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‘Military Brat:’ Do You Know Where The Term Comes From?
DoDLive ^ | 4/13/2017 | Katie Lange

Posted on 04/17/2017 10:53:31 AM PDT by carolinablonde

We’ve all heard the term “military brat” before. It pertains to those children who grew up in military families. “Brats” wear the name like a badge of honor, often because of the moves, stressors and cultural experiences that make them more resilient than their civilian counterparts.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: brat; children; families; military
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To: rlmorel
I have always found it interesting that there are many who take exception to the term, but most who do were never military dependents.

Most of us who were, wear it as somewhat a badge of honor!

Quite so.

21 posted on 04/17/2017 11:30:32 AM PDT by carolinablonde
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To: LoneStarGI

My son grew up an Army brat. By the time he was a teenager I was confident he could be set down anywhere in the world and find his way home.

It’s a difficult life for dependents but it is an invaluable experience. No snowflakes :).

It made him into a man who can handle everything life throws at him and still come out on top.


22 posted on 04/17/2017 11:33:14 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: carolinablonde

Came from my mom as well - she was one.


23 posted on 04/17/2017 11:33:44 AM PDT by SkyDancer (The 3 most common expressions in aviation are, 'Why is it doing that?, 'Where are we?' and 'Oh Crap')
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To: dangerdoc

Born in Wichita Falls

I was also born in Wichita Falls


24 posted on 04/17/2017 11:33:47 AM PDT by Dacula (President and CEO at Being Awesome)
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To: carolinablonde

“Brats” wear the name like a badge of honor”

IT IS!


25 posted on 04/17/2017 11:34:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Windflier

My dad was there in the Horse Cavalry days.


26 posted on 04/17/2017 11:38:10 AM PDT by Gman
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To: carolinablonde

I was born at Trippler Army Hospital on Oahu, in the Hawaiian Territories. Dad was stationed at Kaneohe Marine Air Station.

Every three years our dad was reassigned and the family moved, which then corresponded with another baby. Cherry Point, El Toro, Kaneohe, and back to Cherry Point.

In Jan 65 he was shipped to Vietnam and the family finally settled down. They didn’t have base housing for us in Chulai. :)

We proudly carried the badge of honor of being a military family, and each of us contributed our dues. We were particularly proud that dad served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.

My dues was in not really getting to know my own father until I was 10 years old. I’ll never forget the feeling of loss when I turned 18 years old and had to surrender my military ID card. It actually felt like a rejection, since as far as I was concerned I was a Marine just like my dear old dad. Had I not been a tough little Leatherneck I’ve have cried! :) Between my mother and father, and their six children... we were a family of 8 United States Marines. Always have been... always will be. Semper Fi!


27 posted on 04/17/2017 11:44:11 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Gman

My Dad was with the old Horse Cavalry at Ft. Bliss, Tx. He soon will be 100 years old. After the Cavalry, he joined the Army Air Core, Then the Air Force. He served 26 years. We lived all over the world and many states. Proud of my Dad and proud to be a “Brat”.


28 posted on 04/17/2017 11:50:09 AM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: rlmorel
As a AF base policemen during the 60’s BRAT was the derogatory identification of officers children with us BP. Never had real problems with NCO kids as dad seem to be keeping the kids in line.
Officer's wives seemed to be handling the kids. If we had a NCO’s kid at the cop shop for some reason, dad picked him up. An officers kid by his Mom.
Been awhile.
29 posted on 04/17/2017 11:53:24 AM PDT by crabpott (' we are living in the strangest, most perilous, and unbelievable decade in modern memory' VDH)
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To: carolinablonde

Navy brat 1954 to 1968... longest stay in one place ....Rio De Janeiro Brasil


30 posted on 04/17/2017 11:54:07 AM PDT by curdogmen (we got a dog in this hunt)
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To: Menehune56

That’s an amazing photo collection. Thank you for posting the link!

I sent the link to my siblings. Dad was stationed at Kaneohe from 58-61, and I was born at Trippler. My older siblings have many fond memories of living in Hawaii.


31 posted on 04/17/2017 11:57:09 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: carolinablonde

Yep.

I would leave the house after breakfast, come home for lunch and then in time for supper. My days were spent with friends roaming all over the base.

And the housing area was the best thing ever. Literally, every house had at least one child, usually 2 or 3. That meant hundreds of potential friends within a short walking distance.

In the summer, the neighborhoods were like a playground, teeming with kids.


32 posted on 04/17/2017 11:59:35 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: BlueLancer

>>I had my diapers changed on the flight deck ...

I’m sure a few Squid pilots could say the same. :)


33 posted on 04/17/2017 12:00:06 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Duchess47

Of course, the quality of accommodations varied greatly from base to base.

I remember moving from a nice house and walking into the new one and thinking, “Oh, HECK, no.”

But, sure enough, in a few weeks it was home and I was used to it. I’ve always since been quite comfortable living anywhere.


34 posted on 04/17/2017 12:04:25 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: carolinablonde

I went to three different junior high schools in three different states.
It was brutal.


35 posted on 04/17/2017 12:05:58 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: carolinablonde

British Regiment Attached Traveler: Daughter of the Regiment.


36 posted on 04/17/2017 12:16:09 PM PDT by ichabod1 (I call Obama "osama" because he damaged us far more than Osama bin Ladin ever did.)
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To: Menehune56

Ha, same here, Ft Lewis/Tacoma born, was on a lot of other bases til Pops retired in VA.


37 posted on 04/17/2017 12:17:58 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: T-Bird45

My guess is because they are always having to move and always having to start a new school, they have to fight a lot until they fit in. I always liked army kids. Preacher’s kids are supposed to be brats too.


38 posted on 04/17/2017 12:24:01 PM PDT by ichabod1 (I call Obama "osama" because he damaged us far more than Osama bin Ladin ever did.)
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To: carolinablonde

My Mom was a “Military Brat”. My grandfather was career Army Officer. One of the most incredible duty stations was Beirut, Lebanon (once the Paris of the Mediterranean). I also joined the Army and was stationed in Germany. The best times of my life outside of the threat of the Russians and Warsaw Pact invasion lol.


39 posted on 04/17/2017 12:24:52 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Gman
My dad was there in the Horse Cavalry days.

Wow. That was back a ways.

What years was your dad there, if you don't mind me asking?

40 posted on 04/17/2017 12:30:32 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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