What is an Army Brat?
The demands of a military career often extend to a soldier’s family. It is not unusual for an Army officer or career soldier to receive relocation orders several times while on active duty. This constant upheaval has created generations of children who have literally grown up all over the United States or even the world. A person who has been raised in such an environment often refers to himself or herself as an Army brat. An Army brat has often experienced both the highs and lows of a military family’s life in flux. One of the major problems faced by an Army brat is receiving a consistent early education. An Army brat may be enrolled in a local public Kindergarten program near the military base, but suddenly removed whenever a parent’s transfer orders force a relocation. Depending on the local school system, the child may have to re-enroll in a different Kindergarten program or wait until the next first grade classes open. This process may continue throughout an Army brat’s entire chi
