What is National Military Brats Day?
During the Month of the Military Child, on April 30th, National Military Brats Day, the children of military service personnel are commemorated.
About 1 in every 25 Americans is a Military Brat. No one knows the exact number since the Department of Defense did not keep precise records of military personnel's children, no one knows the exact number. None the less, those children make up a cultural group whose members live in all 50 states, in the majority American Territories, and numerable foreign countries. Although they choose various careers and passions, they also have a common culture.
Military Brats are using Social Media to pick up and restore the disjointed pieces of their childhood. Military Brats were once a nomadic band who struggled to stay in touch, but Military Brats are using Social Media to pick up and reconnect the disjointed pieces of their childhood. Unlike many children who shared the same classroom K-12, Brats attend 4, 6, even 12 different schools. They seldom stay in the same place for more than a year or two. Many people whose childhood homes were on military bases aren't allowed to "go home again" unless adults enroll in the services.
Brats are finding lost friends on several websites, including the Military Brats Registry, Operation Foot Locker, American Overseas Schools Historical Society, and others. They are posting stories and experiences. Brats are also organising around causes that are important to them.
