Military Brat's Day 2025
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He was a stern disciplinarian with an ass whipping for every occasion ... but had his kinder, gentler moments as well.
This is not to say that I wasn't your worst nightmare to raise. In the bitter end, all I could want is mercy for my dying father and to mark that reconciliation that we had in the last 20 years of his life.
Today is Military Brats Day.
It is observed each April 30 under the auspices of Military Brats, Inc since 2016.
It celebrates the fact that the children of military men and women often time serve as well with the military taking precedence on anything and everything in their lives.
It is said that military brats change schools at least six times during their educations. I went to seven schools prior to graduation at the final one. I was a perfectly horrible student to become an exceptional subject matter expert and instructor in computer science with qualifications through the roof. Thank heavens for non microsoft practical training.
My dad always said that those difficulties of being a military brat changing schools all the time would make me better in the long run. While it certainly may have, I copped a hellacious 'tude over it all as well.
Happy Military Brats Day. If my cohorts could see me now and that high tech career I enjoyed for 40 years they'd know just who the stupid ones really were.