For many military kids, summer doesn’t mean relaxation. It means goodbye season. It means watching moving boxes stack up in the dining room while parents pretend this is all one big adventure. It means hearing phrases like “You’ll make new friends!” while silently grieving the ones they are actively losing. It means trying to process the emotional whiplash of leaving schools, churches, teams, neighborhoods, routines, and safety all at once. And if I’m being honest?