My mother served in the Armed Forces.
I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.
I have a pretty amazing life. Even back-to-back deployments - Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey - it's still pretty rewarding.
I virtually grew up at Air Force bases, and when I was younger, I'd dream of wearing a uniform like my father and grandfather. But when I turned 10, I felt theatre and acting were my calling.
I was a military brat. My dad was in the military, so I was born in Germany. I moved around a lot; I was in church a lot.
My dad has been in the military for 35 years. My brother's in the Air Force. I'm familiar with what it's like being in a military family - the unusual traumas you carry around with you.
I will not put the life of an American service member on the line unless that is the option of last resort.
Military service might sound like a totally different environment, but every experience you fall back on later, it makes you smarter. Why wouldn't that be true of the military, too?
The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
Military families are resilient through countless relocations, leaving friends, networks and transitioning to new schools and new jobs while fitting in to new communities.
My military service has nothing to do with what I do in the ring.
In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.
I may not have served myself, but I grew up witnessing service, and it was perhaps my most foundational experience. For a little background, I'm what's called a brat in military circles.
I've spent 7 Christmases in Iraq and Afghanistan with WWE.
At 19, I joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
I have a military background in my family.
As the proud home of Fort Drum and the Navy Nuclear Site at Kesselring, our district is home to countless military spouses who make enormous sacrifices on behalf of our nation.
I like to say I bring the perspective of a kid from Bowmanville... but I understand military service and uniformed service.
My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France.
I was a military brat; we moved all around.
There's a certain mentality that military brats have, you know? Especially if you're a male, and your father's the one in the forces.
I wanted to set the story straight and really let people know what it's like and what me and my Marines went through.
My father was in the Army so I have lived all over India.
For more than a quarter of a century on active duty, my house has been my tent, and my home the battlefield.
As someone who grew up in a military family, I know what it's like to have those you care about serve overseas.
