Sarah is happy to finally see her mum after two months of boot camp but she feels a distance between them that's more than the physical space that separates them. Is that her mum who stares straight ahead in a line of soldiers when Sarah calls out for her? Is that her mum who stomp stomp stomps in big, heavy boots and hides in camouflage clothing? Using the analogy of links in a chain, Camouflage Mom is the story about how Sarah reconnected with her mum after her mum joined the military.