Who grew up as a military kid?

[two4ruff]

Grew up an Air Force brat.
Married another Air Force brat.
Currently raising 2 more Air Force brats!

 

[sissybells]

Air Force Brat:

Born in Louisville, Ky in 1972
Moved to Travis AFB in California was there from 1976-1980
Move to Iraklion AFB in Crete, Greece there from 1980-1984
Moved to Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, Louisiana there from 1984-1992
Dad went to Turkey and Texas without us while we settled back home in Louisville, Ky. Love the experience I had.

 

[Sleepy]

Originally posted by minniepumpernickel
I've lived in Swansboro, NC, near camp Lejeune. in VA near the Yorktown base. I'm not sure if that base is still there, Or perhaps what it's used for has changed. it's a really nice area.

Yorktown Naval Weapons Station is still around and used for the same purpose. Nothing about it has changed.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Another AF Brat that met and married an AF Brat that was in the AF!!! (Clear as mud?)

We also added two children to the "Heir Force".

 

[suevee]

minniepumpernickel

We lived on that Yorktown Naval Base, not once but twice with a two year interval to NJ and California in between. I went back a few years ago and it was very run down. When we were there my Dad was an officer and we lived in nice housing with access to stable, library, bowling alley, movie theatre. It is either all gone, boarded up, or shabby. I had a lot of memories there and it made me pretty sad.

 

[minniepumpernickel]

Originally posted by suevee
minniepumpernickel

We lived on that Yorktown Naval Base, not once but twice with a two year interval to NJ and California in between. I went back a few years ago and it was very run down. When we were there my Dad was an officer and we lived in nice housing with access to stable, library, bowling alley, movie theatre. It is either all gone, boarded up, or shabby. I had a lot of memories there and it made me pretty sad.

I remember the nice housing, and everything else. Thats a shame, I had heard that their had been some changes.

I go back and visit the Williamsburg area every once in a while. it's also interesting to see the wildlife along the colonial parkway. The geese still cross the street slowly with their broods.

 

[suevee]

minniepumpernickel

My sister and brother both ended up in the Virginia Beach area. My brother in law is retired Navy. So we still spend a lot of time in that area. I love driving down the Parkway. It seems like it never changes.

 

[CindysGusGus]

Retired Navy Brat here,
Born in Wytheville, VA (dad was recruiter)
Moved to Omaha NE,
Moved to Saudi Arabia (Baharain)
Moved to Jacksonville, FL
Back to NE
Then to Va. Beach, VA (Amphib)
Then Back to NE
Then to N Kingstown RI (Newport)
Back to Va Beach where I stayed and graduated High school in the same system I went to Elem School.

Love to call Va Beach my home...Dad wanted away from rat race so moved us to Lynchburg VA (more rats here than there though)

 

[Talking Hands]

Army brat
Born at Ft Knox, Ky then
upstate NY
Tokyo, Japan
VA and DC while Dad was at the Pentagon
Ft Hood, TX
Germany Goeppinen, Leipheim, Neu Ulm and Heidelberg
Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle , PA
DC where Dad retired
Miami, FL for college
back to DC
back to Miami when I married.

 

[mrsdon]

Born at Larson AFB, WA
then to Japan
then to Myrtle Beach SC
then to the Penatagon we lived in Falls Church
then to Homestead AFB
then back to Pentagon We lived in Arlington
then to San Antonio (where I met future DH when I was 15)
then to Wythevill, VA (my parents are from there and dad had a 2 year unacompanied)
then to Langley AFB(which is kinda like being in Hampton, NN News and Yorktown)
Married navy man
Groton, CT
Ballston Spa, NY
Grtotn, CT (where for the 1st time in my life I lived longer than 4 years.. I think I made it 4 years and 5 months)
To Kinglsand GA(where I actually put down roots..
I lived there 8 years!!! I AM SO HOMESICK)
we are now retired and living in Memphis.. It will be 5 years in July and Im starting to get itchy feet...

 

[campingcorgi]

Another Army brat here:

born in Hot Springs, Ark--moved to Germany when I was 11 weeks old. Dad was already there before I was born. Army wives!! Mom had no family in Arkansas and had a 2 1/2 year old, too. She still talks about the cross-country train trip to NYC with us!!

Germany 3 years, then Fort Rucker, Alabama. Next was Nashville, then Virginia then Fort Rucker again. Ended back up in Virginia again and then had a short stay in Oklahoma. Back to Virginia, back to Germany for 3 more years. After Germany we went to Mineral Wells, TX where Dad retired.

I was lucky--got to go to only one high school. Changing elementary schools wasn't too hard but high school would have been!