[doodad]

I was an Army brat. We lived all over. Words like that were NOT allowed. Everyone was in green and bled red, but....if my Dad outranked your Dad..%-p

[Gigantor]

"I was an Army brat. We lived all over. Words like that were NOT allowed."

Good.

Your situation is anything but typical. The rest of the world used the word, so you shouldn't be surprised.