How common is it for military brats to go to boarding school?
Q. at what age do they tend to go? do they go to a school in their home country or the country where their family is (like an international school)? are there special boarding schools for military children? and why are they sent to boarding school? sorry for all the questions, thanks so much for answering xxx "Military personnel could not afford to send their children to boarding school" Don't they get free school fees or something? because i know loads of military kids at private schools.
Asked by *this song has no soul* Sweetie - Sun Oct 26 17:39:19 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I lived overseas for 8 years in DODDS schools, which is for American kids from military parents stationed overseas. . No one I ever met ever or heard of over there was sent to a boarding school... and when we lived in the states I attended normal public schools as would any other child. In London we had London Central High School - which had dorms. Kids were sent to live and attend high school there if thier parent was stationed too far away from the school. It was the last overseas military school that did dorming, but it closed down 1-2 years ago.
Answered by Baby Olivia is here! 03/29/10 - Sun Oct 26 17:52:01 2008

Are there any other nicknames for military children other than military brats?
Q. Are there? Is there a one specifically meant for males? I just sounds so girly.
Asked by G - Sat Jul 31 21:57:59 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. son's of murderers
Answered by good girl - Tue Aug 3 00:28:11 2010

Is there a Scholarship for retired military brats?
Q. FASFA didn't give me NOTHING for college. My dad retried military, but I don't want him to pay for school. I feel bad. I didn't get any scholarships, but was wondering if there is one for my sistuation?? And i don't want to go into a SCAM. Thats why its hard to find the real scholarships and grants!???
Asked by *She Knows* - Wed Jul 8 04:04:52 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. lol
Answered by Kayla - Wed Jul 8 04:19:38 2009

OK all you military Brats...time to weigh in. How was it? recommend it to others?
Q. 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
Asked by resource_miser - Mon Sep 18 14:38:33 2006 - - 10 Answers - 2 Comments

A. I would not recommend it to others,but what choice does the children have.
Answered by Mr Ed - Mon Sep 18 14:43:41 2006

Are there any novels out there about military brats?
Q. I've already seen 'Our Journey Home' I thought it was accurate but somewhat different from my generation. Just any fictional or non-fictional stories. If there aren't any and you are a writer please write one??! lol
Asked by Madison - Thu Feb 19 02:22:21 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I wasn't sure, but your question made me curious to do a little digging and I found a rather interesting site you (and I...a Navy man's daughter) will enjoy, I'm sure:
Answered by It Girl - Thu Feb 19 02:29:48 2009

How many of you are military brats?
Q. what branch did or do your parent(s) serve in how many states or countries have you lived in
Asked by Mystic Coma - Sat Aug 29 20:11:55 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Navy Brat (Mom and dad served) Army Veteran ( yes I did 14) Married to an Army Soldier (hubby 14 years and deployed to Afghanistan at the moment) My Soldier who is in Afghanistan is also a Military Brat (His dad did 20 in the Air force) Brother and I - Army Mom and Dad- Navy My Daughter- Soon to be Navy 2010 Husband- Army Father in Law- Airforce Brother in law- Marines Brother in Law -Marines
Answered by Armyvet35 - Sat Aug 29 20:33:05 2009

Are there any military brats out there who lived in Japan when they were kids?
Q. I was an army brat who lived in Yokohama and Sagamihara. Any Americans out there who I can share memories of Japan with?
Asked by magicbird - Sun May 11 02:52:45 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No,I am not,I am English but,I lived there for many years and met many army brats,ahhh we had some good times.I'd love to go back there,apart from the racism it is a country that I felt very at home in.
Answered by Dude - Sun May 11 03:00:25 2008

Calling all military brats! Or military personnel - past and present?
Q. What exactly is a jump tower? And what is the land of the round door knobs?
Asked by Why So Serious? - Fri Aug 7 01:59:29 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

DODDS school....????Germany...M LKV? MAINZ??? Military Brats?
Q. Anyone remember MLKV..." Martin Luther King Village...school in Mainz... for Military brats...??? **remember BRs???anyone...ie gummie bears etc...Okay a germany thing...lol lol
Asked by **smile** - Mon Apr 16 16:49:08 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. It's still there, as well as the Wiesbaden & Mainz communities. I didn't go to school there, but I know the area. And yes, gummie bears ... mmm. But only from Haribo. The others are garbage :-)
Answered by Nekkra - Tue Apr 17 01:32:26 2007

Are all military brats antisocial?
Q. My girlfriend was a military brat as a child. She moved like a half dozen times all over the country and even overseas two times. As a result of so much moving around, she developed a fear of getting close to people because she would always move and never see them again. Well, now she is 35 years old and she has lived in the same town for the last 17years. But she still won't make any friends. I, on the other hand, have lived in the same town my entire life, and have a lot of friends that I have known for years. The problem is, she just refuses to socialize with any of my friends. She is very close with her family. She is closer with her mother, father,sister and nephews than most people would be with their respective families. But I can't… [cont.]
Asked by Ham B - Thu Aug 30 17:01:26 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well there is more to it than just moving often. When you are a child and you are plucked out of 3rd grade, and moved to another state, and school where you don't know anyone. And then a few years again. What happens is that the child becomes really dependent on their parents and siblings. Family becomes super important. If the family dynamics are screwed up and a child takes emotional abuse or violence, there is no where for the child to go with their anxiety. The child turns inwards, and seals off the world. Other people, just being friendly and engaged, are anxiety producing. Getting close to other people and sharing their lives and feelings are fraught with problems... many people go their whole lives faking that "I am one of… [cont.]
Answered by fOrTyLeGz - Thu Aug 30 17:38:05 2007

Question for military brats?
Q. Just curious, but how many of you have parents in the military. Do you like having to move around alot?
Asked by <3 londa pooh<3 - Sun Feb 15 21:04:56 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. my stepdad is in the military. I hated moving aroud when i was a kid and teenager (im 21 now) because i had to make new friends and be the new guy all the time. but now that i look back on it, it was pretty awesome ive seen so many things at my age that alot of people dont see in a lifetime and now im in the military myself and get to experience even more
Answered by F-16 Chief - Sun Feb 15 21:11:24 2009

To All Current/Former Military Brats...?
Q. Looking back on it... did you enjoy being a brat? If somehow given the choice of being born into a civilian family instead of military family... would you of taken it? Finally, did you or do you plan on joining the military?
Asked by Topher Likes Tofu!! - Thu Mar 18 17:50:55 2010 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Loved being a brat! What a great way to grow up... the travel, the opportunities... wouldn't have traded it for the world. I did envy some of my cousins and the closeness that they had with each other and with the other relatives. But that was about it. I found it really strange that people grew up in one spot and never moved. Girls at college who had never left the state. Really bizarre to me!! Me and the military... never! But, I did want to be a teacher and teach in the DODDs schools overseas. The teaching part came true, but not the job. Instead, I just married a guy who decided that life was going nowhere fast and joined the Air Force. But, my children have been lucky enough to go to school in the DODDs system. My… [cont.]
Answered by usafbrat64 - Thu Mar 18 18:04:29 2010

why do they call military kids, military brats?
Q. why do they call military kids, military brats?
Asked by swelzba - Wed Aug 29 15:35:08 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 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.
Answered by CassandraM - Wed Aug 29 15:48:03 2007

Military brats. Was growing up on the move healthy?
Q. Children of a military parent report challenges and difficulties in later life like difficulty in having long term relationships, a habit of not following through, a problem with stability and staying in one place.
Asked by Jeff G - Sat Aug 30 21:45:45 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I recommend you watch "BRATS: Our Journey Home." It provides interviews with military brats and their answers regarding how they grew up and how they live now. There are as many different experiences as there are military brats. Some have encountered difficulties, but most seem to have a better understanding of the world we live in because of their exposure to different countries and cultures.
Answered by J. C. - Sat Aug 30 21:58:53 2008

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

Military Brats, do you miss the moving?
Q. i miss Germany soo much, although while living there i was so anxious to move away. I never realized what a great expirence i had being over there until we fnally left 2 years ago. I spent 10 years of my life there and miss it more than words can explain. Seeing a castle ever city or so, meant nothing to me when i lived there. But i would give anything to see one now =[.
Asked by pippie=] - Tue Sep 22 14:34:11 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I loved being in other countries and cities, with the possible exception of Fort Hood, TX and Junction City,KS. I'm a Cold War Era army brat, and I had the opportunity to live in Seoul, Korea in 1946-47, and in Linz, Austria, from 1948 - 1952. When my dad retired, I retired, too. I married a "local" boy thinking we wouldn't move around. But we did. And I knew how to do that. If I've been in a house longer than 3 years, I get restless and start looking for another house, if not another city or state. If I can't move, I re-arrange the furniture. BTW, I'm writing another book about Military Brats. My first one, Once a Brat, dealt with my own personal history of "bratting around" from my birth in 1938 to my father's (OUR)… [cont.]
Answered by Rmebrat38 - Wed Sep 23 15:10:55 2009

Does anyone know of a website that can help military brats locate their other military brat friends?
Q. Does anyone know of a website that can help military brats locate their other military brat friends?
Asked by heavenly28001 - Mon Jun 19 17:19:28 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. that is a good question, i have been looking for a website like that, i found one a while back for when i was in school in korea, while my dad was stationed there. where all have you been.
Answered by fireman36 - Mon Jun 19 17:23:50 2006

"Adult military brats, how do you see your life differently?
Q. I'm now 40, and up until that last 3 year never would have thought anything was missing. My parents were both great so I have no complaint about that. Still, there are some things missing and other strengths that I've developed because of my background. What are some of your experiences?
Asked by ctrl-alt-delete - Tue Mar 20 17:05:13 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I hated the whole moving around all over the place. So much so that it influenced the man I married, I don't know if I would've married him had he worked for a large company, the government, or especially the military. He owns a small business, and we've lived in 2 houses our entire marriage of 19 years, I think I had lived in 2 houses before I was 3. While those experiences gave me lots of unique experiences, and probably made me the outgoing people person I am today, I enjoy roots. People ask me where I'm from, and I say that I grew up a military brat, and so my hometown is here where I currently live. My kids hate that we've only lived in 2 houses, my daughter wants to get as far away from here as she can as soon as she graduates… [cont.]
Answered by basketcase88 - Tue Mar 20 17:18:25 2007

looking for the name of an 80s movie starring a bunch of kids as military brats-born raised and trapped.?
Q. looking for the name of an 80s movie starring a bunch of kids as military brats-born raised and trapped.?
Asked by Jackie - Mon Oct 20 12:12:28 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's either Red Dawn or this one: Toy Soldiers (1991)
Answered by 420 Bunny - Mon Oct 20 12:20:37 2008

What aspect of military life do you find most interesting?
Q. I'm writing a paper on life as a military brat, though I can't think of anything interesting about it. At least nothing that I can write a two page paper on. "The Brainwashing" Yeah, you can't just throw that one out there like that. I need details. "how it changes you" Well I was a military brat since before I was born so it never "changed" me. It molded me, rather.
Asked by Ms. Skeptic - Tue Feb 17 12:34:31 2009 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Travel...can't beat seeing the world for free.
Answered by Sassalin - Tue Feb 17 12:46:39 2009