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A "military brat" (and various brat derivatives) is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the armed forces during the person's childhood. In conventional usage, the word "brat" used alone may be pejorative; in modern, especially American, usage; however, "military brat" is often not considered to be a derogatory term (and may in fact be seen as a term of endearment). The term is used in several English-speaking countries, especially Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom; but it is in the United States in particular that this term is ascribed to a collectively identifiable demographic (with extensive psychological research done on the group by U.S. Defense Department). Accordingly, this group is shaped by frequent moves, absence of a parent, authoritarian family dynamics, strong patriarchal authority, threat of parental loss in war, and a militarized family unit. While non-military families share many of these same attributes, military culture is unique due to the tightly knit communities that perceive these traits as normal. Military culture can have a long-term impact on children. As adults, military brats can share many of the same positive and negative traits developed from their mobile childhoods. Having had the opportunity to live around the world, military brats can have a breadth of experiences unmatched by most teenagers. Regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender, brats might identify more with other highly mobile children than with non-mobile ones. Some can struggle to develop and maintain deep, lasting relationships, and can feel like outsiders to U.S. civilian culture. Their transitory lifestyle can hinder potential for constructing concrete relationships with people and developing emotional attachments to specific places, which may later develop into psychologically developmental disorders (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, etc.). But most assimilate quickly and well as they have to do so with each move. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Any military brats out there? what are your favorite countries you lived in? Q. what made them so enjoyable to you? was there any place you loved more than the U.S. ? Im a military brat myself and i find myself almost longing for Europe sometimes, i was almost raised completely in parts of Germany. Asked by darkeyedgoddess87 - Wed Jul 26 22:54:33 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Nope. Answered by That Guy - Wed Jul 26 23:17:22 2006 Why are military brats, called that way? Q. Why are military brats, called that way? Asked by 2cool4you - Sat Jun 2 00:06:54 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. A "military brat" (also known as a "brat", "base brat", "army brat", "navy brat/junior", "marine brat/junior", or "air force brat") is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the armed forces during the person's childhood. In conventional usage, the word "brat" used alone may be derogatory; in a military context, however, it is neither a subjective nor a judgmental term for most,[1] and it is a term in which many in the military community are comfortable with.[2] In the United Kingdom, the term "pad brat" is also used.[3] Although the term "military brat" is used in other English-speaking countries, only the United States has studied its military brats as an identifiable demographic.[4] This group is shaped by… [cont.] Answered by crimsonshedemon - Sat Jun 2 06:31:29 2007 Is It Hard For You To Have A Family Member in the Military?
Q. If your a military brat our spouse iis it hard to live overseas away from family. I think it is my dad is Air Force(1983-2007) and i live in europe. Asked by PC - Wed Nov 7 13:19:56 2007 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well I been at both ends of the spectrum, my dad was a marine and I grew up as a military brat living all over since before I can remember. And then surprise surprise, I married a marine too :) . It is very hard, you don't get the same kind of proms as everyone in the US has, you don't get the same kind of " all-American" experience as the rest of teenagers in the US. However, its an experience I wouldn't trade for anything. I got to see things that normal 13 or 14 y/o's didn't get to experience. I got to immerse my self in different cultures. It broadened my horizon and gave me a global look at the world. It made me a better person. Answered by funandfancyfree3232 - Wed Nov 7 13:31:26 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Military brats"
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