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Madelyn Service imagines life is easier for other teenagers.
Most American teens get to grow up in one place and make old friends. But for Service, it is different.
The 15-year-old has already moved six times with her Navy family and now attends high school in western Japan.
Each move means losing friends and rebuilding her life, sometimes halfway around the world.
"I find it harder each time," said Service, who is a student at Sasebo Naval Base. "It's harder for me to fit in here."
Thousands of military teens are stationed overseas with their families and face the same situation. They struggle to find a place for themselves while far from their home country and isolated within the highly structured and mobile culture of the U.S. military.
