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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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.
That's an interesting observation. My dad retired as a MSgt so I can relate to the NCO kids. I can't remember anybody getting into any real trouble.
I lived in Ft Ord during that time period. We lived on Rendova Road. I attended Patton elementary school.
I had a 6 y/o in first grade. [Izmir, Turkey NATO] He was a sweet little guy; could speak five languages fluently; didn’t know the alphabet, numbers or colors; yet, somehow, I taught him to read.
Tike moved around a lot. I think he would qualify as a *brat*; I affectionately called the urchins *NATO brats*.
IIRC, he was the one who was *color blind* ...his parents had no clue. They were shocked to learn that.
Army brat here, born at Itazuke AFB.
Neither would I. It's an interesting life, and an interesting community. I see comments on this thread from folks who didn't want to do that "to" their children ... I view (and viewed) it as what Dad did "for" me.
Indeed. Staying in the military while we kids were little, was probably the single best thing my dad did for our futures. I think growing up in that environment, and attending the military schools, gave us a leg up on our civilian peers.
Matter of fact, I know it did.
we lived on ardennes circle http://bit.ly/2pFSC1B
I don’t know the name of the elementary school. it was first located in ft ord proper. but then it was relocated to walking distance on the top side of ardennes circle pictured on the google map above.
We left Ft Ord for the last time in 1964, on our way to Okinawa. I was 10, going on 11 at the time.
The school I attended was named George S. Patton Elementary. I’d have to do more research to figure out if we were in the same base neighborhood, though I do know that Patton Elementary was at the north end of Ft Ord.
we left fort ord for good in 1964 as well. but we went to landstuhl germany.
ardennes circle was near cannery row on the south side of the bay. my oldest brother went to monterrey high school. there was a mcdonalds on the road to the base. It opened in 1963. the best of the best in 60’s fast food.
one of my older brothers circled back around to the monterrey language school in the early 70’s but that was it for us.
the base was sold in the 80’s or 90’s I think. a shame really. California really needs a federal presence to work properly,.
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