Why a list of military brats?
Mary Wertsch, the author of Military Brat: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress, [1] said in an interview, “The military is more than a lifestyle, it’s a culture with its own norms and values.”[2] This culture is, for the military brat, “The biggest thing overall [because] the commonalities of our rearing are so powerful … It’s an identity that supersedes almost all others. It cuts across lines of gender, race and class. It shapes us our entire lives through. You don’t stop being a military brat when your parents retire from service life. Retirement is also part of the story.”[2] Military Brats are shaped by their upbringing. There are numerous commonalities (both positive and negative) that impact military brats. Because of these factors, military brats often feel like “outsiders.” [3] They often feel like they have no home and never truly fit in with civilians.[3] Military brats often have more in common with other military brats of differing cultures than they might with non-
