military life

To the new mom, working mom, stay at home mom… to all the moms!

I joined the military on active duty at 19, had a kid by 22, and deployed by 23. My squadron told me I was deploying when my oldest was still new to this world at five months old, with six months to prepare for my upcoming deployment.

Where are you from? Is one of the most open ended questions you can ask a military brat.