2007-08-29 08:35:08 · 4 answers · asked by swelzba 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Kids that are moved from base to base all the time have to get pretty tough over the years....all that upheaval with changing friends and schools is hard. However, I never met a military kid I didn't admire, because they usually are very independent and outspoken. I like that.
But that independence can gain them a bad rap sometimes....sort of like preacher's kids.
2007-08-29 08:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by CassandraM 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I never wondered; the term never bothered me.
Dan; I was a Military brat; in fact my dad retired 6 years after I got married, so I spent my entire life being a Military brat and a Military wife. I never once asked what rank my friends dad's were....it just didn't really matter. I never had that question asked of me, either. No one cared growing up because it was just "normal" for us; like a kid who's parent went to an office every day. Only ours wore a Military uniform. We didn't know any different and rank certainly wasn't something us kids knew much about; we just knew our dad's worked in the same "job". (Navy, in my dad's case). Unless their parents go around flaunting it and the kid gets the idea from their parents that they're better because of it. But those were the kids that always had trouble making friends. As teenagers we didn't care because our parents were all "stupid" and just didn't "understand" so we spent most of our time avoiding them like the plague...like every other teenager Military or civilian.
2007-08-29 12:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by april 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because they have federal benifits such as semi-private schools, free medical and most of the benifits of thier parent, so people considered them "spoiled brats" compared to most children in the US is the reason I was told.
2007-08-29 08:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
"my dad is a sergeant"...
"Oh yeah, well mine is a Lieutenant".
"Well mine is a Colonel, and if I dont get my way, he will get your dad in trouble"...
Thats what I was told it was like... My kids were to young by the time I got out of the Army to experience any of that, but thats what ive been told school is like around military posts/bases...
2007-08-29 08:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋