As a military brat all my life, and having married into the Army after that, I have moved LOTS and frequently. It gets in your blood. Really. I get antsy when we stay at one place too long (like now that we are retired but have to wait for son #1 to finish HS)...hence the frequent/long camping trips and TC to get away. I like the "what is around the next corner?" approach, always something exciting, potentially better to look forward to with a fresh start in a year or 3, not having to be stuck in a rut...
Sure, it is harder to make long term friends when you are always on the move, but I would NEVER trade my upbringing with the "normal" variety. I have seen and done things I would never have been exposed to if I grew up with the same batch of folks from public pre-school through local job market and never ventured beyond my state border.
I have seen what a limited horizon and questionable public schooling and "friends" can do to a bunch of kids/teens.
I think the kids from the article are LUCKY!
