Rehling-Rodriguez ENG 098R 1053 FINAL DRAFT Military Child: ‘Brat’ Pure hell took its course on me as a young innocent girl. Being a military brat definitely impacted my life in many challenging ways. The term military brat is usually misunderstood by non-military population. A military brat is a child from a parent who is in the military. My mother was a commanding officer which made me and my siblings labeled “military brat” The word brat (by itself) may seem negative. However
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Family Experience Growing up with a parent in the military was a challenging‚ yet extremely rewarding experience. My Father served 24 years in the United States Coast Guard‚ in which he climbed up the ranks as a marine mechanic. Throughout my Father’s career‚ I was able to see him adapt in high pressure scenarios and have been taught that persistence pays off‚ which is something that I keep with me even as I complete my Senior year at FSU. Having a parent in the military is often accompanied by
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What does it take to be a military brat? Military brats are people with parents in any military branch that have to deal with constant moving from base to base and long restless nights worrying if they will ever get to see their loved ones again. The most important thing that it takes to be a military brat is that no matter how crazy their life can get‚ they are proud of who they are. It is often hard to make friends‚ because they tend to move a lot and are not in one place for a very long time.
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Military Brat The military community is a very unique community and consists of many different experiences depending on if you are the active duty military member‚ the spouse‚ or the child. In my case‚ I am the child of my father who is in the United States Air Force‚ and it became more of a lifestyle than just an occupation. The community is also very elaborate‚ diverse‚ and comes with many aspects. These aspects include moving around‚ building new relationships‚ fighting for our country‚ benefits
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I was raised in the military‚ my father‚ Lane Benefield‚ was a pilot for the U.S. Air Force. My mother‚ Annemarie Benefield‚ was a stay at home mother who took care of my brother‚ Mason Benefield‚ 3 years older than me‚ and I. My environment was ever changing sense we moved every three years to a new place. This however‚ allowed me to become great at making new friend and connecting. This also allowed for me to experience new cultures and types of people‚ from the far south to the east coast and
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of a Military Brat Liza Finke Professor Alicia Cathell Axia College COM 125 Utilizing Information in College Writing September 17‚ 2006 Busting the Stereotype of a Military Brat People all across the country have different stereotypes of military brats. It is dependent on whether the area has a military presence and if it does‚ it depends on the attitude towards the military. Obviously‚ in areas that have an unwanted military presence‚ local citizens will think of military brats as presumptuous
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The Life of a Military Brat Who really knows what life is like for the children of the military? No one would know‚ but a child who grew up around the military. These kids are known as military brats‚ I am not crazy about the name. Military brat sort of entitles military kids as little brats‚ but we’re not. I myself love being a military brat for many reasons. For one thing I get to meet all kinds of people‚ from different countries. I learn about People who have different lifestyles and
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Growing up‚ I was always a daddy’s girl. Then‚ I began to transition to relying on my mother more than father when I started to notice my dad’s absents. Due to away from home military work‚ my dad missed many milestones in my life like my first leading role play‚ the first time a rode a bike‚ and my middle school graduation. Eventually‚ I realized that my dad was sacrificing his time with his family and risking his life helping make a bigger difference in the world. I learned from the stress‚ prayers
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Being a military dependent‚ I am constantly moving to new locations. It was difficult growing up as a military child because I had no place that I could truly call my home. In addition‚ since most of my friends were part of a military family‚ they were constantly moving as well.Throughout my life‚ my father would often deploy months at a time which was difficult for me especially when I was only a kid because I had not fully comprehended why he was leaving so often. Furthermore‚ it would always sadden
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Growing up One of the scariest things about growing up is realizing how fast it has all gone by. In the first couple of days you slowly start to realize that you are now at the top of the food chain being the oldest in the school. At this point‚ you look at the younger kids and ask yourself where they all went wrong. You tell yourself that you were never this rude or weird but in reality‚ you were. Once you start critiquing the younger population you slowly realize that you really are
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