You know your a military brat when get very upset when people (outside of the military community)don't take Veterans day and Memorial day etc seriously......and you can sing Anchors Away.

@cljacobson27

9 жыл бұрын

PoptartKid You can sing Anchors Away when you are an AF brat!

@PoptartKid

9 жыл бұрын

cljacobson27 I consider my self Navy brat because of my mom's service, I just have lots of family members who have served or still serving. :)

Of all our Duty Stations USNSG R.A.F. Edzell was such a touchstone that it still positively impacts me daily... nigh 50yrs later!

Those AFN commercials though. In highschool, I felt I'd seen enough OPSEC commercials to get a security clearance.

Nailed it! We're all members of a very exclusive club and I'm glad to see the experience doesn't change no matter the generation.

I have a "birth" certificate from 1961 from the commander of the 101st ABN stating that I am an official Army Brat...and I had to register for the newly reinstated Selective Service by Jimmy Carter on the day that my father retired from the Army after 21 years...and yes, everything this young lady said has been true all my life...and she left off if you've ever stood at attention at 1700 hours during "Retreat" on base...

I always say commissary instead of grocery store 😂😂

@haleyandhaleyproductions

6 жыл бұрын

childofthenight wait what's a grocery store again

@AJ-gk2wh

5 жыл бұрын

маг 🤓

@bobbirdsong6825

3 жыл бұрын

The com

@abigaill4527

3 жыл бұрын

holyyyy yess me toooooo!!!!!!

"If you've ever had to go looking through the house for a transformer so you could plug something in..." LOL thanks for this

You never lose the sense of wanderlust and I am 61 years old. I went to at least 8 schools before I was ten years old. I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.

You knocked that one out of the park. Most excellent and kudos from an old SAC Brat.

Love you Bearcat. You nailed it. I am retired USNavy but still a USMC brat from the first seventeen years of my life. Didn't we grow up in incredible safety on those military bases? They tore down our old house at Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook, CA recently. So sad. Now at 68 I look back fondly on those years with my four brothers and sisters. Still laughing at what you said. Bob

Very cute. I definitely was a military brat then military wife , now a military mom! All ARMY!!!

Nice job! I'm an army brat! 15 moves later, I'm still working on settling down!

@bearkat3592

9 жыл бұрын

I can relate! Army strong, fellow brat!

+BearKat: That was my life from birth to fifteen. Army brat. New Jersey, France (I remember the first residence best and the last one least--go figure), Virginia, (My father would sometimes bring me to work. It's easy to get lost in the Pentagon even if you follow the color coded lines on the floor) , Kansas, Taiwan (wonderful!), then New Jersey again. When trying to figure out where I was when, I still don't know whether to count backward or forward--and age hasn't improved the memories. It was a helluva ride and I thank you for sharing your experiences.

Love it! The older I get the more proud I am of my Bratness!

My husband and I are both military BRATs and actually met while parents were stationed overseas. We have been married now for 42 years. The bratness was passed onto our kids with phrases like "Front and center," when telling our daughters its time to go. Or "march," when we meant business, or ,Scram," to vacate the premises. Or, asking friends who are relocating where they will be stationed.

Oh man you had me laughing my ass off at "3 days in an airport", I know how you feel, I'm a military brat too. I remember waiting in and passing by the same airforce base in Ramstein Germany so many times it felt so comforting to know that everytime we got there I knew where everything was and how to pass the time😂

Great job Bearcat!!! You hit the nail on the head....over and over!

Was a M.Brat in the 80s/90s..but once a "Military Brat,always a Military Brat",-trust me!! That question: "Where are you from?",will ALWAYS annoy you!!..

@evewager

7 жыл бұрын

mamá mía ikr

@MC-ii3qk

5 жыл бұрын

You just start rattling off States..many States!

@blueduster5

3 жыл бұрын

I just ask, which year

BearKat - TY ! This was great and sure hits home. Dad didn't retire until I was a year out of HS so I was 'in' for 19 years. You did leave out something about always living in the flight pattern though. Love ya !

You might be a military brat when you gave your old street number and old street address together as your current address at your new school.

Funny, I'm in my 60's now. My dad was career navy - a sub vet. I lived on both coasts and grew up in housing, shopped at the nex and commissary. Actually my mom in her 80's has benefits my dad left her and I still shop at the commissary and nex. I still find the civilian world strange . I've heard military brats are like dandelions because where ever they're planted they thrive.

Truth! Proud Army Brat!

AND as a 68 year old USMC brat, I still have one of the most valuable things that my 17 years on the go gave to me - I am adaptable! In this ever changing world, that is an incredible talent. We brats had it burned into our hearts over every move, with every friend lost and every new friend found. At a dozen schools, another house, and a million miles. We learned how to adjust to any situation and THAT never leaves you. Know that you are stronger than most, more reliable than many, and truer than anyone else to what you believe. Bobby

@danv7514

7 жыл бұрын

Amen

@theenglishgentleman4847

5 жыл бұрын

Well good for you gypsy, but most sane kids traditional and modern would rather divorce their folks, run away or shoot themselves than be that adaptable.

Love it! Hit home with this USAFBrat in many ways!

Copy that! Job well done young Lady, I am a 62 yr. old Army Brat, father served 23yrs ( Korean/ Vietnam ) Born in Vicenza Italy ( Military Base ) started schooling in japan Couldn't tell you any of the classmates names I went to grade school with, both parents born and raised in Pennsylvania, still to this day when I'm asked where I was born and I say Italy I get asked if I'm Italian, LOL. But so proud to be a Military brat, we all lived a life like no others and so glad I did. GOD BLESS THE USA!

I loved your video BearKat and posted it this week for my fellow Brats to see.....well done!!! :)

You nailed it BearKat. Twelve schools from K-12 (sometimes more than once at a school). Then off to USNA and more travel. Strange but wonderful life.

Awesome!!! I love you!

Thanks! This is pretty good! 14 schools in twelve years and just ask me where I grew up...If you can count to 10 in 10 languages...And if you cried when you had to give up your military ID.

Bearcat, Great Job! This was as true back in the 60s when I and my friends were Brats as it is today. It was also true when I was in the Air Force in the 70s, 80s and 90s. And it will continue on as my nephew was just commissioned in the Navy as a SWO on Friday. His kids will undoubtedly agree with you in the future. Your descriptions are timeless.

@bearkat3592

8 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Taylor Thank you so much!

@abbiedolan9464

8 жыл бұрын

+BearKat yea I'm one as well leaving tomorrow again

@abbiedolan9464

8 жыл бұрын

+BearKat yea I'm one as well leaving tomorrow again

@dduffey60

5 жыл бұрын

U.S.Army Brat of the 60's, and 70's. Then became a soldier and now a veteran. So I have never been a civilian. Civilian world is very strange to this day.

@blueduster5

3 жыл бұрын

It was also true in the 50's

BearKat, great job to be proud of from an Old Military BRAT. Thank you!

@bearkat3592

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Terrill Major! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Arkansas (3 years), Japan (3 years), Germany (4 years), Belgium (3 years), New Hampshire (1 month) AIR FORCE!!!

BearKat, I am sharing your beautiful message with BRATs and VETs. Thank you!

Guess I am a BRAT! Got them all!

Spot on!

i realated to alot of these

Bearkat, BRAT, you are going viral! Great job!!!

@bearkat3592

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

I'd forgotten about the ID card - sweet freedom!

Nailed it :) AF Brat

@psloveemma8993

6 жыл бұрын

Misty Corrales same here!

I was a Naval Reservist Brat but can still relate

Well done!

I lived on Ramstein for 4 years. I got So bored.

So true!!!

Well done! Go Air Force!

no matter which you part of we are from or force we all are the same

If you ever had to practice evacuation drills, your probably an old BRAT. If you actually followed through and were evacuated, your definitely a military BRAT. Bearkat 63-66

The AFN commercials though!

Can't count all the schools I went to on two hands. Grade 3 consisted of 3 schools in one year.

BRAVO! A 21-gun salute is in order for this well-done video. She is adorable and spot on! BRAT-blessings to you, BearKat

Nailed it!

Well done, Wild Blue Yonder!

"cuz its high high hay, the army's on its way; count off your cadence loud and strong"

Moved 8 schools from age 6-15, but spent it all in America, I was born in Germany though. I mainly went to Military schools, so it was common for people to come and go, as well as meeting people who knew what it was like to move a lot. Once my dad retired (a few months ago) we moved to a small town where nobody really leaves except for vacation and the nearest base it almost an hour away. And everyone knows each other, even if they go to different schools in the state. It’s really difficult to make friends, and it feels really lonely. I’m just glad to have siblings lol. The life of a military kid is so lonely there’s no way to describe it. Like, there is no representation. Sure, we celebrate a month for it, but nobody ever talks about being a military kid. It’s always the cons but never the struggles. No one talks about crying until you’re sick because you FINALLY made a real friend and now you have to move, or the feeling of losing someone you’ve tried SO hard to hold on to even after you move. Or how isolating it is to go to family reunions because it isn’t a reunion for you, it’s meeting new people. Military kids don’t get to hear stuff like “I used to change your diaper when you were a kid” or even share the same experience with their cousins.

@ofauvi2089

10 ай бұрын

I know how you feel, it’s the worst knowing that even if you do make friends, you don’t get to keep them. Growing up the only people who I would hang out with were other military brats. And the longest I kept my friends before moving was 4 years. Nobody really understands what it’s like only having siblings as friends. Not even having a home town. Spending years in some foreign country with people that hate Americans and don’t speak English. They don’t understand the extreme stress it puts on parents. My mom had to raise 4 kids alone for 10 months at a time, every time my dad was deployed. I look at other families in my life, they all have childhood friends, family reunions with lots of people, basically a social network that they’ve had since childhood. We military brats don’t really get that. Luckily my dad just retired so I won’t have to move again. But it feels like I kinda missed out on having childhood friends. Just glad I can move forward knowing that I’m here permanently. I guess the silver lining is that the military sort of becomes your family (a blessing and a curse 😂) like for example this summer my family needed to rent an Uber to drive 40 minutes from an airport, but instead one of my dad’s friends he served in combat with 17 years ago drove 2 hours just to drive us 40 minutes. Because they were more like family than friends. I remember joking with my brother and saying “when you’re a military brat, you can make friends, but you only get to keep them for 2-3 years” 😂

Lol, my Friends always get mad at me for calling the Store an Exchange, same goes for Commissary.

well done.....best life out there.

If you ever lost "family china/crystal" because you lived at the end/side of a runway....you are probably a mb

Thanks! Good job! There are many, many more "if you ever's".....lol. One of my favorites, was every night, my Dad would ask , "is the house secured"! If your a Brat, you will know what I mean! Haha!

1:13 ; and then I'd like to add one.. You tell your uncle on a camping trip that the flashlight died and there's no more batteries. He said "that's why I have a glowstick and a mountain dew bottle." And you're like ... 😃 My uncle was awesome. That was my only point.

Anyone on here, ever been to Izmir, Turkey, or Wurzburg, Germany?

You wrangled for space available.

Ha! its so true!

I still have my military ID 😂

Genuine LOL at the 10th birthday comment!!

1:54 My reason…field carrier landing practice (FCLP) 🤦🏼‍♀️ - Navy Brat (74-90)

If your windows rattled everyday...

I relate to literally everything except the languages since i can barely speak English lol, but i know several national anthems in English, Chamorro, Spanish and I want to learn another by the end of my next move. However, I know all the armed forces anthems s well, my favorite being army and air force.

Spot on . I'm a brat of a lifer that became a lifer . So super brat ?

when someone asks for the time and you say "1700" and they get mad at you and say "what is that supposed to mean?!"

This is so accurate

my tenth birthday was the best im still using my first ID bc it didnt expire yet

If the worst thing you could imagine was getting a DR.

Two people are civilians.

Dad was in 23 years :D

Sorry dairy queen always beats everything. If you say ammunition practice you're not an army brat.

1:40 I laughed so hard

Thank you 😂

Im a Commasary-px- extange store - damb so many names. I always get them confused! I lived in europe who else?

People asking stuff like "What does afb stand for" Is my #1 pet peeve

Where all have you lived?

Do you have a Twitter? Us Brats loved this! I'm @Bratnotchamp.... 😊

@bearkat3592

9 жыл бұрын

I don't yet, but I'll probably be setting one up pretty soon, as well as a facebook page. You'll be one of the first to know. Thanks!

Posting on FB military brat humor and memes again!

I'm an army brat and my dad's a senior drill sergeant but half of this stuff isn't true.

You wouldn't happen to be a BK Bearcats would you?

@bearkat3592

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not I'm afraid. The name came from a random joke between my sister and I.😊

Coolio

kind of an odd question but, did you choose your name based on the F8F Bearcat or just randomly made one up? I'm a Navy and an Army brat, dad was a SEAL and a Night Stalker.

@bearkat3592

6 жыл бұрын

Good question! I wish it had been that clever, but the name just kind of happened during a family snowshoeing trip. I had a big, fuzzy winter hat on and started talking in a deep voice and dubbed myself "bear kat". Here's a video of the moment the character was brought to life: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqdnyLx9j6Tco8o.html Thanks for asking!

@jeffburnham6611

5 жыл бұрын

@F4TAL OUTLAW how did your Dad, a "SEAL", also serve as a member of the 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers)?

@blueduster5

3 жыл бұрын

@@bearkat3592 and all along I thought you were a BearKat from BK.

Or you could just live in SOUTH KOREa!!!! But commissary isn’t a grocery store 😂

:)

Bearkat? BKAHS Alumni?

You don't listen

And ?!

Great video, but the music is too darn loud!

this is NOT true