Critics highlighted an episode at the U.S. Army post at Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. A visiting magician brought a …
Where are you from?
For a military brat, that can be a complicated question.
The website Blog Critics highlighted an episode at the U.S. Army post at Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. A visiting magician brought a …
Last month when I shared my own experience with failed military leadership, I implored some deeper thinking. When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel orders a comprehensive inspection of military offices worldwide to “root out” …
With recent investigation of the Army coordinator of one of Fort Hood’s sexual-abuse prevention programs, coupled with the arrest of an Air Force officer in charge of his service’s sexual-assault prevention program, dismay is …
Since 1986, thanks to then-defense secretary Casper Weinberger, April has been designated as the Month of the Military Child. From the White House to military installations and schools across the nation, the commitment, sacrifice …
The Pentagon recently announced that women soon will be able to serve in virtually all combat roles. Subsequent reports seemed to create a flurry of confusion — were female soldiers to occupy new positions, or were they finally …
Private 1st Class Michaela Cantwell earned her way into boot camp by meeting application criteria and raising the necessary funds for a uniform and equipment. She cried after her first session. Not because it was too tough on …
The holiday season is officially upon us. Thanksgiving is a past glance over our shoulder and Christmas is just around the corner. With an estimated 68,000 troops still deployed in Afghanistan, their family traditions will be …
November is Military Family Month, so we might as well take a moment to acknowledge the brats that are a key part of such homefront military units.
Brat is an affectionate term — some believe it’s a long-ago acronym for …
This one-time military mom enjoyed last week’s Battleland Q&A with the authors of a new series of books on educating troops’ children.
Military children have always had to deal with the stressors of being the new kid on the …