Same! I am proud of my Navy brat status.
How silly for someone to become offended over that phrase. Especially a non-brat. I guess she didn’t know that the term actually comes from an acronym for “British Regiment Attached Traveler,” and we yanks adopted it.
I prefer to let people think it’s because we were know to be bratty. LOL
“...were *known...”
LOL! I never knew that...I just embraced the Brat!