I was born in one so I've never understood why people always say that when they find that out about me. I'm not offened but I'd like to find out why these terms are used...does anyone know?
2007-04-29 18:34:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I was raised on bases all over and I still don't know why they call us brats
2007-04-29 18:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The term military brat is something most people in a military community take pride in. Military kids usually move several times, (8 times on the average), during their upbringing and are therefore subjected to many different cultures. According to wikipedia it is neither a subjective nor a judgmental term; Also, "Military brats may not develop strong relations with people or places, but form strong connections with the notion of a military base. This is because the knowledge, experience, values, ideas, attitudes, skills, tastes, and techniques that are associated with the military differ from civilian culture."
2007-04-29 18:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by THATgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The army brat is not the same as a spoiled brat (definition of brat is a child...typically poorly behaved). It comes from growing up in a very unique family and community structure.
You frequently move (luckily my dad stopped moving around the time I turned 6, my older brother went to five schools before turning eight) so personal relationships tend to be poorly formed as you know you don't want to get to close.
Your family grows up in a situtation where rank is very important and this filters down to the family life as well. (fellow Air Force brat friends would get in huge trouble if they did not respond with sir, yes sir to their father) Your family is stationed away from your extended family so you as a child do not devleope the bonds that exist between cousins, grandparents, and other relatives as it is not often that you see them.
The military brat term is a term of endearment showing a collective we. Other kids have no idea what is going on in Iraq (or in previous conflicts) but those on military bases know exactly what is going on as your parents get sent overseas (during peacetime too).
2007-04-29 21:27:45 · answer #3 · answered by Benji Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Army BRATS stands for Army Babies Record All Top Secrets!
lol...you're an important part of the military base!
2007-04-29 18:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by pretty smiley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had friends whose parents were in the military. I never heard the term until one of them used it. As for me calling them "army brats" I never did.
2007-04-29 18:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by kitkat1640 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-05 02:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by niesporek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just cause you're a kid from a military family. I find many of these kids winde up with dreadlocks and criminal records, maybe it's just me. Perhaps there's a rebelious bart simpson sneak around quality that makes them brats.
2007-04-29 18:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
<====Brat Also
Base Rat, LOL
sh^rk
2007-04-29 18:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by Celestial Sh^rk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because of the way I acted when I was a kid?
My Dad was a Private who made to Colonel before he retired.
2007-04-29 18:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its just neans you grew up on bases,aint no thing but a chicken wing,fa get a bout it.
2007-04-29 18:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by SMEAC 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋