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kimberh said:
I was a Air Force Brat and we moved every 2 1/2 years. The moving is the hardest thing and your dad being gone, I know what you are talking about...My dad was gone all the time, Korea, thailand, Veitnam, TDY all the time. We had a 3 yr Europe tour and that was great, now that I can look back on it. At the time we missed our grandparents and family terribly. There is a lot of sacrifice on the family and parents. You guys hang in there and study hard. Transferring all the time really hurt me in some respects in school. I raised my family in one place, but I do love to travel. We travel the world and that is my dream that I have been able to live. Back your Mom, give her the support that she needs, one day you will be in my place and know what I am talking about. As Military kids we get a bad rap, noone but us understand us. You keep your heads up and be proud of what your parents are doing and God Bless their Service. They are what lets me lay my head down at night, knowing I am safe.


I thank you for that reply. I am big ol linemans' mom. I have give it up to all you military brats. (past and present) I know it is hard on you. This has been a very hard year for us. ( I promise, I won't go into detail) My husband is in Korea right now and will be home in 45 days. :woohoo:
Anyways, keep your heads up and it is good to see that y'all got each others back. :thumbsup2
 
allisophie said:
Hi
Im a grown up military brat :teeth: My dad was in the US Army, he retired a LTC. I was born in Ft Jackson SC, my brother New Jersey, my sister Coloumbus Ga. We moved every 3 to 4 yrs, one year I went to 3 different schools.. Missouri, New Jersey and then Germany. We were stationed in Germany for 4 yrs. I LOVED IT! I went away for high school to Nurnburg, since there were no high schools on our post. IT was awseome to be 15 /16 living with all your friends.. The hardest part is moving .. and not loosing touch with your friends.. :guilty: A few years ago we had a reunion and It was soo much fun to see all of our "old friends" Thanks to the internet we have "found" the old gang :) the funny thing is most of my friends married Military men/women.. except for me.. I wanted to stay put, but then again we are always traveling/camping so I guess we are still wandering the world :)

My dad was in Viet Nam for 2 tours and Korea for one,to this day I don't really know what he did while he was serving since he did alot of "spy stuff" or "classified" Once a month I take my mom to Scott AF base so she can go to the comissary and BX :)

did you know there is a miltary brats web site? if you have time check it out. miltarybratsdotcom


heading to the fort.... Oct 7 14, returning for the holidays.. stayin at the contemporary..Dec 26/Jan 2 :cheer2:

i love scott afb. it rocks! that was by far my favorite base. i miss it! and where in germany? im in air force on ramstein...
 
we lived in Graf, I went to school in Vilseck (middle school) then in 10th grade I went to school in Nurnburg and lived in the dorms with kids from Amberg,Vilseck,Bamberg. It was a big high school, Sadly it's no longer a highschool, since they built a new one in Vilseck.


Graf is a training facility,near the Checz border,my dad was in the HHC 7th ATC.. funny how I can remember that and forget our phone number :teeth: When we lived there the Berlin wall was still standing and Communism was still inforced. It was really scary going to the border towns seeing the fences etc, knowing that families were seperated. My mom went back to Germany,for a visit this summer and wow has it changed :goodvibes


as for Scott AFbase things are changing,new gate entrances, redid the comissary.. oh yea that makes the shoppers happy.. not :lmao: the Bx also,expanded. Do you guys still have a youth center to hang out at? back in my day we called them the DYA (dependant youth center) we went on trips all over Europe with them, skiing in Italy, Swizterland, Germany, tours of towns etc.. I imagine they have something similar state side?

all you brats hang in there... :grouphug: any one can Pm me and I'll be happy to talk w ya


heading to the fort Oct 7- 14, back for the holidays, CR Dec 26,Jan2
 
5disneyfreaks said:
I thank you for that reply. I am big ol linemans' mom. I have give it up to all you military brats. (past and present) I know it is hard on you. This has been a very hard year for us. ( I promise, I won't go into detail) My husband is in Korea right now and will be home in 45 days. :woohoo:
Anyways, keep your heads up and it is good to see that y'all got each others back. :thumbsup2

I give it up to you MOMS and Dads... I have no idea how my mom managed to stay sane while my dad was gone on his tours..I recall my mom going to hawaii to meet my dad for several weeks.. and leaving us behind with my grandparents.. oh yea that was fun :sunny: spoiled by grandparents. When she came back my brother ignored her for days.. it was worse when dad came home,now there were 2 people telling him NO etc :rotfl2:


also... that we never owned a "house" where mom could hang stuff /paint,with out getting permission from someone. ;) Heck we were not allowed to hang posters etc with out special stuff so as not to damage the walls.When we moved to Germany we had no furniture just "issued" It didn't take long before my mom was ordering stuff from catalogs to make our new home a "home"
It wasn't until dad retired that she finally got her own house and boy does she go all out on the seasons.. decorates for all the holidays.. paints all the time it's too funny..

Every time I see families on tv saying goodbye to the troops, the tears start to swell..it all flashes back.....It amazes me how much support there is out there for families now.. there are times when my mom sighs and says she wished they had that stuff for her and us... When the troops come back I cry again :love:

My dad is burried at Jefferson Barracks, he wanted to be burried at Arlington but my mom told him NO way.. it's too far ... we go as often as we can, and yes we decorate his stone.. w balloons, flowers, flags,. for halloween we have small ghosts etc.. for christmas we leave a small tree..

sorry to get off track.. the brain just starts going if any one wants to chat feel free to Pm me :)

:grouphug:

trish
 

yall are lucky i mean i would trad a house on the baech to go to like germany or places like that. i stuck and gonna be stuck in the states:(
 
big_ol_lineman said:
yall are lucky i mean i would trad a house on the baech to go to like germany or places like that. i stuck and gonna be stuck in the states:(
Buddy, I just have to tell you, there is nothing that compares to the Good Old USA!!! You may be on a barren Army Post right now but give it some time. We are not liked in a lot of places any more. I can feel the hair rising on my neck when a foreigner tries to talk down to me. It just isn't going to fly. We fight and die for them to have most of what they have. The French love to give us a hard time in the airport. I have been treated badly and I know people that have had similiar experiences. It's not the World it used to be. Get your History book our and REALLY study it. When You get on your own take some cruises and you will see what I am talking about. Go to Europe and where your ancestors came from, get a sense of your roots. You will have a true LOVE of America and the sacrifice that has made her so GREAT!!!
 
dont get me wrong i love america and i respect nothing more than the sacrifices made by everbody. i just would like something different is all i mean.
and im not just talking bout germany. im also talking bout ireland, iceland, scottland, but ( not to offend anyone) i just dont want to go to france.
another place i want to go to is greece i just want to get out of the US for a little bit to see other places and live like they would. it is different and i like different and if ppl have a problem with me being american it is their problem not mine.
 
allisophie said:
we lived in Graf, I went to school in Vilseck (middle school) then in 10th grade I went to school in Nurnburg and lived in the dorms with kids from Amberg,Vilseck,Bamberg. It was a big high school, Sadly it's no longer a highschool, since they built a new one in Vilseck.


Graf is a training facility,near the Checz border,my dad was in the HHC 7th ATC.. funny how I can remember that and forget our phone number :teeth: When we lived there the Berlin wall was still standing and Communism was still inforced. It was really scary going to the border towns seeing the fences etc, knowing that families were seperated. My mom went back to Germany,for a visit this summer and wow has it changed :goodvibes


as for Scott AFbase things are changing,new gate entrances, redid the comissary.. oh yea that makes the shoppers happy.. not :lmao: the Bx also,expanded. Do you guys still have a youth center to hang out at? back in my day we called them the DYA (dependant youth center) we went on trips all over Europe with them, skiing in Italy, Swizterland, Germany, tours of towns etc.. I imagine they have something similar state side?

all you brats hang in there... :grouphug: any one can Pm me and I'll be happy to talk w ya


heading to the fort Oct 7- 14, back for the holidays, CR Dec 26,Jan2

when we left scott we were haveing to drive around the base to get to an open gate as the one that was really close to us was closed for reconstuction. when did they redo the BX and Commissary? when i was there the BX had just moved to its new location of right next to the commissary and with the new food court and stuff.

and yeah htey have youth centers well i go to the teen center but w/e i went to a dance the other night there it was fun! yeah ive heard about the trips to places. i signed up to go on one that was caving and gokarting in luxembourg and then like a really big zoo or water park in germany somewhere. i got waitlisted though and too many people signed up...

:grouphug: anyone can pm me too....ask how germany looks(for those of you who cant be here that want to go...or who have been and want to know what it looks like now...)....or just if the military life is giving you a hard time. i know what its like. i did NOt want to move to germany i had realy good friends...but you gotts move where the air force sends you...so here i am and its really not that bad. :grouphug: :) :teeth: :goodvibes :wizard:
 
yea i agree it isn't bad being a brat but alot of ppl ( even in the states bc i knew them) spit on the military. i dont get it just bc one brat did somoething wrond doesn't mean we all are bad.
 
CASTAWAYCAYCUTIE said:
i love scott afb. it rocks! that was by far my favorite base. i miss it! and where in germany? im in air force on ramstein...


My Cousins Family is down there! her husband is in the Air Force, he was recently promoted, i think major im not sure, i went down there visit for their daugthers ( my cousins) 3rd birthday party, its such a nice base, her party was at airplane park and there house was cute, he was in afganistan a year ago.. so my little cousin is the only military brat i know
 
CASTAWAYCAYCUTIE said:
when we left scott we were haveing to drive around the base to get to an open gate as the one that was really close to us was closed for reconstuction. when did they redo the BX and Commissary? when i was there the BX had just moved to its new location of right next to the commissary and with the new food court and stuff.

and yeah htey have youth centers well i go to the teen center but w/e i went to a dance the other night there it was fun! yeah ive heard about the trips to places. i signed up to go on one that was caving and gokarting in luxembourg and then like a really big zoo or water park in germany somewhere. i got waitlisted though and too many people signed up...

:grouphug: anyone can pm me too....ask how germany looks(for those of you who cant be here that want to go...or who have been and want to know what it looks like now...)....or just if the military life is giving you a hard time. i know what its like. i did NOt want to move to germany i had realy good friends...but you gotts move where the air force sends you...so here i am and its really not that bad. :grouphug: :) :teeth: :goodvibes :wizard:



Im going to PM you :) so as not to hijack the board :goodvibes
 


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