InThe Ink HomebyMabel Penrose·Sep 15I Have a Strange Relationship With TimeGrowing up a military brat made me unusually aware of time passing.
InThe Ink HomebyMabel Penrose·May 29The Military Brat in Me Is Still Waiting for the Next MoveI spent my childhood learning how to leave, and my adulthood learning how to stay…
Anthony J. Carbone MD MPH·Jun 27, 2025Chapter 6: A Year in Vermont as Dad Returns to His Alma MaterBelieve Nothing You Hear, and Only Half of What You See — A memoir of Service, Shame and the Search for Truth
Rishabh Chauhan·May 23, 2024A Letter of Gratitude to the Indian ARMYFor a military brat like me, ARMY is not just a four letter word but an ardour.
Michael Weddington·Feb 1, 2024How U.S. Department of Defense youth have transcended deep cultural divides since 1946: Lessons for…by Michael Weddington
Gras Lux·Nov 5, 2023The Military TCK Experience: Inclusion isn’t ValidationSeeking validation through inclusion isn’t the way fulfill either. Reflection, Introspection, and Acceptance may get you there.A response icon3A response icon3
Gras Lux·Sep 3, 2023The Military TCK Experience: ProcessingTake it from an old military third culture kid, don’t wait decades to start processing your experience.A response icon1A response icon1
Insure Equality·Nov 11, 2021Happy Veterans Day from a Military BratI am a military brat, through and through. I grew up in a conservative household, had the American flag swimsuit, and played dress-up with…
InILLUMINATIONbyPatti Flinn·Oct 23, 2021“Home” as an Old School Military Brat“We Are Who We Are” brings me back homeA response icon3A response icon3