Jim takes us down memory lane with his essay about those words most of us remember well, "Please stand by."

"No, this essay is not about anything relating to moving from place to place. 'PCS' is still a term I have firmly implanted into my brain.  That, and my father's social security number.  As we all remember, for years we were identified by our sponsor's Social Security Number.  I suppose when you repeat a 9-digit number for the better part of 21 years, it's hard to get out of your head."—James Kidd

Living in assigned quarters on any military post means living where you are told to live, unlike civilians who get to choose where they want to live and what schools their children can go to. James offers some insights into life on post.

Moving frequently and living far away from family made keeping up with our own extended families difficult. Jim shares his own observations with us.

The daily routine of life on a military post was often boring, but once in a while something would happen to shake things up a bit.

James (Jim) Kidd explains how important perceptions are and the relationship we all share with our parents who wanted more for us than they had while growing up.