By Matt Browning
For his entire life, Rose Hill’s Peirce Kehle has been fortunate that his step dad has been stationed in one place, allowing him to make friends and to set up roots.
Kehle’s step dad is retiring after 23 years in the Air Force.
“My life I don’t think had been affected in a bad way at all,” Kehle said. “He’s been stationed here for about 18 years so we haven’t had to deal with a whole lot of moving like other families might have. But there was some six month long TDYs which were hard for our family, being there without him.”
Even though Kehle gave some thought to the military, he is focused on going to college right now.
“I’m more interested in the college route for now and maybe look at the military as a second option, the benefits are great and you get treated and paid well,” Kehle said. “But it has for sure led me to a deeper appreciation to what people in the military have gone through and the sacrifices they make for themselves and their families.”
Being raised in a military home was unique to Kehle and one that he appreciates as he heads off to the real world.
“I think the structure of our household may have been different than most,” Kehle said. “The discipline was there but they also tried to teach us how to become the best adults and people that we can be, so teaching us early what it’s like to be an adult.”
