a little sidux humor <ot>

[Tony Alfrey]

Ben Duncan wrote:
> Hmmmm .. never HEARD it put quite that way ...

"Military Brat.  The child of an officer or enlisted solider forced to 
follow around as the parent gets shuffled from base to base. "

Sorry, not meant to be derogatory, but it does sound like it is rough 
for a kid to be often relocated.  For some reason, I always hear this 
description appended to the name.  Here, see this for interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_brat_(U.S._subculture)

> 
> Also those of Ambassadors and their Support staff as well
> (read CIA , NSA, Security, DOD et.all ...)

Indeed.  But somehow, this name often seems to be specifically attached 
to children of military personnel.
We had some neighbors (for only a couple years) of which the father was 
an Air Force Colonel (who incidentally had been in Gulf War #1), whose 
children became good friends with our daughter.  Then, poof, off they 
went when he took a gig at the Pentagon.


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