please tell us your happy story of a grand life full of bliss and no worries as a military brat
would like great detail of how you kept all your friends and adjusted well in school, overcame those odds and are socially adaptable to this day, a mindless bot who has forgotten what it was like to not have a parent or both around and be raised by community
2006-09-18 07:38:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I would not recommend it to others,but what choice does the children have.
2006-09-18 07:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I wasn't a Military brat, but I'm the mother to four that are, and the wife to another one. My husband is the most stable person I've ever met, and his entire family is one of the closes I have ever come across, and he was a Military brat until his father retired when my husband was 13. And then my husband turned around and joined the Military when he turned 18.
Socially adaptable? Hell yes! You have to be social adaptable to be a military kid, active duty member or Military spouse. And if you knew anything about the Armed Forces, you would know that they offer many resources to help with any needs we face when we are sent to a new duty station. From the moment we step off that plane, we are taken care of by our sponsors and Command.
My kids get excited about the moves, and I get excited watching them having the experiences of learning new cultures, languages, and seeing the world. I have a two year old daughter that can speak Italian as well as she can speak English, because we have been in Italy since she was five months old.
I don't get your comment about Military kids being raised by the community. If one parent is the active duty member, which in most cases it is only one parent, then the other is the primary caretaker. If both parent's are active duty and are both deployed at the same time, also not very common, then the child stays with a Grandparent or other relative. They're not put off on the community to raise.
I'd have to say that mine and my Military friends children are all happy, healthy kids.They are loved and taken cared of by all their parent's, and that is what really counts. I have a feeling my children will grow up and be more stable in their adult life then many children that come from broken homes where the absent parent makes little or no effort to see them.
2006-09-18 09:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if you this is a question or just a rant but here it goes...
Friends come and go regardless of what job you have so that isn't an issue. You always make new friends wherever you go. Never had a problem with either parents. Kids are usually what keeps you going... As far as the military community, it's fantastic. Almost everyone is there to help when needed and don't ask for anything in return. We all know that military service is a sacrifice for all members of a family, not just the one on deployment. Military families are like any other family, they move on and keep doing what they do. The world doesn't stop when a member isn't around. Once they come back from TDY there is some readjustments, they make them and then they press on. I like to think that the military is a great way of life; steady work, decent pay, good benefits for those who choose to use them. It is definitely not for everyone, of course. You have to know that this is what you want to do with your life. Once it's over it's over. You move on to something else and hopefully still be a productive person in whatever you choose to do after the military life is over.
Hope that made sense.
2006-09-18 07:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Fatboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How can you say they had no worries, your very ignorant, and for someone that isn't a "military brat" what gives you the right to call them one. Most military children are more disciplined, and respectful towards society than those who's parents have no clue how to raise them. Most military families are more strict on things, and yeah sometimes one or both parents aren't there but when they come back they make up for it in many ways. I'd watch who you call a military brat now a days, they all are very proud of their parents and what they do. I'm a military wife and have a two year old, and my child will turn out a lot better than your offspring, and he's raised by both me and my husband.
2006-09-18 09:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Karla A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im risking coming off as irredeemably corny now, yet with a bit of luck no longer insensitive, so i'm going to assert what i think of because of the fact mendacity to you would be worse :) ask your self those questions, Are you happy cloth in an enviroment like that? how do you experience in case you're taking a seat, take some breaths and image your self leaving? in case you experience relief on the belief of having out dont be shocked, and definitley dont be ashamed as your in user-friendly terms mistake is selecting a profession in a company the place insensitivity is the norm. To state the obtrusive the militia is for struggling with wars, Imo no man or woman is extremely comfortable with conflict different than for psychopaths, so squaddies and different workers must be conditioned to be a minimum of greater desensitised to a conflict subject than the many times used civvy, consequently you're able to be able to perhaps be subjected to bullying or mockery at situations as do in all probability maximum You dont sound such as you have an ingesting illness to me, you in user-friendly terms sound like a classic female and the militia is a faraway from widely used place.... in case you think of im incorrect and your acceptable to the forces and it extremely is in user-friendly terms a blip then a minimum of say what you have mentioned right here to the militia psychologist and notice what he/she has to assert stable luck
2016-10-15 03:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a military brat. Both parents in the service. I was disciplined, moraly sound, polite, athletic, competative, in advanced tech courses through highschool, etc.
You, however are a disgrace. To lash out at kids like that is cowardly.
What do you call crack head parents that beat their kids, seperate and leave their kids for dope? How about deadbeat civilian fathers that dump their babies and thier mothers. Civilian mothers that bail on their kids?
Coward...
2006-09-18 08:02:23 · answer #6 · answered by Q-burt 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it sure made it easier to leave home, instead of living in my parents' basement like many do. If you're looking for a life without worries, you'll be searching for a long time. Hell, if you stay in the same place your whole life, you have to worry about what happens when your friends all suddenly hate you because you act like your better than them because their parents chose to live a life of honor by serving in the organization that makes this nation great.
2006-09-18 08:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by DOOM 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in the Air Force and really did enjoy it. I liked the life we had and learned to love my country and to have a respect for myself.
There were "hard" things to get use to, such as moving around, having to change schools, but overall now I think it was worth it.
2006-09-18 07:44:21 · answer #8 · answered by j H 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
After reading this Q I retract my earlier appreciation of your service. I think you lied about it!
I think you're nothing less than a bitter citizen who lacks the courage and mental ability to face a challenge effectively. You probably dated a soldier and got spurned b/c of your slanted viewpoint. Tough!
I defy you to go into a club or bar, on or near, a military base - ANYWHERE! - and ask this same question!
You make me sick!
2006-09-18 07:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
your right lets just have a divorced couple with the dad gone and the mom can hardly support her kids, maybe if she met a nice guy earlier that went into the military or herself she would be able to support them
2006-09-18 07:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by AFwife 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋